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Himachal Pradesh assembly elections: Of total 412 nominees.

November 9, 2022

Out of 412 candidates in the fray for the upcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, 24 are women and 388 are men.
A total of 55,92,828 voters of the state will elect their representatives among these candidates, for which a total of 7,881 polling stations have been set up.
Of the total voters, 28,54,945 are male electors, 27,37,845 female, and 38 third gender voters.
So far, 1,93,106 new voters in the age group of 18-19 years have been added. There were 1,21,409 voters above 80 years, while 56,501 were in the persons with disability (PwD) category.
According to the officials of the state election department, BJP and Congress are contesting on all the 68 assembly constituencies, while AAP on 67 assembly constituencies.
Similarly, BSP is contesting on 53 assembly constituencies, Rashtriya Devbhoomi Party on 29 assembly constituencies, CPM on 11 assembly constituencies, Himachal Jan Kranti Party on six assembly constituencies, Hindu Samaj Party and Swabhiman Party on three assembly constituencies each, and Himachal Janata Party, Bhartiya Veer Dal, Sainik Samaj Party, Rashtriya Lok Niti Party and Communist Party of India on one constituency each. The number of independent candidates is 99.

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PM Modi to gift art, handicraft items from Himachal to world leaders at G20.

November 9, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will gift several unique art and handicraft items from Himachal Pradesh to various world leaders during the upcoming G20 summit in Indonesia.
This would give a boost to the spread of Himachal Pradesh’s art and culture globally, they said.
The prime minister will gift items such as Chamba ‘rumals’, Kangra miniature paintings, Kinnauri shawl, Kullu shawl and Kanal brass set to various world leaders, officials said.
The art and culture of Himachal Pradesh would travel far and wide to various countries, they said.
The G20 comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the US and the European Union (EU).
The G20 summit is taking place on November 15 and 16 in Bali and Prime Minister Modi is set to be among the top leaders attending it.
The G20 is the premier forum for international economic cooperation representing around 85 per cent of the global GDP, over 75 per cent of the global trade, and about two-thirds of the world population.

Category: States Current Affairs

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In 82-year history of the award, Dr Subash Babu becomes first Indian scientist to get Bailey K Ashford Medal for work in tropical medicine.

November 9, 2022

The world’s largest scientific organisation in tropical medicine, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, has awarded the prestigious 2022 Bailey K Ashford Medal and 2022 Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (FASTMH) award to an Indian physician-scientist.
Dr Subash Babu, Scientific Director of the ICER-India programme at the ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, was given the award on October 30 at the annual ASTMH meeting held in Seattle, the US.
The medal is awarded annually to one or more mid-career investigators for distinguished work in tropical medicine, a press statement issued by ICER, India, said.
In the 82-year history of the award, it has never been given before to an Indian scientist or for work done at an Indian institution.
In addition to the Bailey K Ashford award, Dr Babu was also awarded with FASTMH for “committed work” in tropical medicine since 1995.

Category: Awards

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India’s first private rocket to be launched between Nov 12-16.

November 9, 2022

India’s first privately developed rocket – Vikram-S — is set for a launch in a sub-orbital mission with three payloads between November 12 and 16, Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace.
The maiden mission of Skyroot Aerospace, named ‘Prarambh’ (the beginning), will carry two Indian and one foreign customer payloads and is set for launch from Indian Space Research Organisation’s launchpad at Sriharikota.
“A launch window between November 12 and 16 has been notified by authorities, the final date being confirmed based on weather conditions,” Skyroot Aerospace CEO and co-founder Pawan Kumar Chandana said.
There is two Indian and one foreign payloads.
Spacekidz, a Chennai-based aerospace startup, will fly ‘Fun-Sat’, a 2.5 kg payload developed by students from India, the US, Singapore and Indonesia on the sub-orbital flight on board Vikram-S.
“We want the children to learn about conducting experiments in space. It is a simple payload developed by grandparents with their grandchildren,” Srimathy Kesan, CEO of Spacekidz.
ISRO Chairman S Somanath unveiled the mission patch for the Skyroot Aerospace launch.
With this mission, Skyroot is set to become the first private space company in India to launch a rocket into space, heralding a new era for the space sector which was opened up in 2020 to facilitate private sector participation.
“The Vikram-S rocket is a single-stage sub-orbital launch vehicle which would carry three customer payloads and help test and validate the majority of the technologies in the Vikram series of space launch vehicles,” Naga Bharath Daka, Chief Operating Officer of Skyroot Aerospace, said in a statement.
Chandana said Skyroot could build and get the Vikram-S rocket mission-ready in such a short time only because of the invaluable support from ISRO and IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre).
Skyroot’s launch vehicles are named ‘Vikram’ as a tribute to the founder of the Indian space programme and renowned scientist Vikram Sarabhai.
Based in Hyderabad, Skyroot was the first startup to sign a memorandum of understanding with ISRO for launching its rockets.
It aims to disrupt entry barriers to cost-efficient satellite launch services and space-flight by advancing its mission to make spaceflights affordable, reliable and regular for all.

Category: Science and Technology

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AdaniConneX announces opening of its flagship data centre campus in Chennai.

November 9, 2022

AdaniConneX, a joint venture between Adani Enterprises and EdgeConneX, announced the opening of ‘Chennai 1’ hyperscale data centre campus located at SIPCOT IT Park in Chennai, India.
In Phase 1, the campus offers 17 MW (IT Load) that will scale up to 33 MW (IT Load) at full capacity. The ‘Chennai 1’ campus hosts Tamil Nadu’s first pre-certified IGBC Platinum Rated data centre.
The facility will also be powered with up to 100 per cent Renewable Energy, offering enterprises and hyperscale customers sustainable energy choices. As one of the most advanced co-location campuses in the region, ‘Chennai 1’ is designed to offer robust physical protection to IT Infrastructure with seven layers of security system and commitment to provide 99.999 per cent availability. India is one of the fastest-growing data centre markets in the world.
India’s current data centre capacity is around 600 MW and is expected to grow to around 1300 MW by 2024. To address the growing need for reliable IT infrastructure, AdaniConneX is investing capital into the joint venture over the next decade with a mission to build over a 1 GW Green Data Centre platform.
AdaniConneX is also building hyperscale campuses in all the big cities of India, including Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Vizag, and many more.
AdaniConneX is also developing distributed Edge Data Centres and Far Edge facilities in Tier 2 and 3 markets, relying heavily on renewable energy sources to help bring cloud, content, and data closer to customers.
Supported by the team from EdgeConneX and their more than a decade of experience in building a global platform of data centres for some of the world’s largest and most demanding tech and cloud firms, AdaniConneX is rapidly executing on its plan to deliver hyperlocal to hyperscale data centre capacity throughout India.

Category: Economy

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Entrepreneurship bursts forth in India, Tier 2 and Tier 3 districts to lead the next wave.

November 9, 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 put the entire world on a halt. It’s no secret that employment hit the rock bottom, GDP growth went crashing, thereby, translating to India’s worst economical performance since its independence.
Well, it was also a time when corporate workers, who suffered financially, due to losing their jobs, started their own ventures.
India jumping from 471 recognised startups in 2016 to 72,993 in 2022 is a testimony to the fact that Indians, coming from all walks of life, are leaping at the opportunity to become an entrepreneur.
While it’s a common sight in Tier 1 cities where people are transitioning towards adopting entrepreneurship as a career option, the government has lately been vocal that the next wave of entrepreneurship will come from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities in India.
Rags to riches stories are often fascinating. And making them possible, at one of the humblest geographies in Eastern UP, is the Jagriti Enterprise Centre – a non-profit organisation working as an incubator to help boost entrepreneurship in the Deoria region.
At present, over 35 enterprises are benefiting from JEC’s on-ground efforts, which has helped establish a host of renowned entrepreneurs in the region from scratch. Further, in a city where employment opportunities are scarce, over 2,000 individuals have been employed by enterprises dealing in different domains such as handicrafts, agro-processing, and pharma.
For instance, Pooja Shahi, who started a small-scale handicraft venture in 2008, is now employing over 400 women from her village as her products were included in the state government’s ODOP (One District One Product) programme, which has also helped her scale her production capacity from 50 pieces a day to 500 at present.
Similarly, RC Kushwaha, the founder of a sanitary pads firm in the remote area, has not only generated employment for over 900 local women, but has also worked towards spreading awareness about menstrual hygiene in 900 nearby villages, meanwhile establishing an enterprise, accelerated by JEC.
Shashank Mani Tripathi, Founder, JEC said, “Starting from Deoria, we want to further expand to other Tier 2, Tier 3 cities in India and ensure that we promote entrepreneurship in these cities and help them contribute to the country’s economy. We aim to generate over 10,000 local jobs in this area in a 5-year period and create a district ecosystem that can be replicated in other Tier 2 and Tier 3 districts”.

Category: Policies and Programmes

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Handicraft exports from Rajasthan in 2020-21 worth Rs 6,205.32 crore.

November 9, 2022

Having abundant raw material for handicrafts such as wood, marble, leather, metals, copper, etc. and rising trend in production, Rajasthan has exported handicraft items worth 6,205.32 crore in the last fiscal year 2020-21.
Besides, gem and jewellery worth Rs 4,067.36 crore, textiles worth Rs 5,729.29 crore, readymade garments worth Rs 1,764.40 crore and carpet/dari worth Rs 464.70 crore were exported from the state during the fiscal year.
At a recently-held Investment Rajasthan summit in October 2022 for the development of handicrafts and uplift of the artisans, for the first time, handicrafts were included as a thrust sector of the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme for additional benefits of the state government. With an aim to further boost the investment on cultural heritage in the state the Rajasthan Handicraft Policy 2022 was introduced in September, 2022.
The focus of the policy is to support the state’s handicraftsmen and weavers, acknowledging their significant involvement in the social and economic development as well as their access to technological advancements. The policy also assists with marketing, financial, social security by way of inclusion of clusters and craft villages concept.
“The prime objective of the policy was to set up the essential infrastructure in the state for the sector. The policy focuses on empowering handicraftsmen by ensuring participation and generating new employment opportunities. It also aims at making the state’s products exportable.”
The policy with the provisions like organising the national level handicrafts week every year, state level awards in various categories, brand building, e-marketing, social security, loan facility, scholarship and assistance for participation in fair exhibitions as well as craft villages empowers artisans. It also includes provisions for the handicraft parks, design centres, sales centres, and the creation of a Directorate of Handicraft. The new policy is also expected to generate more than 50,000 new jobs in the next five years, according to the Minister’s claim.
According to India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), the demand for Indian handicraft products has constantly been increasing in foreign markets due to their individuality and beauty. The major handicraft export destinations for India are the US, the UK, Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, the UAE and Switzerland.
The USA is the top importer of Indian handicrafts with a share of 38 percent of the total exports during 2020-21. India exports carpet to over 70 countries worldwide, primarily to the US, Australia, and Europe. The largest carpet export destinations for India are the US, Germany, the UK and Australia with a share of about 57 percent, 6 percent, 6 percent, and 5 percent, respectively.

Category: Economy

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Union Minister Jitendra Singh to inaugurate 3-day Kashmir Expo Start-ups for Livelihood in Srinagar.

November 9, 2022

Union Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office and Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh will inaugurate the three-day ‘Kashmir Expo Start-ups for Livelihood’ event in Srinagar.
The Expo is being organised under the aegis of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) Srinagar in association with National Innovation Foundation-India. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will represent the Jammu and Kashmir governments at the event.
About 55 start-ups from across the country are participating in this start-up exhibition being organised in the Convention Centre. In this three-day exhibition, youth who have started with innovation in various fields will also come to display their products, technology, and services.
It is worth mentioning that the Central government is making continuous and effective efforts towards creating employment opportunities in the rural areas of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and providing better employment to the local people.
To meet this objective, the three-day ‘Kashmir Expo Start-up for Livelihood’ is being organised in Srinagar.

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Bumper Saffron crop cheers up farmers in Kashmir Valley.

November 9, 2022

In the Kashmir Valley, farmers are happy with the bumper Saffron crop this year. The GI Certification of Kashmiri Saffron by Geographical Indications Registry would prevent adulteration into it.
The GI Certification will also put an end to the marketing of Saffron cultivated in other countries under the garb of being produced in Kashmir.
Kashmiri Saffron is cultivated and harvested in the Karewas (highlands) of Jammu and Kashmir and has been assigned Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry.
The spice is grown in Pulwama, Budgam, Kishtwar, and Srinagar regions of Jammu & Kashmir.
Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world and India is a close competitor.
However, with the GI tag of Kashmir saffron, India becomes the only Saffron producing Country for which GI has been assigned which will result in more prominence in the export market thereby boosting exports as well as helping the farmers to get the best remunerative price for economic sustainability.
Kashmir is having the distinction of producing one of the best saffron in the world, therefore it should be our individual, collective and moral responsibility to preserve this golden spice not only for a large number of families directly associated with the cultivation of saffron but for generations to come.

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Mantra of One Earth, One Family, One Future will lead to global welfare: PM Modi.

November 9, 2022

Prime Minister unveiled the logo, theme and website of India’s G20 Presidency through video conferencing. India will assume G20 Presidency from the 1st of December.
It offers a unique opportunity for India to contribute to the global agenda on pressing issues of international importance.
He said, the symbol of the G-20 logo is the representation of hope. Mr Modi said, the symbol of the Lotus in the logo portrays the cultural heritage and faith of India in bringing the world together.
The seven petals on the Lotus represent the seven continents of the globe and also the seven notes of music. Mr Modi said, G-20 will bring the world together in harmony.
India has led the world with initiatives like One Sun, One World, and One Grid in conserving renewable energy.
The Prime Minister added that the mantra of One Earth, One Family, One Future in G-20 will pave a path for global welfare.
Prime Minister Modi said G-20 is the premier forum for international economic cooperation. It represents around 85 per cent of the global GDP, over 75 per cent of the worldwide trade, and about two-thirds of the world population.
Pointing out that G-20 is not solely an event of the central government, Prime Minister Modi requested the State governments as well as all the political parties to actively take part in this endeavour.
He said that the event is organised by Indians and the G-20 is a great opportunity for us to showcase a glimpse of our tradition of Guest is God.
He informed that the events related to G-20 will not be limited to Delhi or a few places but programmes will be held in every corner of the country.

Category: Summits

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