08-07-21 Daily-Himachal Pradesh-HPPSC Current Affairs

The Goods and Service Tax (GST) collection has increased by 7 per cent in June this year, compared to the revenue in the same month last year, a spokesperson for the Excise and Department said here today.

He said that despite several relaxations provided in the filing of GST returns due to the pandemic situation, the GST collection in June 2021 stands at Rs 246 crore, compared to Rs 230 crore in June 2020.

The GST collection was expected to improve further in the coming months following increase in business activities, he said. The department was closely monitoring taxpayers through various enforcement activities.

Amidst a power crisis in the state, Pspcl has received an additional amount of Rs.309 crore from Punjab government during current paddy season to purchase power from the open market to mitigate the immediate surge in power demand due to continued dry spells in the state.

CMD of PSPCL, A Venu Prasad said that on 5th July, PSPCL supplied 3022 lac units of power to various consumers in the state touching a maximum demand of 13,162 MW.

He said that PSPCL has purchased 1080 MW of power from power exchange at the rate of Rs.3.98 per unit, adding that the power purchase has been made due to the failure of the second unit of Talwandi sabo thermal plant at Mansa. He also said that despite the generation loss, PSPCL has managed to meet the power requirement of domestic and agricultural consumers of the state.

The report on the United Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20 for School Education in India has been released by the Union Education Minister.

Highlights:

When comparing 2019-20 to 2018-19, the Gross Enrollment Ratio at all levels of schooling increased.

For students in Classes 1-8, the GER is 98 percent. The GER for secondary and senior secondary students was 78 percent and 51 percent, respectively.

The pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) has also improved across the board in all levels of schooling.
Girls’ enrollment increased at all levels of schooling in 2019-20 compared to 2018-19. The pre-primary level saw the greatest increase.

The Gender Parity Index (GPI) at both the Secondary and Higher Secondary levels improved between 2012-13 and 2019-20.

About UDISE:

UDISE is one of the largest school education management information systems.

The Ministry of Education established UDISE in 2012-13 by combining DISE for elementary education and SEMIS for secondary education.

Purpose: It aids in the measurement of educational parameters from classes 1 to 12 in government and private schools throughout India.

UDISE+ is an enhanced version of UDISE. It was created in 2018-19 to speed up data entry, reduce errors, improve data quality, and simplify data verification.

The data for the reference year 2019-20 are covered in this publication.

The survey-based service ‘s June PMI showed that it shrank to 41.2 for the second time in a row

About PMI:

It is a survey-based metric that asks respondents about changes in their perception of key business variables compared to the previous month.

Calculate the manufacturing and service industries separately, and then construct a comprehensive index.

The PMI is a number ranging from 0 to 100.

A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion when compared to the previous month.

A PMI of less than 50 indicates a contraction, and

A reading of 50 indicates that there has been no change.

If the previous month’s PMI is higher than the current month’s PMI (as in the example above), it indicates that the economy is contracting.

The PMI is usually released at the beginning of each month. As a result, it is regarded as a reliable leading indicator of economic activity.

The Union Minister of Ayush launched five important portals and issued four publications.

Highlights:

Ayurveda Dataset on Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI): The CTRI is a primary Clinical Trials Registry under the WHO’s International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. The creation of an Ayurveda Dataset in CTRI makes it easier to use Ayurvedic terminologies to record clinical studies based on Ayurvedic interventions. This will increase the global visibility of Ayurveda-based clinical trials.

CCRAS-RMIS: Research Management Information System is a one-stop solution for Ayurveda-based research and development. The portal provides free reference material, research tools, and clinical and scientific advice. It was created in collaboration with the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (Icmr).

E-Medha (electronic Medical Heritage Accession) Portal: NIC’s e-granthalaya platform provides online public access to a catalogue of over 12000 Indian medical heritage books.

AMAR (Ayush Manuscripts Advanced Repository) Portal: It has digitised information on rare and difficult-to-find manuscripts and catalogues of Ayurveda, , Unani, Siddha, and Sowa Rigpa in libraries or individual collections in India or otherparts in the world

SHAI (Showcase of Ayurveda Historical Imprints) Portal: It displays inscriptions, archaeobotanical data, sculptures, philological sources, and advanced archaeo-genetic research.

Establish and operate the International Trade Financial Service Platform (ITFS) to provide a framework for trade financial Services in the International Financial Service Center.

Highlights:

The IFSCA has issued a framework for establishing and operating an International Trade Finance Services Platform in order to provide Trade Finance Services at International Financial Services Centres.

This framework will allow importers and exporters to use different types of trade financing facilities under competitive conditions to conduct international trade transactions through the dedicated electronic platform ITFS.

This will assist them in converting their trade receivables into liquid funds and obtaining short-term funding.