1)Director of Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), based in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, a constituent lab of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has claimed that Kangra Tea could lower coronavirus activity better than HIV drugs. Although Kangra cultivates both black tea and green tea, black tea constitutes around 90 percent of the production. Kangra tea was given the Geographical Indication status in 2005. Kangra tea is known for its unique color and flavor
2)The 58-member crew of Malayalam film Aadujeevitham reached India after being stranded in Jordan since March 16 following the COVID-19 outbreak. The shooting of the movie was progressing at the Wadi Rum desert when the global pandemic hit normal life. Wadi Rum is also known as the Valley of the Moon. It is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan. It is the largest wadi in Jordan.
3)The Mizoram Cabinet has granted industry status to sports, a move aimed at generating employment. The government seek to invest more in sports for the generation of employment and increasing value. The industry status will help them to meet the requirements of sportspersons and others involved in the sector. Mizoram was the first state to decide granting of industry status to sports. The Mizos are sports loving people and football is their favourite.
4)Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister has launched a new programme ‘ReStart’ to support the MSME sector in the State. The programme is expected to benefit 98,000 units that provide employment to more than 10 lakh people. The government will spend ₹1,100 crore on revival of the sector. The government also waived power demand charges of MSMEs during the months of April, May and June which is roughly around Rs 188 crore. Additionally, Rs 200 crore is going to be provided as input capital to the firms at low-interest rates which would put the MSMEs back on rails. The government will directly purchase 360 items manufactured by the MSMEs and give payments in a period of 45 days which will further help the sector
5)Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas reviewed pipeline projects worth approx. Rs. 8000 Crore, under various stages of implementation by oil and gas companies. GAIL (India) Ltd. is executing Jagdishpur-Haldia-BokaroDhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL) of length 2,655 km under Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project to connect Eastern India with the West to Central natural gas pipeline corridor. The Indradhanush Gas Grid Ltd. (lGGL), the natural gas pipeline grid being developed in the north-east, will ensure uninterrupted supply of natural gas to all the 8 north-eastern states. Indian Oil is implementing 1450 km long natural gas pipeline project in southern India, with a project cost of ₹6025 crore.
6)IMD cyclone warnings, weather forecast, rainfall information, tourism related updates, among other services, provided by the Met Department are now available on UMANG app. The Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) is a Government of India all-in-one single, multi-lingual, multi-service mobile app, powered by a robust back-end platform providing access to high impact services of various organization (Central and State). Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched UMANG app in 2017 to bring all the government services on a single mobile app. About 660 services from 127 department and 25 states, including utility payments, are available on the app and more are in pipeline.
7)Jammu and Kashmir Administration issued rules to provide domicile certificates. The “J&K Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) rules 2020” has been provided through an amendment of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralisation and Recruitment) Act, 2010. On March 31, 2020, GoI issued Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of State Laws) order, 2020. According to the order, the domicile of a person is defined as “A person who has resided in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for a period of 15 years or has studied in the UT for a period of 15 years and appeared in Class 10 or 12 examination in an educational institution of J&K” is considered to be a domicile of J&K. Due to the order, the West Pakistan Refugees and children of the women married outside J&K and Safai Karamcharis are now eligible to obtain domicile status
2)The 58-member crew of Malayalam film Aadujeevitham reached India after being stranded in Jordan since March 16 following the COVID-19 outbreak. The shooting of the movie was progressing at the Wadi Rum desert when the global pandemic hit normal life. Wadi Rum is also known as the Valley of the Moon. It is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan. It is the largest wadi in Jordan.
3)The Mizoram Cabinet has granted industry status to sports, a move aimed at generating employment. The government seek to invest more in sports for the generation of employment and increasing value. The industry status will help them to meet the requirements of sportspersons and others involved in the sector. Mizoram was the first state to decide granting of industry status to sports. The Mizos are sports loving people and football is their favourite.
4)Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister has launched a new programme ‘ReStart’ to support the MSME sector in the State. The programme is expected to benefit 98,000 units that provide employment to more than 10 lakh people. The government will spend ₹1,100 crore on revival of the sector. The government also waived power demand charges of MSMEs during the months of April, May and June which is roughly around Rs 188 crore. Additionally, Rs 200 crore is going to be provided as input capital to the firms at low-interest rates which would put the MSMEs back on rails. The government will directly purchase 360 items manufactured by the MSMEs and give payments in a period of 45 days which will further help the sector
5)Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas reviewed pipeline projects worth approx. Rs. 8000 Crore, under various stages of implementation by oil and gas companies. GAIL (India) Ltd. is executing Jagdishpur-Haldia-BokaroDhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL) of length 2,655 km under Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project to connect Eastern India with the West to Central natural gas pipeline corridor. The Indradhanush Gas Grid Ltd. (lGGL), the natural gas pipeline grid being developed in the north-east, will ensure uninterrupted supply of natural gas to all the 8 north-eastern states. Indian Oil is implementing 1450 km long natural gas pipeline project in southern India, with a project cost of ₹6025 crore.
6)IMD cyclone warnings, weather forecast, rainfall information, tourism related updates, among other services, provided by the Met Department are now available on UMANG app. The Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) is a Government of India all-in-one single, multi-lingual, multi-service mobile app, powered by a robust back-end platform providing access to high impact services of various organization (Central and State). Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched UMANG app in 2017 to bring all the government services on a single mobile app. About 660 services from 127 department and 25 states, including utility payments, are available on the app and more are in pipeline.
7)Jammu and Kashmir Administration issued rules to provide domicile certificates. The “J&K Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) rules 2020” has been provided through an amendment of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralisation and Recruitment) Act, 2010. On March 31, 2020, GoI issued Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of State Laws) order, 2020. According to the order, the domicile of a person is defined as “A person who has resided in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for a period of 15 years or has studied in the UT for a period of 15 years and appeared in Class 10 or 12 examination in an educational institution of J&K” is considered to be a domicile of J&K. Due to the order, the West Pakistan Refugees and children of the women married outside J&K and Safai Karamcharis are now eligible to obtain domicile status
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