26-05-21 Daily-Odisha-OPSC Current Affairs

The campaign was bolstered with support from the United States Consulate General Hyderabad with an objective of creating awareness on Covid-19, MGNREGA, violence against Women and also child marriages among vulnerable communities through community radio initiatives.

Village-level Taskforce Committees formed in 47 villages included members like Anganwadi Workers, ASHA, PRI members, teachers, students and community leaders among others. Resolutions were passed and submitted to the respective district administrations to declare their villages as child marriage free villages.

The process of taskforce committee formation is under process in another 37 villages.

To broaden the impact of behavioural changes, narrowcasting sessions and outreach activities were organised by community radio stations in different villages, schools and slums of Odisha to raise awareness on the issue of child marriage. Radio listeners groups were promoted and provided training on child marriage.

The government has set up a panel of state ministers for better valuation of Services ofcasinos,online gamingportal and race courses for levying goods and services tax (GST).

The seven-member panel, convened by Gujarat deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, will also examine whether any change is required in the legal provision for better means of valuation of these services.

It will also examine the administration of such valuation provisions and if an alternative means of valuation is recommended.

The panel would also look into the impact of such valuation on other similarly placed services like lottery.

The Ministry of Power has decided to establish a National Mission to promote the use of in coal-fired thermal power Plants.

Increase the level of co-firing from the current 5% to higher levels in order to have a greater share of carbon neutral power generation from thermal power plants.

Conduct R&D in boiler design to handle the higher levels of silica and alkalis in biomass pellets.

To make it easier to overcome constraints in the supply chain of bio mass pellets and agro- residue, as well as their transport to power plants.

Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, a 1985 batchIPSofficer serving as CISF DG, on Wednesday took charge as theCBIdirector.

TheCentral Bureau of Investigationwas working without a regular chief for over three months afterRishi Kumar Shuklacompleted his two-year tenure on February 3.

Jaiswal, ex-Maharashtra DGP and former Mumbai top cop, was the seniormost officer in the panel.