In line with the clarion call given by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, to phase out single use plastic items by 2022, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, on 12 August 2021. Carrying forward the spirit of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsava’, a defining step to curb pollution caused by littered and unmanaged plastic waste is being taken by the country. India will ban manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified single use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, all across the country from July 1, 2022.
The Itanagar Bench of the Gauhati High Court had in May directed the IMC to impose fines on those who throw garbage on roads and create or aggravate solid waste pollution in the city under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.Following the orders of the High Court, the Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) announced that it will now start imposing fines on those who litter in public places.
Announcing the development, IMC Mayor Tame Phassang said the corporation adopted the bye-laws on solid waste management as directed by the High Court during its 10th business meeting. With the adoption of the bye-laws, the IMC will now start imposing fines on those people who litter in public places or any other public institutions. Fines will also be imposed on those who spit in public places and urinate in non-designated locations. Those who are caught throwing garbage like bottles or plastic wrappers from their cars will also be penalised.
Arunachal Pradesh Government has released an amount of Rs 15 crore for the procurement of sanitation vehicles and for hiring additional manpower for Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) and Pasighat Municipal Council (PMC), as per the Town Planning, Urban Development and Housing Minister Kamlung Mossang. Out of the amount, as many as 30 vehicles including dumper trucks, tractors, JCB loaders and refuse compactors were procured for IMC and PMC, the minister said after flagging off 17 numbers of dumpers for District Urban Development Agencies (DUDAs) of Yachuli, Sangram, Chayangtajo, Kaying, Bordumsa, Kanubari, Halyuliang, Tato, Lemmi, Rupa, Kalaktang, Ruksin, Mechuka, Kharsang, Namsai, Miao and Raga, for effective solid waste management in the newly notified urban centres.
Order has also been placed for procurement of one truck mounted with sweeping machine for sweeping the main roads under IMC from the allocated fund. He said another amount of Rs 22 crore was released to the department during the current fiscal for solid waste management for 45 notified towns.The fund released also included establishment for material recovery facility (MRF).The minister added that the annual allocation for sanitation activity under IMC and PMC has been hiked to Rs eight crore.
Mossang added that the state has a total of 47 notified urban centres including IMC and PMC which housed 26.34 per cent of the total population living in 89,571 households.Of the total 47 notified towns, Itanagar Capital Region falls under Class-I town, five under Class-III and the rest under Class-IV category of towns as per census guidelines. There was no class-II category town in the state.
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In Sports, the tiny state of Manipur has always made India proud. What is even more remarkable is the astonishing rise of Manipuri women in Indian Sports. From Saikhom Mirabai (weightlifting), Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom (Boxing), Ngangom Bala Devi (football), Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu (Hockey), Laishram Bombayla Devi ( Archery) to Mix Martial Arts sensation, RK Jojo Devi, these amazing Manipuri ladies have awed us all with their skills and dedication and winning streaks, keeping the Indian tri-color flying high in the international sporting arena. To top it all, two of these achievers, MC Mary Kom and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu have delivered Olympic medals for India, a bronze and silver respectively.
Since the announcement of Agnipath, there has been outrage among youths across the country against the Central Scheme which was very intense especially in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Haryana, Rajasthan and Odisha.Over 360 trains were cancelled across India as deadly violence by armed forces aspirants upset with the new programme continued. The railways suffered massive losses during the protests.Uttar Pradesh saw pitched protests with instances of arson and stone pelting in several eastern districts.In Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, around 300 protesters took out a march to Raj Bhavan; in Kozhikode, around 500 youths marched to the railway station.The job aspirants are mainly furious against the contractual nature of the Agnipath scheme, as per the critics, there will be no security and the government has announced the scheme without any plans.Covid has denied these youngsters job opportunities for over 2 years, which is why they’re taking to the streets.
The Congress always avoid any reference to Yoga as it may antagonize the Muslims but something very interesting happened soon after Rahul Gandhi came out of the office of Enforcement Directorate (ED) after several sessions of grilling.
He said, it is Vipassana Meditation that helped him maintain his self-composure while being shot volleys of questions by the ED officials.
Is Rahul Ji toeing (Narendra) Modi line in Yoga and Meditation? The Indian Prime Minister made Yoga globally popular.
