Assam CA 15 and 16 July

1.

A total of 1,486 kilograms of drugs will be destroyed in Assam during a regional conference that will be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on July 17

As per the statement, during the conference, under the leadership of the Home Minister, over 1,44,000 kilogram drugs worth Rs 2,416 crore, will be destroyed in various parts of the country by NCB in coordination with ANTFs of all states. 

With the destruction of drugs on July 17, the total quantity of drugs destroyed in one year will reach around 10 lakh kilograms, which has a value of around Rs 12,000 crore. 

2.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on July 14 met Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and sought his help for procuring one crore saplings for plantation in the state under PM’s LiFE Mission. 

Over Sarma’s request, the Yadav assured him that he would help to rope in experts from Dehradun in the next two-three days for assisting the Assam government with the plantation of one crore saplings under PM’s LiFE Mission. 

At the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP26), Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi announced Mission LiFE, to bring individual behaviours at the forefront of the global climate action narrative.

LiFE envisions replacing the prevalent ‘use-and-dispose’ economy—governed by mindless and destructive consumption—with a circular economy, which would be defined by mindful and deliberate utilization. The Mission intends to nudge individuals to undertake simple acts in their daily lives that can contribute significantly to climate change when embraced across the world.

LiFE plans to leverage the strength of social networks to influence social norms surrounding climate. The Mission plans to create and nurture a global network of individuals, namely ‘Pro-Planet People’ (P3), who will have a shared commitment to adopt and promote environmentally friendly lifestyles. Through the P3 community, the Mission seeks to create an ecosystem that will reinforce and enable environmentally friendly behaviours to be self-sustainable.

3.

urban flooding is a phenomenon in metropolitan cities and Guwahati is also no exception

Efforts are on to channelize excess water from the Brahmaputra river into wetlands and this has been done in the case of Deepor Beel as per suggestion of Union Home Minister, and to build road cum embankments to tackle floods in the state

4.

 the state’s revenue has witnessed a multifold jump as in the 2022-23 Financial Year (FY) the state earned 30,263.33 crore.

The shared data shows that the state’s revenue in FY 2012-13 was Rs 10,723 crore followed by Rs 11,699.96 crore in FY 2013-14, Rs 11,862.70 crore in FY 2014-15, Rs 12,848 crore in FY 2015-16, Rs 16, 432.68 crore in FY 2016-17, Rs 17, 287 crore in FY 2107-18, Rs 24, 146 crore in FY 2018-19, Rs 22,068 crore in FY 2019-20, Rs 20,033.23 crore in FY 2020-21, Rs Rs 23,112.85 crore in FY 2021-22 and Rs 30,263.33 crore in FY 2022-23.    

It is worth mentioning that recently in a bid to increase its revenue, the Assam government has increased the prices of alcohol in the state from July 1, 2023.

As per reports, the timing of the liquor shops has also been changed as now these shops will remain open until 11:00 PM. 

The reports claimed that the tariff has been increased from 4 per cent to 25 per cent apart from allowing alcohol sales in malls.

5.

To resolve the Assam-Meghalaya issue a meeting was held at Holy Cross Higher Secondary School’s Auditorium at Umkiang of East Jaintia Hills Meghalaya. 

it was decided that both the committee will come up with a neutral report by which people of both the states are happy

The village in question comprises 37 families, of which few want to be part of the state of Meghalaya and remain with Assam.

Meanwhile, the Meghalaya counterpart said that there is some objection from one village and the same will be resolved in due course of time after the committees submit the final report.

After the meeting both Meghalaya Dy CM and Assam cabinet minister said that the meeting was fruitful, maximum issues got resolved and the left-out issues will be solved.