KARNATAKA

Govt reiterates move to waive tuition fees for girls

Karnataka is looking at an investment of Rs 5,000 crore in the higher education sector to raise gross enrollment ratio (GER) to 40% in five years. The GER has gone up by 2% in the past 18 months from the earlier 26%. Minister for higher education Basavaraj Rayareddi reiterated the government’s move to waive the tuition fees for girls, right from Class 1 till graduation.

The government aims to achieve 40% GER by setting up free residential colleges in each district on the lines of the Morarji Desai Schools, improve infrastructure in government first grade colleges and recruit lecturers.

With the CM set to distribute free laptops to 36,000 SC/ST students of government degree colleges at Davanagere on November 18, the government has decided to extend this to all students in government and aided degree colleges.

INTERNATIONAL

· India among five countries responsible for 50% newborn deaths

As per a report titled “Levels and Trends in Child Mortality 2017”, India along with Pakistan, Nigeria, Congo, and Ethiopia is responsible for half of all newborn deaths in the world.
This report has been authored by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),World Health Organization (WHO), World Bank Group and United Nations.

NATIONAL

President to inaugurate International Gita Mahotsav in Haryana

President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the International Gita Mahotsav in Kurukshetra, Haryana, on November 25.

He will also participate in Gita Yajna and Gita Poojan ceremonies at Brahma Sarovar.

The mahotsav which will conclude on December 3 will have Mauritius as partner country and Uttar Pradesh as partner state.

Kerala govt prohibits using ‘Dalit’, ‘Harijan’ in official communications

The Kerala Information and Public Relations Department’s internal circular has directed to avoid usage of words “Dalit” and “Harijan” in its official communications.

The order was issued based on the directive from Kerala State Commission for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) Chairman Justice PN Vijayakumar.

The department informed that the government has also banned the usage of word “Keezhalar” which was used to refer to scheduled communities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed use of fertilizer & new techniques will help in doubling farmers’ income by 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed that the farming community on the right use of fertilizers, advanced techniques, and cash-less transactions will help in doubling farmers’ income by 2022.
The cooperative also played an important role in the implementation of urea neem-coating programme rolled out by the government to curb black marketing of urea.

GSTN Launches excel-based offline tool to file initial GSTR-3B Returns
Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) launched an Excel-based offline tool for businesses to file initial GSTR- 3B returns.
They stated that taxpayers can download the offline utility from the GSTN portal and after fill in the data the file can be uploaded on GST portal.
After uploading of the return to the GST Portal, the taxpayer has to preview the form, complete formalities like submit, offset the liability and file their GSTR-3B Return using a digital signature or electronic verification code.

Union Government to organise Global Ayurveda meet in Kochi

The State government will organize a four days International seminar and Global Ayurveda meet in Kochi on February 2018.
The main focus of this seminar will be showcasing Kerala’s achievements in health tourism, healthcare, and Ayurveda, she said after inaugurating the Ayurveda Day celebrations the other day.
The festival is being organised by the Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action in association with the State government, Department of Ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturers Organisations of India, Ayurveda Drug Manufacturers Association and Kerala State Indian Systems of Medicine of Medicine Self Financing Management Association, State Department of AYUSH, Department of Tourism and Department of Industry.

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