Jharkhand Affairs
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren to launch three schemes on November 15
TheHemant Sorengovernment will launch three schemes and roll out three newly-drafted policies during the upcoming Statehood Day function in Ranchi’s Morhabadi Ground on November 15.
“Chief minister Hemant Soren will launch the CM Sarthi Yojana, Guruji Credit Card Yojana and Eklavya Skill Scheme at the Statehood Day function. He will also roll out the new Jharkhand Industrial Park & Logistics Policy, Electronic Vehicles Policy and the Jharkhand Ethanol Production Promotion Policy.”
CM Sarthi Yojana envisages free coaching classes for matriculation and intermediate students of schools run by the State Government to enable them to take part in national-level entrance undergraduate examinations such as IIT-JEE and NEET.
The Guruji Credit Card Scheme, designed along the lines of the scheme envisaged by its counterpart in West Bengal, will provide soft loans of up to Rs 10 lakh for state students who want to pursue higher studies. The amount of the scheme will be disbursed through banks with a fixed tenure for loan repayment. Only those students who are native to Jharkhand will be able to avail the scheme through a dedicated portal that will be launched later.
Likewise, the Eklavya Skill Scheme will be aimed at providing market-driven subsidised Skill development training to students.
National and International Affairs
National Mission for Clean Ganga Organizes Ganga Utsav – The River Festival
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organized Ganga Utsav – The River Festival 2022 on 4thNovember at New Delhi in two sessions.
Ganga Utsav 2022 is dedicated to theAzadi ka Amrit Mahotsavthat is being observed to commemorate the 75 years of Indian Independence. As Ganga Utsav 2022 is held in the 75thyear of independence, it is planned to have 75 separate events in Ganga and its tributary basin cities and towns, by August 2023, 3-day events in 15 major cities like Haridwar, Mathura, Delhi, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Bhagalpur, Kolkata etc., 1-day events in 60 smaller towns/cities, in which local and pan-India culture based events will be promoted.
Army approves five niche tech projects for development by domestic industry
The Army has approved five Project Sanction Orders (PSOs) for development of Niche technology by the Indian under Make-II route of DEFENCE procurement. The projects include High Frequency Man Packed Software Defined Radios (HFSDR), drone kill systems, Infantry Training Weapon Simulator (IWTS), Medium Range Precision Kill Systems (MRPKS) and 155mm Terminally Guided Munitions (TGM).
Make II projects are essentially industry funded projects involving design, development and innovative solutions by Indian vendors for development of prototypes. An assurance of order is given after successful prototype development.