Himachal CM meets delegation of Woolfed
Shimla: A delegation led by chairman Woolfed Trilok Kapoor called on the Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday and apprised him about the action plan for exports of organic products with polybionic technology from the state. He said, in the present global scenario, the global food security was an opportunity for the state to establish a global network and trading platform for export of organic and natural resources of the State. He said, organic products particularly wool, milk and meat if properly and aggressively marketed could go a long way in strengthening the economy of the farmers. Chairman Woolfed Trilok Kapoor said, Woolfed is planning to organize a global village festival for the farmers in the state.
Competitions on ‘Punjabi Week' started
Chandigarh: Punjab School Education Department has started celebrating 'Punjabi Week' in all government schools. DPI Secondary Sukhjit Pal Singh informed, Punjabi Week is being celebrated in all the primary, middle, high and senior secondary schools of the state and the School Education secretary Krishan Kumar started the 'Punjabi Week' with an online function on Tuesday evening. This online event was attended by the heads of all the primary, middle, high and senior secondary schools and Punjabi teachers. 'Punjabi Week' is being celebrated to promote the Punjabi language. Poetry recitation competitions had been conducted in all the schools on November 4.
Punjab Govt constitutes school edu reform teams
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has constituted district school education reform teams to monitor the activities of the schools. A spokesperson said, the concerned district education officer would be the head of the district education reform team. These teams will coordinate to the respective DM/BM of their district and assist in the qualitative improvement of education by formulating its plan in line with the activities of 'Parho Punjab, Paraho Punjab'.
Hartek Group partners with Sonu Sood Foundation
Chandigarh: As part of its ongoing initiative to foster social well-being and reach out to lesser privileged sections of the society, the Chandigarh-based Hartek Group has associated with the Sood Charity Foundation, run by Bollywood actor Sonu Sood who has been at the forefront of extending help to migrant labourers and helping the community amidst this pandemic in recent months. Under this social initiative, the Hartek Group has partnered with the Sood Charity Foundation to help and uplift the community in these times by providing basic necessities.
Hartek group will also be installing solar plants in slum areas, which will light up many homes and help people generate electricity in a clean and sustainable manner, said Keerti Singh, Director, CSR Operations, Hartek Group.
Hry moving closer to cleaner environment
Chandigarh: Haryana has moved one step closer towards a cleaner environment, by making the pilot project to produce biofuel from sugarcane residue operational at Kaithal Cooperative Sugar Mill, said Cooperation Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal. He said, the biofuel production plant would not only help augment the income of the sugarcane growers, but would also have a multitude of positive impacts on the environment. While the biofuel briquettes and biogas could be used as an alternative to coal and charcoal in households, biogas could also be converted to bio-CNG. After the success of the pilot project, biofuel production operations would be scaled up to other sugar mills as well. The National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, would prepare a Detailed Project Report for this purpose, he added.