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  • PM to lay foundation stone for light house projects in six states on January 1

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation stone of Light House Projects in Tripura, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu on January 1, 2021, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs (Independent Charge) Hardeep Singh Puri informed.

    “PM’s vision of #HousingForAll will get a new momentum when he lays the foundation stone of Light House Projects in Tripura, Jharkhand, UP, MP, Gujarat & Tamil Nadu on 1st Jan 2021. As part of GHTC-India initiative, LHPs will also usher in cutting edge construction technologies,” Puri tweeted on Tuesday.According to the minister, PMAY (U) and ASHA-India awards will also be announced on the occasion.

  • Trials Begin Of New Antibody Treatment To Prevent Infection Soon After Exposure

    Amid surging coronavirus cases across the world, a new antibody treatment is being trialled in hopes that it could prevent people from developing the deadly virus after being exposed to the disease. According to SkyNews, the antibody, known as AZD7442, has been developed by UK-based pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and is now being looked by the University College London Hospitals NHS Trust as part of a new trial called Storm Chaser. So far, ten people have been injected with the new antibody as part of the trial and UCLH aims to recruit 1,125 people worldwide. 

    Dr. Catherine Houlihan, who is the UCLH virologist and who is also leading the campaign, said that the officials, for now, know that the antibody combination can neutralise the virus. She added that authorities hope to find that giving this treatment via injection can lead to immediate protection against the development of coronavirus in people who have been exposed. Further, she informed that UCLH aims to inject people from key groups, including healthcare workers, students in shared accommodation, the military and those who recently have been exposed to the deadly virus. 

  • PM Modi lauds work on animal conservation

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the efforts undertaken by the government towards animal conservation, following the release of the “Status of Leopard in India” report which recorded a surge in the population of leopards in the country.

    “Great news! After lions and tigers, the leopard population increases. Congratulations to all those who are working towards animal conservation. We have to keep up these efforts and ensure our animals live in safe habitats,” Prime Minister Modi tweeted.

    This comes after the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released the status of Leopard on Monday. India’s population of leopards has gone up 60 per cent and the country now has 12,852 leopards, the ministry has said.

    Releasing the “Status of Leopard in India 2018” report, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar said that increase in numbers of Tigers, Lions and Leopards over the last few years is a testimony to the conservation efforts and of the fledgeling wildlife and biodiversity of the country.

  • PM Modi to deliver keynote address at IIT 2020 Global Summit

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be delivering a keynote address at the IIT-2020 Global Summit, organised by PanIIT USA, on Friday. The theme of this year’s summit is ‘The Future is Now’.

    The Summit will focus on issues like the global economy, technology, innovation, health, habitat conservation and universal education, according to an official release.

    PanIIT USA is an organization that is more than 20 years old. Since 2003 PanIIT USA has organised this conference and invited speakers from different sectors including industry, academia, and government. PanIIT USA is run by an all-volunteer team of IIT alumni.

  • The fourth round of talks between the government and farmers continues regarding the farmer movement

    Farmers Protest continues in Delhi against Farmers Law 2020. Thursday is the eighth day of the performance. Farmers today have high expectations from the meeting with the central government. There will be a fourth round meeting between the farmer and the government at Vigyan Bhawan at 12 noon today. Which will include 32 farmer organizations and three United Front farmer leaders. All the farmers’ organizations are adamant on repealing the three agricultural laws. At the same time, the government is trying to find a middle way. Amid talks with farmers, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh arrived at his residence today to meet Home Minister Amit Shah. Where they met for more than half an hour regarding the peasant movement. After which CM Amarinder Singh said that the demonstration is having an impact on economy-national security.

    After former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, now the Akali Dal leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa has also returned the Padma Bhushan in support of farmers.

    Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has returned the Padma Vibhushan in protest against the agricultural law. He was awarded this honor in 2015.

  • The work of revival of rivers in the state continues, attention is also being given to conservation of ground water: CM Yogi

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that water conservation is necessary for the welfare of the people. Water is considered a model of life. Indian manisha has given importance to water. Referring to the references of praising water in the scriptures, he said that our scriptures inspire water conservation. He said that under the leadership and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, work is being done by the Central and State Governments for conservation and planning of ground water, cleanliness and cleanliness of surface water, ensuring availability of pure drinking water. For this, ‘Atal Ground-Water Scheme’, ‘Namami Gange’ project, ‘Har Ghar Nal’ etc. schemes have been implemented.

    CM Yogi was expressing his views at the ‘Times Water Summit -2020’ held at his official residence here today. He said that the awareness campaign of Times Group regarding water crisis and water conservation through Water Summit is a commendable initiative. He said that this campaign is the work of conservation of humanity as well as the creature. The state government will provide full support to the campaign. He said that Uttar Pradesh is a prosperous state in terms of water.

    As a result, several rivers including Tamsa, Aami, Manorama, Aril have been revived. He said that along with rivers, attention is also being given to conservation of ponds, ponds and conservation of ground water. For this, along with banning of plastics, the Mati Kala Board was formed to provide alternative clay products instead of plastic products and for the welfare of artisans working in pottery art.

    CM Yogi said that the state government has made arrangements that from April to June, the village potter can be removed from the village pond for free. This creates ponds for water conservation during the rains. In addition to free soil, pottery, solar chalk, electric chalk etc. have also been provided. As a result, people are getting cheap and eco-friendly products in place of plastic products. Many similar models have been established in the state. Handpumps that have become unused in Varanasi model are being used by the district administration for water recharging. In Chitrakoot, the rainwater of the roofs of schools and government buildings is being protected by rainwater harvesting through rainwater harvesting. Due to the water crisis, water was transported through tankers in Bundelkhand. For the conservation of ground water and surface water, the state government conducted a massive campaign of plantation every year from 2017 till now. 05 crore in the year 2017, 11 crore in the year 2018, 22 crore in the year 2019, 25 crore in the year 2020. These trees mostly consist of trees like Peepal, Pakad, Mango, Neem, Banyan.

    Addressing the summit, Water Power Minister Dr. Mahendra Singh said that continuous work is being done by the state government for water conservation, water recharge, providing water for irrigation to farmers. Many big projects have been completed during the tenure of the present state government. This has irrigated about 3 lakh hectares of land.

  • Applications will be called again from the underprivileged beneficiaries of PMY scheme in Chhattisgarh

    Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, 250 disadvantaged beneficiaries of Raipur district will have to apply for the house again. After the application received by the department, the form of the related candidates will be examined because the survey of the beneficiaries who have been deprived of the scheme is going to start the district panchayat Raipur again. With this, a new list of about 523 new beneficiaries will be prepared along with 250 exempted beneficiaries.

    At the same time, if the departmental officers watching the PMY Rural Scheme in the District Panchayat Raipur believe, then the new target will come before January. It will also include houses with one room. Similarly, a letter has been written to link the names of the disadvantaged beneficiaries from the department’s website. It may be known that the name of Raipur district had disappeared from the PMY Rural website.

    The amount of house has not been allotted to the deprived families from the department. According to the officials of the District Panchayat Raipur, 250 families of the four blocks of Raipur district were to get the amount under the one-room Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin, but the name of Raipur district was not visible in the PMY website. Due to this, there were problems in physical verification of papers and other procedures of the concerned families, which are being re-started.

    Poonam Jeevani, in-charge of PMAY-G scheme, District Panchayat Raipur, said that again applications are being invited from the deprived families. With this verification, the scheme will be carried forward by adding the names of new beneficiaries. As soon as the new list is uploaded, all the beneficiaries will be added to the scheme.

  • UP Police and Forensic Science University should be established as soon as possible: Yogi Adityanath

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Yogi Adityanath) is continuously working for the development of the state. These include many big gifts. In such a situation, the state is going to get another big gift. Which includes UP Police and Forensic Science University. After the start of this university, students here will not have to go out.

    In such a situation, CM Yogi has given instructions for the construction of Forensic Science University soon. In fact, information about the UP Police and Forensic Science University was presented at his government residence on Wednesday. After which CM Yogi said that this university should be established as soon as possible. Apart from this, he said that control of crime is one of the top priorities of the state government while establishing the rule of law in the state. He further said that the state government is committed to providing justice to the victims at the earliest. He said that forensic report plays an important role in the disposal of various types of promises filed in courts. The state government is setting up UP Police and Forensic Science University with the aim of providing skilled people in the field of Forensic Science and high-level research in Forensic Science.

    During the presentation to the Chief Minister, formation of UP Police and Forensic Science University, allocation of land for it, budget estimation, creation of posts for operating the university, proposed departments in the university, total proposed posts, UP Police and Forensic Science University and Dr. APJ Abdul Detailed information was given about the MOU etc. between Kalam Technical University.

  • Shah arrives at Nadda’s residence, congratulations for victory in Bihar assembly elections and by-elections

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday congratulated BJP President JP Nadda at the residence of BJP President JP Nadda for winning the Bihar Assembly Elections and the grand success achieved in the by-elections in various states. He congratulated the visiting National President JP Nadda at the residence of the BJP in the victory. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nadda, all of us activists are dedicated to the overall development of the country.

    In a very exciting contest in the Bihar Assembly elections, the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) achieved a magical figure of majority by sweeping 125 seats out of 243 seats, while the Grand Alliance had The account came to 110 seats. Even though the NDA has won a majority in the election, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which is leading the opposition ‘Grand Alliance’, has emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged as the second largest party with 74 seats after counting of votes for nearly 16 hours.

  • CM Yogi reviewed the situation in Corona, instructed to be cautious and cautious

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Yogi Adityanath) held a meeting on Monday at his government residence. In which he reviewed the status of Covid-19. He has instructed to take complete caution and caution during the upcoming festivals due to Kovid-19.

    They say that the rate of Kovid infection is decreasing. Despite this, negligence or inattention at any stage can be risky. Therefore, the system of prevention and treatment of infection should be kept tight. He said that in every district, the District Magistrate and Chief Medical Officer should meet regularly in Kovid Hospital in the morning and in the evening in the Integrated Command and Control Center.

    In this meeting, the activities conducted for the control of Kovid-19 should be reviewed and further strategy should be determined. The CM has directed that in every district by making regular communication with the nursing home operators and IMA officials, it should be ensured that they do not delay in sending the infected patient to Kovid Hospital for treatment.

    Apart from this, he said that despite reduction in the rate of infection of Kovid-19, the system of Kovid hospitals should be kept vigilant. Action should be continued to make people aware of prevention of infection of Kovid-19. For this, various media should be used in full.

    Chief Secretary RK Tiwari, Additional Chief Secretary Medical Education Dr. Rajneesh Dubey, Additional Chief Secretary MSME and Information Navneet Sehgal, Principal Secretary Health Alok Kumar, Information Director Shishir and other senior officers were present on the occasion.