22-07-21 Daily-Himachal Pradesh-HPPSC Current Affairs

With the Covid-19 situation improving, Himachal Pradesh is eyeing to boost industrial in the state by ensuring execution of projects worth over Rs 10,000 crore whose MoUs have been signed.

Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said his government was working on ensuring the success of three ambitious projects bulk drug park in Una, medical devices park in Solan and plastic park in Nalagarh.

Thakur said over 1,400 hectares of land had been identified in Una district for bulk drug park, which would attract worth Rs 8,000 crore in investment. He said medical devices park, once sanctioned, would be established at Nalagarh in Solan district. He said despite being a small state, Himachal had shown the way to several big states of the country by pioneering in various sectors. He said the State Government had taken several initiatives to invite entrepreneurs to partner in the development of the state. Himachal has been ranked 7th in Ease of Doing Business, he said, adding that the state had been providing a congenial Environment to entrepreneurs to invest.

Nearly 104 start-up companies from different industries have joined the Showcase Platform.

About the Startup India Showcase Platform:

It is an online discovery platform for the country’s most promising startups.

It is an online platform that showcases the country’s best startups carefully selected through various DPIIT and Startup India programs.

All DPIIT-accredited startups under Startup India are eligible to apply for Showcase. Startups can apply on the Startup India website by filling in forms and uploading their promotional Videos and catalogs.

The startups are chosen for the portal by an apex committee appointed by the DPIIT.

The central government has planned to set up the Indian Institute of Heritage at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar.

Highlights:

This will impact higher Education & research in the field of rich Indian heritage and its conservation, leading to Masters and PhD courses in HISTORY of Arts, Conservation, Museology, Archival Studies, Archaeology, Preventive Conservation, Epigraphy and Numismatics, Manuscriptology as well as conservation training facilities to in-service employees and students of the institute.

The government launches the National Excellence Award

About the National Logistics Excellence Awards:

The awards were created in order to draw attention to the logistics Industry.

The awards are divided into two categories: logistics Infrastructure/service providers in the first, and various user industries in the second.

The awards will recognise best practises such as consolidation, process standardisation, technological advancement, digital transformations, and sustainable practises.

The awards will highlight efforts in supply chain transformation, supplier ecosystem development, Skill development, automation, and other similar endeavours for user industries.

The awards will also be an opportunity to recognise the extraordinary measures taken by organisations to address the deficiencies exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as last-mile delivery start-ups, the development of cold storage facilities, the effective transportation of Oxygen, and the continuous supply of essential goods and Services to the needy.

The Ministry of Tourism has requested feedback/comments/suggestions on the draft National Strategy and Roadmap for Rural Tourism Development in India from all State Governments/UT Administrations.

Highlights:

Rural tourism refers to any type of tourism that highlights rural life, art, culture, and heritage in rural areas.

It benefits the local community economically and socially, as well as allowing tourists and locals to interact for a more enriching tourism experience.

Rural tourism can make a significant contribution to Aatmanirbhar Bharat’s mission if it is driven by the spirit of “Vocal for Local.”

The Ministry of Tourism has designated the Rural Circuit as one of the Swadesh Darshan Scheme’s thematic circuits.

World Fragile X Awareness Day is observed on July 22nd. On this day, various communities around the world illuminate various landmarks and monuments.

Highlights:

World Fragile X Day honours the families affected by Fragile X and raises awareness of the progress of cure-finding research.

Monuments and landmarks around the world are illuminated on World Fragile X Day.

World Fragile X Day began with the FRAXA Research Foundation collaborating with communities all over the world to raise Fragile X awareness while working toward effective treatments and a cure.

World Brain Day is celebrated by the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) on July 22 each and every year, focusing on a different theme each year.

Highlights:

Many public awareness programmes and educational & Social Media activities promote the movement to stop multiple sclerosis, commencing July 22, 2021, & continuing until October 2022. The theme for this World Brain Day is “Stop Multiple Sclerosis”. World Brain Day advocates early diagnosis of this condition that can help improve the patient’s Quality Of Life.