Nitish hails Budget as Bihar gets ₹58,900 crore
In the Budget projects worth ₹58,000 crore have been announced for Bihar .
₹24,000 crore will be allocated for road projects . ₹21,400 will be allocated for a power plant of 2400 MW in Prapatti .
And ₹11,500 crore will be used for flood control
The Road projects in Bihar announced in Budget are :
- Patna – Purnea expressway
- Buxar Bhagalpur expressway
- Bodhgaya Rajgir Darbhanga Spurs
- Additional 2 lane bridge over river Ganga at Buxar
Government announced a plan named ‘ Purvodaya ‘ under which all round development of the eastern region of Bihar , Jharkhand , West Bengal , Odisha and Andhra Pradesh will be the focus .
An industrial node will be developed at Gaya , on Amritsar – Kolkata Highway . The node will catalyze industrial growth of the eastern region .
It will also help to develop cultural centers across the region .
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has hailed the project as a big gift for the state , which was denied special category status on Monday .
AP gets ₹15,000 crore to build Amravati , aid for Polavaram
The Union budget spells a boost for Andhra Pradesh with a special financial package of ₹15,000 crore for developing its capital Amaravati . besides assistance for Polavaram irrigation projects and grants for backward regions
To summarize what AP will get :
- Package of ₹15,000 crore for development of Amravati .
- Assistance in developing Polavaram Irrigation project
- Kopparthy Industrial node , will be developed on priority basis , between Visakhapatnam and Chennai , will be developed.on priority basis .
- Grants for backward regions of Rayalaseema , Prakasam and. North coastal Andhra Pradesh will also be provided .
SC declined pleas to cancel NEET , says no evidence to prove systemic risk
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to cancel NEET UG held on May 5 , while observing that there has been no material on record “ at the present stage “ to prove that systemic leak of question papers have destroyed the society of exam .
The court made it clear that the students identified in future as beneficiaries of the paper leak , in the ongoing paper investigation, should not profit from illegality and be barred from admission .
The petition was being heard by a three judge bench headed by Judge D Y Chandrachud .
The petitioners were demanding cancellation of NEET UG 2024 , and a retest and were arguing that the leak was widespread .
IIT Delhi in its response to answering an “ ambiguous “ question in physics paper , said that the two answers that were given correct marks were mutually exclusive . And students who were awarded full marks on the wrong answer will lose their marks .
SC gives split verdict on validity of center’s nod to GM mustard
SC on Wednesday PR bounced a split verdict on the validity of center’s 2022 decision of environmental release of Genetically Modified ( GM ) mustard crop .
The two judge bench of justices B.V Nagaratha and Sanjay Karol have split the verdict . The court asked the government to formulate a National policy with regard to GM crops for research , cultivation , trade and commerce in the country .
The case now would be referred to a three judge bench to be constituted by the CJI .
On October 18 ,2022 , the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee ( GEAC ) recommended the environmental releases of DMH 11 , a GM crop of mustard .
On October 25 , 2022 the government ordered environmental releases of
New UK foreign secretary David Lammy arrived today
UK foreign secretary David Lammy will arrive on Wednesday morning for a day-long visit to India . The agenda will be a “ full reset “ of ties and ,” economic , domestic and global security “ will be on the top of agenda , the British Foreign office announced .
He will hold a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar . He will also call on PM Narendra Modi .
Early conclusion of the India UK Free Trade Agreement will be on the agenda of talk .
Karnataka HC stays FIR against two ED officials probing Valmiki scam
The Karnataka High court on Tuesday stayed the investigation based on the FIR registered by Bengaluru police against two ED officials .
In the FIR it has been said that officials from state government were being coerced to name CM Siddaramaiah and former minister B Nagendra in connection to Valmiki scam .
The petition was filed by ED against the alleged arrest of ED officials .
Valmiki Corporation scam involved Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation ( KMVSTDC )
A suicide not e corporation had revealed of corruption of 88 Million .
17 contacts of Nipah victim test Negative ; schools go online in two panchayats .
Serum of all 17 people who had contacted a 15 year old boy who died of Nipah spread was found to be negative .
Kerala’s Health minister Veena George said that legal proceedings will be initiated against all those who violate the Nipah protocol .
“ As many as 460 people are in the contact list . They should remain quarantined for 21 days “ .
As many as 220 people are included in the high risk zone.
The health department has intensified its field work in the wake of Nipah death ..
Health workers have covered more than 18,055 houses in Panikkad and Anakayyam panchayats .
World
Hamas and Fatah sign declaration in.Beijing on ending rift amid Gaza war
Palestinian faction of Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing that would end their years-long rift .
The two heavyweights in Palestinian politics signed the Beijing Declaration on “ ending division and strengthening Palestinian unity “
The two rivals along with 12 other political factions concluded talks in presence of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi .
Israel Foreign Minister , Israel Katz rejected the agreement on Tuesday , stating that no joint government between Hamas and Fatah in Gaza will take place because “ Hamas rule will be crushed “.
The development is important as it is expected that Israel will soon declare a ceasefire in Gaza , as the Israeli operation in Gaza comes to the final stage .
Fatah is. a political faction which rules the West Bank while Hamas ruled Gaza .
With this China’s role in mediating peace in West Asia has increased .
China has earlier mediated peace between Saudi Arabia and Iran .
Harris wins enough support to clinch party nomination
US vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris , appeared poised to clinch her party’,s presidential nomination , after getting support from other democratic delegates .
She said that she has sailed past the number of delegates needed 1,976 out of nearly 4000 to secure democratic presidential nomination.
After ban on Russia and Belarus, calls to bar Israel from Olympics grow louder
Russia and Belarus have been barred from the Olympics after Russian operation in Ukraine in 2022 . Participants from these countries will participate in the name neutral candidate .
Several Muslim organizations , sports bodies and politicians are asking the IOC to ban Israel from the Olympics .
Israeli operations in Gaza have killed more than 39,000 people .
