Uttar Pradesh Affairs
Several industrial groups evince interest in joining UP GIS
The Yogi Adityanath model of Governance in Uttar Pradesh is drawing a huge response from within the country and abroad with several industrial groups evincing interest in joining the proposed UP Global Investors Summit scheduled to be held in February next year.
Team Yogi visiting various countries is attracting investors through trade shows and roadshows. Numerous investors from America to Europe have been seen eager to invest in Uttar Pradesh.
In proposals received, agreements have been signed with Team Yogi for the establishment of several massive units, including units of manufacturing facilities, waste-to-energy units, wellness centres, eco-tourism resorts, information technology (IT) centres, and multi-Sports centres. The UP government has set a target of of Rs 10 lakh crore in the state through the Global Investors Summit and it is expected that this target will be fulfilled 100 per cent as huge investment proposals have been received from abroad.
The Uttar Pradesh government delegation led by Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and IT Minister Yogendra Upadhyay received several offers for investment in the Netherlands. TeraWorks and Teamabi signed an intent to invest Rs 800 crore. Through this, it will begin GeoCrete additive manufacturing facilities in Uttar Pradesh. GeoCrete is an additive mixed with cement. Similarly, GC-BV signed two investment intents for 150 million euros (about Rs 132 crore) to set up waste-to-energy units in Muzaffarnagar and Ghaziabad. The deputy chief minister welcomed the investment of GC-BV and invited them to the scheduled Global Investors Summit.
Apart from this, Valuecent Group also signed an intent to invest Rs 100 crore to set up a wellness centre, eco-tourism resort and IT centre in Mathura. At the same time, Sports Networking Science filed an investment intent of Rs 600 crore. Through this investment, a multi-sports centre will be established in Uttar Pradesh.
National and International Affairs
Indias first underwater metro service,The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC)said that the East-West Metro Corridor project, is expected to be completed byDecember 2023.With this, another feather is being added to the crown of Kolkata Metro, the first metro railway in the country. Kolkata Metro, which started its journey in 1984, is being expanded to cover the whole city and its outskirts. The underwater metro, which will be running through the Hoogly river will connect the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata.
The completion of the project will bring great relief to lakhs of commuters as it will connect the busy Howrah and Sealdah RAILWAY stations as well as the north-south line of the Kolkata Metro at Esplanade. Another attraction for travellers will be the twin tunnels under the width of the river. Passengers will pass under the water for half a kilometre in less than a minute, giving them a one-of-a-kind experience.
Dairy Development Policy
In order to complement and supplement the efforts of the States and UTs, the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India is implementing following animal husbandry and development schemes for strengthening Infrastructure across the country for enhancing milk production and procurement in the potential districts and States:
National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)
Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO)
Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)
National Livestock Mission (NLM)
Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)
Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachand to be Nepals Prime Minister third time
Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal again on December 25,2022.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari named Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ of the CPN-Maoist Centre as Nepal’s next Prime Minister.
Prachanda has been chosen as Prime Minister of Nepal under Article 76 Clause 2 of the Constitution.