November 2022

CHHATTISGARH Rajyotsava fair boosts women SHG products The products of Women Self-Help groups have earned an overwhelming response at the Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava fair which concluded on Sunday. The goods made by SHGs include mobile pockets, bags of banana fiber, cookies, earthen lamps, decoration items, candles, floor cleaners, handwash and soaps. Artists from all over the … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Govt’s ambitious scheme for girls The Mukhyamatri Noni Sashaktikaran Sahayata Yojana is an ambitious scheme of the Chhattisgarh government in which Rs 20,000 is credited directly in the bank account of girls from workers’ families for self-employment and higher education. So far 8,262 daughters of construction workers have benefited under the scheme. A total … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Now, doorstep Aadhaar enrolment for children in CG Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel announced an additional feature to ‘Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojana’ which would facilitate issuing of Aadhaar cards at the doorstep of home for children below or if five years of age. Speaking at the opening ceremony of National Tribal Dance Festival and state’s 23rd foundation day celebrations here, … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Biodiversity precious asset in C’garh: VC The Vice Chancellor Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (IGKV), Dr Girish Chandel, on Monday said Chhattisgarh is rich in biodiversity and its proper use can help make the state prosperous. Prof Chandel was addressing the international agriculture expo Agri Carnival-2022 organized by the Agriculture Department and the Chhattisgarh Biotech … Read more

CHHATTISGARH C’garh restricts use of herbicide glyphosate Based on a notification issued by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the Chhattisgarh government has restricted the use of          herbicide glyphosate in view of the danger to the health of humans and animals. The Restriction Order 2022 on the use of glyphosate states that no … Read more

CHHATTISGARH National Tribal Dance Festival kicks off in Chhattisgarh The National Tribal Dance Festival took off to a colourful start on Tuesday with national and international tribal artists putting up an impressive performance on the opening day of the three-day event here in the state capital of Chhattisgarh, coinciding with the state’s 23rd foundation day celebrations. Being hosted … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Maternal mortality rate in Chhattisgarh dips to all time low The Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Chhattisgarh has fallen to an all-time low of 137. A communiqué from the Health Department said that MMR, which was 159 between 2016-18, fell due to special attention given to the health of pregnant and lactating women as well … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh: WHO prepares a documentary on Haat Bazaar Clinic Scheme The World Health Organization (WHO) has prepared a documentary film on the Haat Bazaar Clinic scheme of Chhattisgarh. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel released this film in a program organized at his residence. The film will be screened at the WHO headquarters in Geneva. A Haat Bazar scheme is a … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh inks MOUs for setting up ethanol plant, drone & UAV units    Chhattisgarh government has signed two Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) at the Business Summit 2022 at India International Trade Fair-2022 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Tuesday for setting up ethanol production plant, drone and UAV manufacturing unit in the state. A MoU was … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Malaria-free Chhattisgarh drive enters seventh phase The seventh phase of the malaria-free Chhattisgarh campaign will commence on 1st December. The campaign is to be conducted for a month in four malaria-sensitive districts — Bijapur, Dantewada, Narayanpur, and Sukma, during which an awareness drive would be organised.  The annual parasite index (API rate) in the year 2018 was 2.63, … Read more