16-03-22 Daily-Himachal Pradesh-HPPSC Current Affairs

The Government in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday slammed the door onsaleof tea gardens allowed under certain clauses of the Land Ceiling Act after passage of the Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2021, in the state assembly on the last day of the budget session. Once thebillis approved by the governor, it will be sent to the President for his assent.

The Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972 (Act No 19 of 1973), was enacted to put a ceiling on the big landholdings. However, with an objective to promote tea in the state, the lands under tea estate were exempted from the operation of the Act under clause (g) of Section 5 of this Act. The bill seeks to remove the clauses that allowed sale of land under tea gardens.

The bill was tabled in the assembly last year, but it was referred to the select committee following protests by the opposition parties.

The Capital Employer Initiative is a programme financed by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), which is a nationwide placement-linked skill training program.

Captive Employer, is a first of its kind initiative that is aimed at addressing the vision of a demand-based and dynamic skilling ecosystem that caters to the requirements of the while assuring sustainable placements for the rural poor youth of the country. Under this initiative, post-training placement of candidates for at least six months with a minimum CTC of Rs 10,000 has been assured.

An online portal My EV was launched by the Delhi government for the purchase and registration of electric autos in Delhi.

The portal is accessible to all users on the website of the Delhi governments transport department.

The portal will enable holders of the Letter of Intent (LoI) to purchase electric autos and also claim the incentives provided by the Delhi government. Around 4,261 Letters of Intent (LoIs) for electric autos are being given by the Delhi government. Also, there is a 33% reservation provided for Women.

The online portal will ensure that the interest subvention on the loans is provided to beneficiaries via a smooth automated channel.

The My EV Portal is an online portal developed by the Delhi government in collaboration with Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL).

IIFL Securities on Friday launched OneUp, Indias first primary markets platform for investing in initial public offerings (IPOs), non-convertible Debentures (NCDs) and sovereign gold Bonds (SGBs), among others.

As per the brokerage, on the OneUp platform, the IPO applications are accepted 24×7 and up to three days before the IPO bidding opens. Another unique feature of the OneUp platform is that it allows investors to place bids for others as well, be it, friends or family members, which can increase chances of allotment.

Every year, March 16 is observed as National Vaccination Day in India to increase the importance of Vaccines in the human Health system. The Covid-19 has made us understand the importance of vaccines and their role in benefitting our lives.

This day creates awareness regarding how effective vaccination is to prevent deadly diseases. Mostly, this day celebrates India’s victory over polio disease along with an improvement in the health and life expectancy of an individual.

The first dose of oral polio vaccine got started in the year 1995 in India.

U.S. and others in the Group of Seven () advanced economies would end normal trade relations, known as Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia as it pursues its invasion of Ukraine.

PNTR is USAs version of Most Favored Nation (MFN).

In international trade, MFN status (or treatment) is awarded by one nation to another.

Most Favoured Nation status designation means two countries have agreed to trade with each other under the best possible terms: low tariffs, few barriers to trade and the highest possible imports allowed.

A nation with MFN status will not be discriminated against and will not be treated worse than any other nation with MFN status.

In USAs case, granting of permanent normal trade relations status is automatic, except where specifically denied by law.

will soon be introduced in schools in Saudi Arabia as part of the Sports curriculum due to its significance for mental and physical Health, the president of theSaudi Yoga Committee, Nouf Al-Marwaai, said. Notably, thecommerce ministryapproved the TEACHING and practice of yoga as a sport in the Kingdom in 2017.

With the cooperation of the<a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Ministry-of-Education“>ministry of education, the president said that yoga will be introduced in the curriculum because of its multitude of health benefits. Earlier this week, there was an introductory lecture highlighting the cooperation between the Saudi Yoga Committee and theSaudi School Sports Federation.