MADHYA PRADESH
1.25L families to be provided houses: CM
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that nearly 1.25 lakh families of the State will be provided with houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas and a griha pravesh programme will be organized for them under Mission Gramodaya on March 18.
This main programme of Mission Gramodaya will be held in Uday Ranjan Club premises at Dhar district headquarters at 11 am in the presence of the Chief Minister. The cost of these 1.25 lakh houses is Rs 1562 crores. In addition to this, more than 10 thousand 500 community construction works of Rural Development Department will also be dedicated.
These include 6 thousand community cleanliness complexes, 2,000 sports grounds, 2,000 shanti dhams and 634 panchayat buildings.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will be virtual participants in this Mission Gramodaya programme. Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia and Minister of State Ramkhelavan Patel will also take part in the programme.
Chouhan informed that this is the second major event in which griha pravesh of so many people will be organized in the state. Earlier on September 12, 1.75 lakh beneficiaries of Madhya Pradesh took part in a griha pravesh programme in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These houses were constructed for poor families under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana during the Corona period. In Madhya Pradesh, more than 3 lakh houses have been constructed while dealing with the challenges of the Corona period.
INTERNATIONAL
Pi Day is on 14th March
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14, commemorating Pi (the Greek letter π). This idea originated in the United States. In the United States, it is agreed to write the date in a format that represents March 14th as 3/14. These three numbers match the value of pi to up to two decimal places, which is 3.14. Highlights:
Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter of the circle. Pi is also the area of the circle divided by the square of its radius. The ratio is always constant.
Pi is an irrational number, represented by the symbol “π”.
Pi is used in geometry, trigonometry, physics, astronomy, and other sciences. It appears in various formulas. Several important formulas are:
The area of the circle is πr2.
The volume of the cylinder is πr2h.
The surface area of the ball is 4πr2.
The volume of the sphere is 4/3 (πr3).
The volume of the cone is 1/3 (πr2h).
Indias Foreign Exchange Reserves Now World’s Fourth Largest
:India’s foreign exchange trading has become the world’s fourth largest foreign exchange. Highlights:
India’s foreign exchange reserves surpass Russia, becoming the world’s fourth largest foreign exchange reserves.
India’s reserves are sufficient to cover approximately 18 months of imports, thanks to the scarce current account surplus, funds flowing into the local stock market and the increase in foreign direct investment.
As of now, India’s foreign currency holdings had decreased by US$4.3 billion to US$580.3 billion.
China has the largest foreign exchange reserves, followed by Japan and Switzerland on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) table.
NATIONAL
Report by Index Monitoring Cell
The Index Monitoring Cell (IMC) submitted its report to the center. Highlights: Key recommendations: Before submitting to the FIR for media or publications, the approval of the Press Council of India should be obtained.
About the Index Monitoring Cell: Established in 2020 by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Its task is to improve India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index and develop objective standards for measuring media freedom. The group will also establish a mechanism for States to propose their own levels of press freedom.
Composition of the IMC: In addition to the Secretary of the Press Council of India and Niti Aayog, it will include the Director of the Press and Information Bureau, the Director of the Registrar of Indian Newspapers, the Bureau of Publicity and Communications, and officials from the Press Promotion Agency.
Panel On Mythical Sarasvati River
The center has reorganized an advisory committee to develop a plan to study the fabulous Sarasvati River in the next two years after the earlier panel of experts ended in 2019. ASI established the committee for the first time on December 28, 2017, for a period of two years. About Saraswati:
Saraswati river originated in Kapal tirith in Himalayas in the western part of Kailash, flows south to Mansarovar, and then turns west.
The river flows through Haryana, Rajasthan and North Gujarat.
It also flows through Pakistan, and then merges with the West Sea through the Rann of Kutch.
This river has two branches: west and east. Satluj, in the Himalayas, flows through the current Ghaggar-Patialiwali creek, representing the western branch of the ancient river.
On the other hand, Markanda and Sarsuti represent the western branch of Saraswati, namely Tons-Yamuna.
The confluence of the branches is near Shatrana, 25 kilometers south of Patiala. Suddenly, it flows past dessert (Rann of Kutch) and meets the bay of the West Sea.
New Scheme Announced For Tourist Vehicle Operators
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has announced a new scheme under which any tourist vehicle operator can apply for an “All India Travel Authorization/Permit” online. Highlights:
After submitting the relevant documents and paying the fee, the permit will be issued within 30 days after submitting such an application.
The new regulations are called “All Indian Tourist Vehicle Authorization and Licensing Rules for 2021” and will be applied in April 2021.
The scheme will also integrate a central database and all such authorization/permit fees, which may give visitors a sense of movement, improve and promote tourism.
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