Packing batteries with more punch
Indian researchers are working on cells that can store more energy, last longer
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao
The Telangana Government has announced a 60-day action plan to take up greenery and cleanliness works in all the gram panchayats in the State. The villages will be asked to prepare a five-year plan, factoring in the strengths and weaknesses of respective habitations.
“These elements should be incorporated in the yearly and five-year plans of villages,” Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said.
At a review meeting, Rao asked the officials and public representatives to get for ready for programme that seeks to give a new look to villages by removing all the debris piled-up at street corners, dilapidated houses and revive the basic village infrastructure. He asked the officials to tap the NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme funds to fill dysfunctional wells and borewells.
The action plan would also see cleaning-up of sewerage, removal of garbage and a clean environment at schools, hospitals and anganwadis. It would also include a Power Week and Haritha Haram (tree-planting programme).
The Chief Minister asked the officials to take measures to ensure that there was no water-logging in low-lying areas and setting up a cremation facility for every 2,000 population. “You should set apart lands for a dump yard, a community hall and community godown in every village.”
“The face of village has not changed much. Though thousands of crores are being spent, the results are not tangible,” he said.
The Chief Minister wanted the local bodies to focus on tax collections by ensuring all the stakeholders pay their bit. “Village secretaries should ensure 100 per cent collection of taxes and power bills. The communities should approach the companies in the neighbourhood and convince them to spend the statutory CSR (corporate social responsibility) funds for the development of villages,” he said. He also wanted the local bodies to maintain a proper record of births and deaths.
From the government side, he assured that all the vacancies in the Panchayat Raj Department and other relevant departments would be filled up to ensure smooth governance.
Indian researchers are working on cells that can store more energy, last longer
To fix a broken bone, doctors often harvest another bone from the patient’s body or from someone else. It ...
Superconductors from IIScScientists at IISc Bangalore have invented a device with a nanocrystal structure ...
Engineering and construction giant L&T has won a licence from the Council of Scientific & Industrial ...
Ensure that the investment thesis based on which you bought the IPO still holds good
Here are some yardstick for selecting auto component stocks
Those with a moderate risk appetite & an investment horizon of 3 years can consider the fund
Digital money-lending platforms may be hassle-free and convenient, but look before you leap
India is ready with two vaccines to beat the deadliest virus of recent times. The immunisation drive, however, ...
‘Now It’s Come to Distances’ examines the defining moments of the past year — the Shaheen Bagh protests, ...
Legal and regulatory uncertainties hang like a sword on an industry which earned ₹2,470 crore revenues in the ...
Sopan Deb’s journey towards personal catharsis is perhaps the most honest and straightforward look a man can ...
Digital is becoming dominant media, but are companies and their ad agencies transforming fast enough to make a ...
Slow Network, promoted by journalist-lyricist Neelesh Misra, pushes rural products and experiences
How marketers can use the traditional exchange of festive wishes meaningfully
For Fortune, a brand celebrating its 20th anniversary, it was a rude shock to become the butt of social media ...
Three years after its inception, compliance with GST procedures remains a headache for exporters, job workers ...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of companies are altering the prospects for wooden toys of ...
Aequs Aerospace to create space for large-scale manufacture of toys at Koppal
And it has every reason to smile. Covid-19 has triggered a consumer shift towards branded products as ...
Please Email the Editor