Chhattisgarh Affairs
Rural Industrial Parks empowering women
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel expressed happiness over the success of Women entrepreneurs.
He made the remark while inspecting the Rural Industrial Park in Kadar village in the Bhatapara assembly constituency.
Baghel inspected various livelihood-oriented activities there.
Women from self-help groups told the Chief Minister that RIPA had given them the confidence to go after different sources of income with ease.
The they earn helped them to become financially strong.
Itara Dhiwar of the Om Sai Ram Self-Help Group, which runs a spice unit, informed the Chief Minister that they have sold chili spice worth Rs 50,000.
Members of the group are also involved in manufacturing vermicompost, which they have sold for Rs. 1.20 lakh. There are 11 members in the group.
Pooja Sahu from the Maa Saraswati Self-Help Group, overseeing the incense sticks unit, has sold products worth Rs 80,000, with a production cost of around Rs 10,000.
Sangeeta Banjare of the Satnam Mahila Self-Help Group has sold 50,000 bundles of dona pattal. The manufacturing expenditure was Rs 20,000 and the profit Rs 30,000.
National and International Affairs
Vitamin-D deficiency hits developing neurons in schizophrenia: Study
Using a new visualisation tool known as false fluorescent neurotransmitters, neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have discovered how vitamin D deficiency affects developing neurons in Schizophrenia, a serious mental Health disorder.
In a nutshell, the study, which comes a day after World Schizophrenia Day is marked,highlights the importance of vitamin D in brain development and the potential impact of deficiency on the onset of the mental condition.
Schizophrenia is associated with many developmental risk factors, and while the precise neurological causes of the disorder remain unknown, the mental health disorder is associated with a pronounced change in the way the brain uses dopamine.