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HARYANA

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z Jyotisar Anubhav Kendra ....................................................................................................................................... 3
z Graveyard Object of Mahabharata found from historic Karna Kot Mound ........................................................... 3
z Final Survey Report of Five Rail Projects in Haryana will be prepared soon ........................................................ 4
z ‘Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0’ launched in Haryana ....................................................................... 5
z Ambulance Service Started in Five Districts of Jharkhand ..................................................................................... 5
z Deputy Chief Minister Inaugurated Waste Treatment Plant in Sirsa .................................................................... 6
z A proposal to honour Home Guards ...................................................................................................................... 6
z 6 Schemes under Padma Yojana ............................................................................................................................ 7
z 43 Prisoners of the state to be Released on Independence Day ........................................................................... 7
z CM inaugurated the logo of the state level program under Drug Free Campaign ................................................ 8
z Government’s policy on providing govt. jobs to the family members of martyred jawans .................................. 8
z Shatrujit Kapoor became the new DGP of Haryana .............................................................................................. 9
z Haryana will now take the help of AI to assess the production and loss of crops ................................................. 9
z Another Industrial Township to be developed in Haryana .................................................................................. 10
z Haryana Govt. to launch Spirulina-based products to tackle malnutrition ......................................................... 11
z Many Important Projects have been Approved to Speed up the Development of Gurugram. ........................... 11
z 509 Schools of the State will be known as Martyrs ............................................................................................. 12
z Now the Biography of Maharaja Agrasen will be Read by the Students of Class V in Haryana, Included in the
Syllabus ................................................................................................................................................................ 13
z Civil Enclave to be established in Ambala for RCS flight operations .................................................................... 13
z Haryana got the gift of 8 new projects ................................................................................................................ 14
z World Athletics Championships 2023: Haryana’s Neeraj Chopra becomes the 1st Indian World Champion ....... 14
z World Wrestling Championship: 18 Wrestlers from Haryana selected ............................................................... 15
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Jyotisar Anubhav Kendra Key Points:
¾ It is known that things of historical importance are
Why in News? being obtained from the Karnakot mound of the
On July 31, 2023, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Mahabharata period in Haryana due to the flow of
Lal, while inspecting the under-construction project at soil in the rainy season. Graveyard objects have been
Geeta Sthali Jyotisar, said that Jyotisar Anubhav Kendra recovered from this mound during the recent rains.
based on Mahabharata theme would be constructed at ¾ This stone is made of porcelain and even after a
Geeta Sthali Jyotisar at a cost of Rs 205 crore. century this piece of stone is still safe. After the
recent rains, when this piece of stone emerged from
Key Points: the soil, the researcher and safety engineer of this
¾ This project will be world famous and will become village, Ajay Kumar, kept it with him and informed
a center of attraction for tourists coming from far the Archaeological Department.
and wide. ¾ The remains that have been found are a circle of
¾ A budget of Rs 205 crore will be spent by the state the material used for making pottery during the
government for this project. Out of this budget, an Mahabharata period, which is called the Graveyard.
amount of Rs 30 crore has been spent so far. In this It is a porcelain-like material with excellent Luster and
Geeta Sthali Jyotisar, out of the budget released by strength. Molds of utensils and cups were prepared
the Government of India, a budget of Rs 29 crore has from this graveyard during the Mahabharata period.
been spent on the construction work of the building. ¾ Ajay Kumar, the researcher and safety engineer of this
¾ In the building of A block to be built in Jyotisar Anubhav mound, said that this graveyard is wonderful in itself
Kendra, depicting the characters of Mahabharata, and is a reflection of the pottery-making method of
ticket counter, audio guide, in the building of B block the Mahabharata
tableaux highlighting the main causes of Mahabharata period, by which
like Draupadi Cheer Haran, Lakshya Griha etc are utensils were
included. made.
¾ Various techniques including 3D mapping, holography ¾ A terracotta
are being used in this project. bangle belonging
to the Harappan
civilization as
well as fragments
of an ivory bangle
has been found
from this mound.
Apart from this,
remains of ivory
Graveyard Object of bangles have also

Mahabharata found from been found here.

Chess dice from the Harappan period have also been
historic Karna Kot Mound found here.
¾ It is worth mentioning that Bhattu village located in
Why in News? the Tohana constituency has preserved history in
According to the information received from the media itself. Evidence from the Mahabharata period to the
on August 1, 2023, a Mahabharata period graveyard object Anglo-Sikh war has been found here.
has been found from the historical Karna Kot mound of ¾ This place has been witness to so many historical wars
Bhattu village of Bhuna, Fatehabad district of Haryana. and the weapons used in these wars still come out
Pottery and cups were carved from this object in that from here every day, in which the remains of swords,
period. cannonballs & horse riders are prominent.

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Amrit Bharat Station Final Survey Report of

Scheme: 15 Railway Five Rail Projects in Haryana
Stations of Haryana will be prepared soon
will be Redeveloped Why in News?
On August 7, 2023, Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev
Why in News? Kaushal, while presiding over the meeting of the Haryana
On August 6, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Board in
laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment works Chandigarh, said that on the survey report prepared by
of 508 railway stations in the country through video the Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation
conferencing under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. to develop better rail infrastructure in the state, the Rail
These include 15 railway stations of Haryana. The ministry will soon prepare the final survey report of
five rail development projects.
Key Points:
Key Points:
¾ It may be noted that in the first phase of this ambitious ¾ In the meeting, the Chief Secretary said that the final
Amrit Bharat station scheme, 15 railway stations of location of three rail projects including rail connectivity
Haryana will be redeveloped. These stations include between Indira Gandhi Airport Delhi to Maharaja
Ambala City, Bhiwani Junction, Faridabad, Pataudi Agrasen Airport Hisar, Garhi Harsaru-Farrukhnagar
Road, Hisar, Bahadurgarh, Jind Junction, Narwana double line & new double line connectivity from
Junction, Narnaul, Kalka, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat Farrukhnagar to Jhajjar and Jhajjar-Charkhi Dadri-
and Yamunanagar-Jagadhri stations. Loharu line. Survey report will be prepared.
¾ Apart from this, 34 stations of the state will also be ¾ A joint visit to the Karnal-Yamunanagar new railway
included in the second phase of the scheme. line and Kaithal railway elevated will also be done to
finalize the survey report in the state.
¾ It is worth mentioning that modern facilities like wide
¾ The Chief Secretary informed that the Haryana Orbital Rail
concourse, foot over bridge, lift, escalator, waiting
Corridor project has been included in the PM Gatishakti
room, commercial area and retail counter etc. will be
National Master Plan. Palwal, Nuhan, Gurugram, Jhajjar
provided at these stations to be redeveloped under and Sonipat districts will benefit from this project.
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
¾ There is an effort to complete the construction of
¾ The plan envisages multimodal transport. Passenger Manesar to Patli section of Haryana Orbital Rail
amenities at other minor stations will also be upgraded Corridor in the current financial year.
and will be provided with facilities like widened ¾ In the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project,
FOBs, frontage improvements, waiting areas, lifts, 4.7-kilometer tunnel, double container traffic,
escalators etc. tunneling to meet the needs of high-rise buildings
and the state-of-the-art technology of New Austrian
Tunneling Method are being worked on.
¾ Apart from this, 68 percent of construction of a
5.8-kilometer-long elevated track on Kurukshetra-
Narwana railway line has been completed to eliminate
five manned level crossings in Kurukshetra.

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‘Intensified Mission orders have been given to deploy ambulances under dial
108 emergency service in Jharkhand, under which 5
Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0’ districts have been selected.
launched in Haryana
Key Points:
Why in News?
¾ In the first phase of deployment of ambulances in the
On August 7, 2023, the Government of India decided state, approval has been given for regular operation
for nationwide implementation of ‘Intensified Mission
of ambulances ensuring their stoppage at 69 base
Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0’ with the objective of increasing
locations in Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Khunti, Lohardaga
vaccination coverage for all vaccines specified in the
National Immunization Schedule, under which the first and Ramgarh districts.
phase of this mission has started in Haryana, scheduled ¾ All the 206 new ambulances parked in the NHM campus
from August 7 to August 12, 2023. are being gradually deployed at the designated places.
¾ In the second phase, ambulance service will be started
Key Points:
in Ranchi, Giridih, Dumka, Palamu, East Singhbhum
¾ A state government spokesperson said that three and Pakur districts, for which recruitment of drivers
phases of ‘IMI 5.0’ scheduled for the months of August,
and para emergency medical technicians is being done.
September and October 2023 would be conducted
in all the districts of Haryana. ¾ It is known that in place of the old company M/s
¾ In the first phase, 65000 children of 0-5 years and Jikitza Health Care Limited, the new company GBK
13600 pregnant women will be vaccinated. Emergency Management and Research Institute
¾ An official spokesperson said that the Government (EMRI Green Health Services) of Secunderabad will
of India has recently launched the ‘U-WIN (Winning take over its responsibility.
over Immunization) Portal’ which will be used for all ¾ The old company, Jikitza, was asked to hand over the
data recording and reporting for IMI 5.0. same to the concerned company by 12 midnight on
¾ The first round of ‘IMI 5.0’ has started in all the districts 18th August.
of Haryana. In most of the districts this campaign has ¾ It is known that since November 14, 2017, free 108
been started by eminent personalities. ambulance service is being run in Jharkhand. Under the
¾ The activities of this mission were launched by MoU, the company’s agreement with the government
Moolchand Sharma in District Faridabad, Minister Dr. expired on November 14, 2022.
Banwari Lal in District Rewari, Minister Omprakash
¾ The injured, general patients and pregnant women
Yadav in District Narnaul, Haryana Deputy Speaker
Ranbir Gangwa in District Hisar. will get the benefit of ambulance service under
emergency service.
¾ In other districts of the state including Bhiwani,
Faridabad, Fatehabad, Jind, Kurukshetra, Rewari and ¾ How many ambulances will be started in the state?
Yamunanagar, the mission was launched by the MLAs € Dhanbad 27
of the respective areas. € Hazaribagh 19
¾ Under ‘Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0’ € Ramgarh 10
children up to 5 years of age are being vaccinated
against measles and rubella. The main objective of € Lohardaga 6
this campaign is to eliminate Measles and Rubella by € Khunti 6
the end of this year. ¾ In the respective districts, if an accident has to be

Ambulance Service Started in taken to the hospital for treatment, a sick person or
the elderly in the family should be taken to the hospital
Five Districts of Jharkhand for health check-up from home, or a pregnant woman
should be taken for delivery, people should call 108.
Why in News? But according to the case, immediate service will be
According to the information received from the media available. The service of all ambulances is being made
on August 8, 2023, under the National Health Mission, available 24 hours.

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¾ These features will be:

€ 51 Ventilator Supported Advanced Life Support (ALS)

€ 131 Basic Life Support (BLS) with oxygen

€ 24 Child Care Supported NeoNatal Life (ALS Neo

Natal) Support Ambulance

A proposal to
honour Home Guards
Why in News?
On August 8, 2023, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij
while presiding over a review meeting with the top officials
Deputy Chief Minister of the Home Guard and Civil Defence Department (Home
Inaugurated Waste Guard) in Chandigarh informed that a proposal would
soon be sent to the state government to award medals
Treatment Plant in Sirsa for outstanding services to Home Guard volunteers.

Why in News? Key Points:

On August 6, 2023, Haryana’s Deputy Chief Minister ¾ Apart from this, the Home Minister directed the
Dushyant Chautala inaugurated the Effluent Treatment officers that all the Home Guards of the state should
Plant (CETP) built at a cost of Rs 6 crore 20 lakh in the get their duty allowance by the 7th of every month.
industrial area of Sirsa district of the state.
¾ In the meeting, he informed that a proposal will be
Key Points: prepared and sent to the government to give risk
allowance to home guards on the lines of police
¾ On this occasion, the Deputy Chief Minister said that personnel for policing duty.
water waste treatment plants will be built in the
¾ Also, a proposal for use of postal ballot by volunteers
industrial area in the state, taking a step towards this
will be sent to the Election Commission.
goal, starting from Sirsa.
¾ The Home Minister was apprised in the meeting that
¾ There are 171 plots in this industrial area of district
Sirsa, in which about 115 units are working. It will be there is a strength of 14,000 Home Guards in the
very beneficial for them. state and at present there are 12,000 Home Guards
working in the state, out of which 9050 Home Guard
¾ It is known that the Sirsa Industrial Area had been
volunteers are discharging the duties of law and order,
demanding for a long time to set up a CETP plant to
traffic and driver etc. in the police department.
treat industrial waste. Due to this waste, earlier the
water level used to rise from 350 to 400 BOD, which ¾ The Home Minister directed the officials to make a
has now come down to 10. Farmers can also use this provision to give EPF etc. to home guards.
water in their agriculture. ¾ Officials informed in the meeting that the accidental
¾ Installation of CETP will not only help in environmental death claim has been increased from Rs 15 lakh to
protection but also get rid of dirt and bad smell. After Rs 50 lakh by HDFC Bank for home guard volunteers.
treatment, this water will be used for irrigation and ¾ Apart from this, a provision has also been made to
the green belt of industry. Industries will also benefit give Rs 3.25 lakh by the bank to the dependents of
from the construction of this type of plant. the volunteers in case of natural death.

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¾ In the meeting, the officials apprised that at present, ¾ If an industrialist wants to set up 20 units in 25 acres,
various trainings (traffic, flood disaster, first aid etc.) then he will be able to get all the facilities like the
are being given to Haryana Home Guard volunteers facilities given to government projects. For this, the
from time to time at the Joint Training Institute located government has made a provision of Rs 1000 crore.
in Panchkula. ¾ According to the new provisions, at least 25 MSMEs
¾ Apart from this, home guards will soon be trained at or other units will be set up in industrial parks ranging
the training center to be set up in Karnal. from 25 acres to 100 acres. The infrastructure for this
¾ At present, identity cards of home guard volunteers will be prepared by the state government.
of 14 districts have been made and identity cards of ¾ Out of the blocks created for industries, incentives of
the remaining districts are under process. up to Rs 50 crore will be given by the government in
A, B, C and D blocks, which can be 50 to 85 percent
support for projects.
¾ It is known that the present state government had
discussed the creation of a venture capital fund
during the budget.
¾ If a startup comes to the state and wants any financial
benefit, then the state government will become a
partner in it, for this an overall fund of Rs 50 crore
has been kept.
¾ If someone comes up with a new concept worth up
6 Schemes under to Rs 20 lakh, then the state government will support
Padma Yojana ¾
it under the ‘Entrepreneurship Acceleration Scheme’.
The total investment subsidy of 30 per cent (maximum
Why in News? Rs 30 lakh) of the project cost will be sponsored. An
interest subsidy scheme has also been created, in
On August 9, 2023, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister which interest up to 6 percent (maximum Rs 20 lakh
Dushyant Chautala, who also holds the charge of the annually) will be paid by the government.
industries and commerce department, said that in order
¾ If someone achieves this by improving marketing or
to promote MSMEs and startups in the state, the state
branding at the national or international level, then
government will give full support to private sector
such an industrialist will be given Rs 10 lakh annually.
entrepreneurs like government projects, for this six
This will give a boost to small startups at the block level.
schemes are being made under the Padma scheme.

Key Points: 43 Prisoners of the

¾ The Deputy Chief Minister said that the Padma
Scheme has been given the form of a policy by the
state to be Released
state government, so that more and more industrial on Independence Day
clusters can be developed in the state.
¾ On the demand of industrialists in the state, now big Why is News?
industrial parks will be developed starting from 25 On August 10, 2023, an official spokesperson of Haryana
acres, whereas earlier it was starting from 100 acres, informed that the state government has decided to release
in which there was a provision to develop complete 43 prisoners on August 15, 2023, on the occasion of the
infrastructure on behalf of the state government. 75th anniversary of Independence, giving special remission.
¾ Just as the state government was sponsoring
government projects under the Seeds Scheme, the Key Points:
PDS scheme has been created for the private sector ¾ Seven prisoners aged 60 years and above, who have
on the same lines. For this, 6 schemes are being made, completed 50 per cent of their actual sentence without
which will be implemented in the next one month. remission, will be released.

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¾ Similarly, the sentence of convicted prisoners who social awareness to root out drug addiction, Nukkad
have completed two-thirds or 66 per cent of the Natak (stage) competition (school and college) will
sentence without remission from the actual sentence be organized across the state.
period has also been reduced. 33 such prisoners will ¾ The competition will be concluded on Vivekananda
be released on the occasion of Independence Day by Jayanti, National Youth Day on January 12, 2024 under
giving the benefit of remission. the leadership of the Chief Minister.
¾ An official spokesman said that there are 3 such
convicted prisoners who have completed their sentence
but are not able to pay the fine due to being poor,
they will also be released on August 15, 2023, by
giving the benefit of special remission.
¾ The said prisoners must deposit the amount of fine
imposed by any court, if they do not deposit this fine
amount before August 15, they will not be released.

CM inaugurated the logo

of the state level program Government’s policy
under Drug Free Campaign on providing govt. jobs
Why is News? to the family members
On August 10, 2023, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar of martyred jawans
Lal inaugurated the poster (logo) of the state-level
program under the drug-free campaign launched by the Why is News?
state government.
On August 15, 2023, Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev
Key Points: Kaushal informed that the state government has issued
a policy notification to provide government jobs on
¾ On this occasion, the Chief Minister informed that compassionate basis to the martyred soldiers and family
the State Task Force will soon be formed at the state members of the armed police forces who have laid down
level and district level under the anti-drug campaign. their lives in the service of the country.
Saints, social organizations, police, intellectual class
as well as people willing to work in the eradication Key Points:
of drugs will also be included in this.
¾ Under this policy, defence officers, armed forces or
¾ It is worth mentioning that the state level drug de- central armed police forces by the Ministry of Home
addiction campaign was started by the state government Affairs will be provided government jobs as per the
on June 26, 2023, the drug de-addiction day. compassionate policy to soldiers who are martyred
¾ The state government will provide full cooperation in conflict, IED blasts, terrorist or militant attacks,
to the social organizations for smooth conduct of any border skirmishes during any operation or operation
kind of activities in the state for de-addiction. in a specified area.
¾ In this episode, the Chief Minister inaugurated the ¾ Apart from this, government jobs will be provided to
poster (logo) and praised the efforts of Vishwa Shiksha the dependents of soldiers who have been martyred in
Niketan and Sunrise Global Foundation and Karuna incidents such as MT cardiac arrest, exceptional courage
Welfare Trust for the activities being conducted with and duty in air accidents and natural disasters and in
the aim of keeping the youth away from drugs. the discharge of duties in the UN Peacekeeping Force.
¾ President of Vishwa Shiksha Niketan, Dr. Sadhvi ¾ The Chief Secretary informed that earlier as per the
Amrita Didi, Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise Global previous policies of May 30, 2014 and September
Foundation, Dhanendra Vashishtha told that for 28, 2018, government jobs were given only to the

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dependents of those martyrs who were killed in ¾ It is worth mentioning that after P.K. Aggarwal who
border clashes, terrorist attacks or riots and who retired in Haryana’s DGP panel, the senior most is 1989
were declared martyrs by the Ministry of Defence batch IPS officer Mohammad Aqueel. He is currently in
or Ministry of Home Affairs. charge of DG Jail. He will retire on December 31, 2025.
¾ The definition of eligible family members has also ¾ RC Mishra is a 1990 batch IPS officer at number two.
been enhanced in the new compassionate policy. He currently holds the command of the Police Housing
¾ The new policy aims to help the family by providing Corporation. He will retire in June 2024.
a job through compassionate appointment to one ¾ Shatrujit Kapoor is the third senior 1990 batch IPS
of the eligible members of the state-based family who is the DG of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB). He
of soldiers killed in combat of the armed forces and will retire on October 31, 2026.
central armed police forces.
¾ If there is a husband or wife in the family of the
casualty for compassionate appointment and they
do not want an appointment, then the benefit will
be given to one of the married or unmarried children.
This includes legally adopted children. Provided that
the child was adopted by the martyred soldier while
he was alive.
¾ If the martyr soldier was unmarried, then only with
the consent of his parents, unmarried or married
brother or unmarried sister or for whom consent is
given by parents, brothers and unmarried sisters, will
be given the benefit of this policy.

Shatrujit Kapoor became Haryana will now take

the new DGP of Haryana the help of AI to assess the
Why is News? production and loss of crops
According to information received from the media
on August 16, 2023, Shatrujit Kapoor has become the Why is News?
new DGP of Haryana. He reached the police headquarters On August 17, 2023, Haryana Agriculture Department
in Sector 6, Panchkula and took charge. He will remain Director Narhari Singh Bangar said that the Haryana
in this post for 2 years. Agriculture Department will now take the help of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) to assess the production and loss of crops.
Key Points: At present, the state government gets this work done
¾ It is worth mentioning that Shatrujit Kapoor is a 1990 through the employees.
batch IPS. He has replaced P.K. Aggarwal, who retired
on August 15. Key Points:
¾ Apart from Shatrujit Kapoor, R.C. Mishra and Md. ¾ Director Narhari Singh Bangar said that the central
Aqueel were also in the race for the post of DGP, and state government has given its approval. For
but they got the post as per the choice of the state this, applications have been invited from agencies.
government. The government plans to use this technique in the
¾ It is known that in the panel meeting by UPSC on upcoming Rabi season. About seven crore rupees will
August 10, 3 names were approved for DGP, in which be spent on this project.
the names of Shatrujit Kapoor, Mohammad Aqueel ¾ AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a technology that provides
and R.C. Mishra were approved for DGP. the ability to think and make decisions independently

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by modeling the processes of the human psyche. ¾ These will be the advantages of technology-
Haryana Agriculture Department has aimed to make € Correct estimation of crop production with the
the process from cultivation to production smooth help of AI will make it easier to fix crop prices.
and safe by using this technology. € Use of technology will save human labor and time.
¾ The Agriculture Department estimates the estimated € Cost expenditure on old technology will also
production for crops every year according to the area. come down.
For this, the employees of the Agriculture Department
select certain areas in the districts and estimate the
crop production in that area. Along with this, the
department is also dependent on the employees to
assess the loss in the crops due to disease or other
reasons.
¾ According to the officials of the Haryana Agriculture
Department, photographs of the crop will be taken
every week through satellite and other means in
the AI model. The AI model will study the color of
the crop, the length of the plant, the leaves in the
photos given every week. State-of-the-art computers
will be used in this.
¾ The AI model will report twice in the middle of the
crop and before harvesting. From this, the production
will be estimated. A similar technique will be used for Another Industrial Township
crop damage assessment. From this, it will be known to be developed in Haryana
that what kind of disease is there in the crop, if it is
there then how much it can affect the production. Why is News?
¾ Many times there are complaints of farmers in the On August 20, 2023, Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant
assessment of loss that the assessment was not Chautala announced that an industrial township would
correct. They will not get full compensation. If the be developed in Mothuka village adjacent to Yamuna
assessment of loss from AI’s report is correct, farmers Khadar in Faridabad district. A plan has been prepared
will not have such complaints and they will be able for this.
to get full compensation for the loss.
¾ The data that will be collected from AI will be matched Key Points:
with the data collected by the employees. If there is ¾ There is a plan to develop an industrial township in
the similarity between the two or there is not much about 100 acres. In such a situation, IT centres, data
difference, then later the department can get this centres or manufacturing plants can be set up here.
work done by AI only. This will also create employment opportunities for
¾ Paddy, wheat, mustard and cotton will be included the youth in this area.
in the first phase of the scheme. Karnal and Hisar ¾ Apart from this, JBM company will make electronic bus
districts have been selected first under the scheme. in Palwal. With the coming of industries in both these
About seven crore rupees will be spent on the districts, employment opportunities will be created.
scheme in both districts. After this, it is proposed to ¾ He told that with the efforts of the Haryana
implement the scheme in seven districts and then government, a mobile factory is being set up in
in the entire state. Mewat on 180 acres, in which mobile batteries will
¾ 60 percent expenditure on the scheme will be be made. Production is likely to start in this company
borne by the Center and 40 percent by the state from next year. Apart from this, a huge warehouse
government. is being built in Manesar.

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Haryana Govt. to launch Many Important

Spirulina-based products Projects have been
to tackle malnutrition Approved to Speed up the
Why is News? Development of Gurugram.
On August 19, 2023, the Haryana government Why in News?
announced the introduction of Spirulina-based products On August 19, 2023, under the chairmanship of
to tackle malnutrition among children with a six-month Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal, the 12th meeting
pilot project in Nuh district. of Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority
(GMDA) was held at PWD Rest House, in which several
Key Points: important schemes were approved to speed up the
¾ Under the Poshan Abhiyan, three nutrition-enriched development of Gurugram City through (GMDA).
programs will be implemented in all the blocks of the
aspirational district Nuh. Key Points:
¾ The objective of these programs is to reduce ¾ After extensive discussion with the members of the
malnutrition and anemia among children and Authority, the Chief Minister approved the annual
women. budget of Rs 2574.40 crore for the year 2023-24.
¾ Nutritional support in the form of ready-to-eat foods, ¾ In the annual budget, Rs 570.06 crore for infrastructure
nutrition packets and antioxidant-rich foods will be (roads, water supply, sewerage, storm water etc.), Rs
provided to children and women in all blocks of Nuh 1151.77 crore for capital work, which health services,
district. especially Rs 300 crore for Sheetla Mata Temple, Rs 36
crore for urban environment and a provision of Rs 538
¾ The Women and Child Development Department
crore has been made for operation & maintenance.
will provide ‘Orthonut’ (peanut mixture) under the
¾ For the annual budget, the authority will get revenue
Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) to the
of Rs 2043.17 crore from various heads. Also, the
severely acute malnourished and moderate acute
balance requirement of Rs 531.23 crore will be met
malnourished children in Nuh district on a pilot basis.
from the already available corpus fund.
¾ A study conducted by the Institute of Health ¾ In the meeting of the Gurugram Metropolitan
Management and Research (IHMR), Bangalore showed Development Authority, a new master water supply
a reduction in malnutrition in children given spirulina line was also proposed regarding the demand for
for six months. water supply to different areas and new sectors of
¾ Spirulina, an algae that grows in both freshwater and the city, on which the Chief Minister approved the
salt water, is known to be rich in nutrients and have 20.50-kilometer-long master water supply line. A
antioxidant properties. budget of Rs 125 crore was also approved for this line.

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¾ The new line of 200 MLD capacity from Basai Water Key Points:
Treatment Plant Part II will supply water to sectors 101, ¾ All the records and website of the education department
104, 108, 110, 110A, New Palam Vihar, Palam Vihar, are being updated to change the name of these
Sector 23, crossing NH-48, cyber hub etc. Through government schools to the names of the martyrs.
this line, the demand for water supply in the new With this step of the government, the families of the
and old cities will be met. martyrs are feeling proud.
¾ In the 12th meeting of the GMDA, the Chief Minister ¾ These include 358 high, senior, secondary schools and
approved the transfer of land for the proposed new 151 secondary and primary schools in the state. These
Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) in Sector 107 near schools are being named after the freedom fighters
Daulatabad and Sector 78 near Naurangpur. of that village and the brave martyrs who sacrificed
¾ Similarly, in the meeting, under the work of the their lives for the country.
upgradation of the road connecting Southern ¾ With this, where the young generation will get an
Peripheral Road (SPR) from Faridabad Road to NH 48, opportunity to know about the martyrdom of the
administrative approval was given for an amount of martyrs, the feeling of patriotism will also be awakened
Rs 109.14 crore for the underpass being constructed in their hearts.
at Vatika Chowk. ¾ Two schools each from Sonipat, Gohana, Kathura and
¾ The underpass is being constructed by the National Kharkhoda blocks have been included in the schools
Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and GMDM on a which will be renamed after the freedom fighters or
50:50 share basis. brave martyrs of that region. In these schools, the
¾ In the meeting, the Chief Minister also discussed with names of some schools have also been changed and
the officers of GMDA to increase the revenue through written on the main gate.
advertisement and other means. ¾ These schools will be known as Martyrs in Sonipat:

Blocks Martyr School

Sonipat Freedom Fighter Government Senior
Mahavir Prasad Secondary School,
Jain Shahzadpur
Sonipat Freedom Fighter Government Senior
Chaudhary Secondary School,
Chandan Singh Bainyapur Lahrada
Gohana Shaheed Sukhbir Government Senior
Singh Secondary School,
509 Schools of the State Rukhi

will be known as Martyrs Gohana Freedom Fighter

Babu Moolchand
Government High
School, Sikandarpur
Why in News? Jain Majra

On August 20, 2023, District Education Officer of Kathura Martyr Sepoy Government Senior
Sonipat district of Haryana, Naveen Gulia said that Captain Singh Secondary School,
students studying in government schools in Sonipat district Dhanana
will now be able to know about freedom fighters and Kathura Shaheed Mahavir Government High
brave martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country. Singh School, Bhanderi
For this, the state government is going to name 509
Kharkhoda Shaheed Ravindra Government Girls
schools of the state after the martyrs, taking a big step
Singh Dahiya Senior Secondary
to pay homage to the martyrs. This includes eight schools
School, Rohna
of Sonipat.

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Haryana School Education Project Council, Maharaja
Kharkhoda Shaheed Rai Singh Government
Agrasen’s biography has been included in the syllabus
Primary School,
of Hindi subject of class V.
Jharonthi
¾ It is known that on July 6, 2021, under the leadership
of National President of All India Agrawal Conference,
Where will the names
Gopal Sharan Garg, the people of Agrawal community
of how many schools be changed? had demanded that the biography of Maharaja Agrasen
¾ Rewari - 94, Bhiwani - 85, Jind - 61, Palwal - 38, Rohtak be included in the school curriculum.
- 36, Charkhi Dadri - 28, Jhajjar - 28, Gurugram - 25, ¾ On July 26, 2021, the Assembly Speaker put this
Kaithal - 21, Mahendragarh - 16, Hisar - 13, Fatehabad demand in front of Chief Minister Manohar Lal. Now
- 10, Ambala - 8, Faridabad - 8, Kurukshetra - 8, notification has been issued in this regard.
Sonipat - 8, Yamunanagar - 5, Panchkula - 5, Panipat
¾ It is known that Maharaja Agrasen has been the
- 5, Sirsa - 4, Karnal - 2, Nuh -1.
promoter of humanity, the priest of non-violence,
¾ Total - 509 the founder of the republic, the messiah of the
poor, a strong supporter of nationalism. He gave a
new direction to society by starting the tradition of
‘Ek Eint-Ek Mudra’. Maharaja Agrasen has a deep
connection with the history of Haryana.

Civil Enclave to be
established in Ambala for
RCS flight operations
Why is News?
Now the Biography On August 23, 2023, Haryana Home and Health
of Maharaja Agrasen Minister Anil Vij informed that a civil enclave will be set
up by the Airport Authority of India in the state’s Ambala
will be Read by the Students district for RCS flight operations under the cooperation
of Class V in Haryana, of the Ministry of Defense and the flagship program of
the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Included in the Syllabus
Key Points:
Why In News? ¾ For the establishment of the Civil Enclave, an amount
According to the information received from the media of more than Rs 133 crore will be sent to the Ministry
on August 23, 2023, the Haryana government has included of Defense by the Aviation Department of the State
the biography of Maharaja Agrasen in the school Government, for which the State Government has
curriculum. This biography will be taught in the Hindi given its approval.
subject of class V. For this, the green signal has also been ¾ This civil enclave will be developed in about 20 acres
received from the State Educational Research and Training of land along with the Air Force station of Ambala
Council, Gurugram. in the state and work on it will start soon. Tenders
worth about Rs 16 crore have been floated so far for
Key Points: the operation of the Civil Enclave.
¾ It is worth mentioning that in a letter written by the ¾ The Home and Health Minister informed that this
State Educational Research and Training Council to the enclave was sanctioned under the ‘Udaan Yojana’. Due
Director of the Secondary Education Department, it to his untiring efforts, this enclave has been approved
has been said that according to the guidelines of the and soon flights will start from here.

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¾ Ships will be moored in the enclave, while the airstrip ¾ A new flyover will be constructed at Sukhpura Chowk
will be used for the flight of airplanes, the approval of on Old NH-71A in Rohtak at a cost of Rs 65.88 crore.
which has already been given by the Airforce. ¾ Similarly, a new flyover will be constructed along
¾ It is understood that the terms and conditions shared with a ‘Carrier Lined Channel’ on ‘Panipat-Safidon-
by Ministry of Defense vide letter dated June 26, Jind-Bhiwani Road’ in Panipat, this flyover will cost
2023 have been agreed to by the Government of Rs 26.47 crore.
Haryana and proposed transfer of account details for ¾ A new railway overbridge will be constructed on the
payment of cash compensation amount calculated by ‘Jind-Panipat Railway Section’ in Panipat at a cost of
Ministry of Defense for this project the method has Rs 73.24 crore. Apart from this, a new flyover will be
been sought by the state civil aviation department. constructed from ‘Panipat GT Road to Dahar’ along
with the existing railway overbridge in Panipat district.
¾ The state government is widening and strengthening
the road route as per the requirement for the
convenience of the people of the state, where the
need for flyovers or railway overbridges is felt, they
will be built on priority.

Haryana got the

gift of 8 new projects
Why is News?
On August 23, 2023, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister
Dushyant Chautala informed that the 63rd meeting of the
‘Project Sectioning and Monitoring Group-1’ of the
National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) was held
in New Delhi, in which 8 new projects worth about Rs World Athletics Championships
461 crore were gifted to Haryana.
2023: Haryana’s Neeraj Chopra
Key Points:
becomes the 1st Indian World
¾ Giving information about the new projects, the
Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the charge of Champion
PWD Department, said that these 8 projects include
strengthening of 4 major highways, 2 new flyovers Why in News?
and 2 new railway over bridges. On August 28, 2023 Neeraj Chopra of Haryana’s
¾ It is known that the path of progress of any state passes Panipat district with a best throw of 88.17m became the
through road and rail and the state government is first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the Senior
committed to strengthen the infrastructure of both World Championships in the men’s javelin throw event
these routes. at the World Athletics Championships 2023 held in
¾ Under these projects, the road from Maham to Budapest, Hungary.
Kalaanaur and further Beri village will be strengthened,
which will cost about Rs 51.62 crore. Key Points:
¾ Similarly, Rs 60.89 crore will be spent on strengthening ¾ Notably, Neeraj Chopra was already the first Indian
of Jhajjar-Kosli road, Rs 137.57 crore on improvement track and field athlete to win a gold medal at the
of Nuh-Palwal road and Rs 19.46 crore on strengthening Olympics (Tokyo 2020), Diamond League title (2022)
of Rohtak-Kharkhoda-Delhi border road. and Junior World Championships (2016).

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¾ Neeraj Chopra, who holds the national record of World Wrestling
89.94m in men’s javelin throw, had won a silver
medal at the World Championships in Oregon last Championship: 18 Wrestlers
year. It was India’s first silver medal at a global track
and field event and the country’s second after Anju
from Haryana selected
Bobby George won a bronze in the women’s long Why is News?
jump at Paris 2003.
According to information received from the media
¾ Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Arshad
on August 27, 2023, 18 wrestlers are from Haryana out
Nadeem of Pakistan won the silver with a season’s best
throw of 87.82m, while Jakub Wadlejch of the Czech of the 30 wrestlers selected in the trials held at the SAI
Republic won the bronze with a throw of 86.67m. Centre in Patiala, Punjab for the Senior World Wrestling
Championship to be held in Serbia’s capital Belgrade from
¾ The other two Indian athletes also put up impressive
September 16 to 24.
performances in the 12-man javelin throw final in
Budapest. Kishore Jena finished fifth with a personal
Key Points:
best throw of 84.77m, while DP Manu finished sixth
with a throw of 84.14m. ¾ According to the information, wrestlers from
Haryana also dominated the Senior World Wrestling
Championship held in Patiala, Punjab on August 25-26.
In the competition to be held in Belgrade, 18 wrestlers
have made their place in the Indian contingent by
performing their best game.
¾ In the trials held in Patiala, seven wrestlers from
Haryana have got tickets in the women’s category,
six in freestyle and five in Greco-Roman.
¾ The players of the state have made their mark in the
world of wrestling. Haryana’s wrestlers have their
own strength in international-level competitions.
Young wrestlers of the state are shining on the
international stage.
¾ These wrestlers from Haryana were selected-
¾ Freestyle Category: Aman (57kg), Akash Dahiya (61kg),
Anuj (65kg), Naveen (74kg), Sachin Mor (74kg) and
Sumit Malik (125kg).
¾ Greco Roman Category: Manish (60kg), Ankit Gulia
(72kg), Sajan (82kg), Manoj (87kg) and Mehar Singh
(130kg).
¾ Women’s Category: Antim Panghal (53kg), Sarita
(57kg), Anjali (59kg), Manisha (62kg), Antim (65kg),
Priyanka (68kg) and Jyoti Berwal (72kg).

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