14.04.23 Daily [Uttar Pradesh] UPPSC Current Affairs

Paying a special tribute to Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on his 132nd birth anniversary, the Uttar Pradesh government has achieved a new milestone by providing tap water connections to over one crore rural families in the state.

Under the ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Yogi Adityanath government has finished the major task of providing tap water to 1,00,37,256 rural families through the Har Ghar Jal Yojana. By 2024, the programme aims to make tap water available to more than 2.65 crore rural families.

On behalf of the Yogi government, Namami Gange and the Rural Water Supply department celebrated this outstanding accomplishment of the massive campaign to bring tap water to the homes of farmers, labourers and villagers in a grand manner throughout the state.

Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh and Managing Director of Jal Nigam (Rural), Dr Balkar Singh, arrived at the Daudnagar project in Mohanlalganj, Lucknow, and had food with the workers seated in a row. Congratulating all the officers, engineers and workers of the department for providing water to one crore rural families, the minister said that Babasaheb’s dreams were being fulfilled by the Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath governments. He said UP would soon reach its goal for the Har Ghar Jal Yojana.

UP has become the first state in the country to provide 40,000 tap connections daily. In terms of the number of tap connections given, UP has climbed to third position among the major states in the nation. The campaign to provide water to every rural household is continuously setting new dimensions in UP. Only 5,16,000 rural families had access to tap water in 2019, but the Har Ghar Jal Yojana has set a record for rapidly supplying clean drinking water to one crore rural families in UP.

Shri Parshottam Rupala, the Union Minister of , Animal Husbandry & Dairying, launched two significant initiatives: the Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative (APPI) and the Animal Health System Support for One Health (AHSSOH) project, which is funded by the World Bank. The launch event will take place at the India Habitat Center in New Delhi and will be held under the National One Health Mission

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has partnered with the World Bank on a collaborative project called the Animal Health System Support for One Health (AHSSOH), which aims to establish an ecosystem for better animal health management through the One Health approach.

The project will be carried out in five states and will focus on enhancing the capacity building of stakeholders involved in animal health and disease management. It also calls for the participation of the Human Health, Forest and Environment Department at the national, regional, and local levels to create and strengthen the One Health architecture, including community engagement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Rajasthans first Vande Bharat Express train via video conferencing, which is the 15th such train in the country. The prime minister emphasized that the Vande Bharat Express symbolizes development, modernity, self-reliance, and stability, enriching the spirit of India First, Always First. He also mentioned that the train will greatly benefit Rajasthans tourism

Modi highlighted that this was the sixth Vande Bharat Express launched in the past two months, and that in the past, the modernization of the railways had been hindered by selfish and corrupt politics. Large-scale Corruption had prevented the railways from developing and had made the selection process non-transparent, he added

According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), out of the 28 state chief ministers and two union territories, 29 of them are millionaires in India. Jagan Mohan Reddy from Andhra Pradesh is the richest among them with assets worth 510 crore, while Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, has the lowest assets worth around 15 lakh. The report also noted that Jammu and Kashmir, which is a Union Territory, does not have a chief minister at present. Out of the 30 CMs analyzed, 29 (97 percent) are crorepatis with the Average assets being 33.96 crore for every CM, the ADR said. Out of the 30 CMs analyzed, 29 (97 percent) are crorepatis with the average assets being 33.96 crore for every CM, the ADR said

The top three chief ministers in terms of assets are Andhra Pradeshs Jagan Mohan Reddy (over 510 crore), Arunachal Pradeshs Pema Khandu (over 163 crore), and Odishas Naveen Patnaik (over 63 crore), according to the ADR

The Philippines and the United States have launched their largest-ever joint military exercises, called Balikatan, involving nearly 18,000 troops to counter Chinas growing assertiveness in the region. The annual drills, which include a live-fire exercise in the South China Sea, are being held for the first time under President Ferdinand Marcos, who seeks to strengthen ties with the US. The maneuvers include military helicopters landing on the Philippine island of Luzon and the retaking of an island by amphibious forces

The exercises follow Chinas three-day military exercise, which simulated targeted strikes and a blockade of Taiwan, which Beijing considers part of its territory. While the joint news conference did not address questions about the Taiwan tensions, U.S. troops will be allowed to use four Philippine military bases under the agreement, including a naval base near Taiwan