24-07-21 Daily-Jharkhand-JPSC Current Affairs

Over the years, Vedanta has built one of the most recognised and impactful CSR programmes in India. During FY 2020, the company had spent Rs 296 crore on its CSR initiatives.

The companys CSR expenditure, which is among the highest by India Inc, has been spread across the companys core impact areas of Education, Health, sustainable livelihoods, Women Empowerment, Sports and culture, Environment and community development.

Each of the Group business units played its part by executing the respective CSR agenda, in line with the Group guidelines.

Vedanta is committed to conduct its business in a socially responsible, ethical and environment friendly manner and continuously works towards improving the Quality Of Life of the communities in and around its operational areas.

Vedanta has recently announced the Anil Agarwal Foundation initiative of Swasth Gaon Abhiyan and has created a roadmap to spend Rs 5,000 crore over the next five years to provide end-to-end healthcare to communities across 24 districts in 12 states.

The government is implementing various schems to promote the welfare and promotion of all sectors of Society, including ethnic minorities, especially the economically weaker and oppressed sectors throughout the country.

This information was provided in the Lok Sabha by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs.

These schemess/programs implemented by the Minority Affairs Ministry are:

Pre-Matric Scholarship, Post-Matric Scholarship, Merit based Scholarship Scheme

Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme
Naya Savera Allied and Free Coaching scheme
Padho Pardesh Scheme
Nai Udaan
Nai Roshni
Seekho Aur Kamao
Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK)
Jiyo Parsi
Upgrading traditional arts/craftsmanship skills and training
Nai Manzil
Hamari Dharohar
Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF)
National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation

For children orphaned by COVID-19, the government has established a portal that is accessible to all states and union territories. Any citizen can use the portal to notify the administration about a child who is eligible for assistance under this scheme.

The central government has announced the “PM-CARES for Children” scheme for all children orphaned by Covid-19.

:During 2017-18, the Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) of the Ministry of MSME launched the Honey Mission programme.

It is being implemented in rural India to promote beekeeping activities and provide self-sustaining EMPLOYMENT opportunities for farmers, Adivasis, and unemployed youth.

Beneficiaries receive Bee Boxes, tool kits, live bee colonies, and training as part of the program.

Additionally, traditional beekeepers are provided with long-term employment through the Ministry of MSME’s Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), which organises them into clusters and provides them with new machinery and training.

The scheme has approved 29 honey clusters, which will benefit 13,388 beekeepers, and the Indian government has provided financial assistance of Rs.68.65 crore.

It is also proposed that in the financial year 2021-22, eight Self-Help Groups be formed to benefit 80 beekeepers in the Bundelkhand Region.

In Madhya Pradesh, Orchha and Gwalior cities have been selected by UNESCO under its Historic Urban Landscape Project.

Highlights:

The project was started in 2011. The historic Urban Landscape project of UNESCO for the cities of Orchha and Gwalior was launched by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh through video conferencing.Six cities of South Asia, including Varanasi and Ajmer, are already involved in this landscape project. Gwalior and Orchha have been selected as the 7th and 8th cities of South Asia.

Mirabai Chanu from Imphal won the silver medal and became the first Indian to win an Olympic medal at the Tokyo Games 2020 in the Womens 49kg category.

Zhihui Hou of China won the gold medal in the womens 49-kg weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics, lifting 210 kg, while Windy Cantika Aisah of Indonesia won the bronze medal. Chanu managed to lift 202 kg in the womens 49kg category to become the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal. Mirabai Chanu registered a new Olympic record with a successful lift of 115kg in clean and jerk.