04-12-21 Daily -Goa- GPSC Current Affairs

The directorate of mines and geology has finalised the draftrulesfor the functioning of Goaminingcorporation. Thedraftrules will be sent to the chief minister Pramod Sawant for administrative approval before referring it to the law department for vetting.

The Act that paved the way for the corporations formation was passed during the last assembly session. Earlier in September, the governor granted his assent to the bill, making it an Act and setting the stage for thecorporation.

Mining in Goa came to a halt in March 2018, after The Supreme Court quashed the second renewal of 88 mining leases. On September 7, the apex court dismissed an appeal filed by mining companies to allow them to operate mining leases till 2037.

The has tentatively finalised eight mining leases to be auctioned in Bicholim and Sattari talukas. Out of the eight leases shortlisted by the government, five are at Bordem in Bicholim and three in Sattari, including two in Pissurlem and one in Poriem.

The mining concessions in the state were granted under the decree of 1906. On December 19, 1961, Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated from Portuguese rule and Goa became a part of India. However, the concessions were deemed to have expired on December 12, 1961, which was the appointed date as per the Abolition Act, 1987, from which date the concessions were treated as deemed leases under MMDR Act.

The Government of India will introduce the SRESTHA Scheme for students from Scheduled Castes. The initiative would give pupils a high-quality residential <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Education“>Education.

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The Ministry of Social and Empowerment will carry out the scheme.

It is aimed towards deserving Scheduled Caste pupils. It will also prevent the occurrence of students dropping out of classes 9 through 12.

The programme will offer high-quality residential education.
NITI Aayog has identified renowned non-public residential facilities in aspirational districts to implement the scheme.

Greater Tipraland is a region in Tripura. Several tribals are demanding to make the region as a separate state.

There are 19 notified Scheduled Tribes in Tripura. Among these, 5.92 lakh are Tripuris, 1.88 lakh are Reangs. These three tribal groups are the major tribals in the state. Some of the minor tribal groups have joined hands and formed TIPRA Motha (Tirpaha Indigenous Regional Alliance) and IPFT (Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura) Political Parties. These parties are now arguing that they want a separate state for their survival and existence.

Tripura was ruled by Manikya dynasty since the late 13^thcentury till it signed the Instrument of Accession with the Government of India in 1949. Instrument of Accession is the document signed by the Indian states to enter into Union of India after Independence. In due course, some of the indigenous tribes in the region have become minority in the state.

This happened mainly because of the displacement of the Bengalis from East Pakistan during 1971 war. In 1881, the tribal Population in the state was 63.77%. It reduced to 31.8% in 2011.

The plan will explore using technology for medical supplies and <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Vaccines“>Vaccines.

The National Blockchain Strategy was recently introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and IT for giving blockchain as a service.

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