Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal for the establishment of the state's first Advanced Pediatric Center.

The approval was given at the cabinet meeting held on Tuesday.

The centre, to be the first of its kind in the state, will be established at PGI.

Advanced Pediatric Center will have various pediatric experts to treat all diseases related to children. This facility is not currently available in any institute or medical college in the state.

The project is estimated to cost Rs 199 crore 10 lakh 52 thousand.

Director of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Dr RK Dhiman said that currently, 40 percent of the population in the state comprises children and adolescents aged 0-18 years.

Senior IPS officer and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Maheshwar Dayal took charge as Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services on Monday.

He had served as Superintendent of Police (SP) in Virudhunagar, The Nilgiris and Nagapattinam districts and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Tirunelveli, Tiruchi and Gurgaon, Haryana. He was also Commandant of Tamil Nadu Special Police, Tihar Battalion, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Central Industrial Security Force and Bureau of Civil Aviation.

Before becoming ADGP, he also served as Inspector General of Police (IG) Economic Offences of Tamil Nadu Police, IG, Anti-Naxal Commando force, Government of India, IG Anti-Naxal Operations, CRPF, Ranchi.

Kerala, Odisha in Group C while Madhya Pradesh, Telangana in Group D registered wins on Monday in the ongoing sixth edition of Nagesh Trophy - Men's National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind 2023-24.

The Kochi and Chandigarh leg started simultaneously on Monday with Odisha, Jharkhand, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in Group C and Gujarat, Chandigarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana in Group D respectively.

In Group C's opening match held in Kochi, Kerala emerged victorious, defeating Bihar by 35 runs. Kerala set a target of 126/6 in 13 overs, and Bihar could only manage 91/4 in response. The standout performer, Md Farhan, who scored 51 runs in 34 balls, earned the well-deserved title of Player of the Match.

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved the setting up of cyber crime police stations in 57 districts of the state, including Ghaziabad, Raebareli, Sitapur, Hardoi, Kanpur Dehat, Etawah, Baghpat, Barabanki, Mainpuri and Rampur.

So far, such police stations have been set up at the division level and there are 18 of them, under the Inspector General of Police.

The district-level cyber crime police stations would be under the Superintendent of Police.

Paradip Port achieved yet another 100 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) of cargo handling, in shortest time, in its history, showcasing the Port's unwavering commitment to excellence and efficiency in cargo handling. It has once again repeated the feat by crossing the 100 MMT mark, 7th year, in succession and achieved cargo throughput of 100.28 MMT on 18th December in the current fiscal. Notably, in FY 2022-23 the coveted mark of 100 MMT was achieved on January 9th 2023. Thus by, the record was achieved in 22 days in advance i.e. in 262 days in current fiscal against 284 days in last financial year, by exhibiting 9.64 % growth in total cargo throughput. Thus, this century is the fastest by PPA, in its history.

Wicketkeeper-batter Ashiqur Rahman Shibli continued his splendid run with a second century in five matches as Bangladesh crushed UAE by 195 runs to win the Under-19 Asia Cup in Dubai on December 17.

Opening the batting, Ashiqur smashed 12 fours and one six in his knock of 129 (149 balls) as Bangladesh posted 282/8 after hosts UAE opted to field.

In reply, UAE surrendered meekly to fold up for 87 in 24.5 overs as Bangladesh clinched the eight-nation tournament with five wins from as many games.

Glimpses of Bangladesh-U19 vs UAE-U19

As a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Paris Agreement, India submitted its first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in the year 2015 comprising, inter-alia, of following two quantifiable targets:

To reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 level; and
To achieve about 40 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030.
These two targets have been achieved well ahead of the time. As on 31st October, 2023; the cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources is 186.46 MW, which is the 43.81% of the total cumulative electric power installed capacity. As per the third national communication submitted by India to the UNFCCC in December 2023, the emission intensity of its GDP has been reduced by 33 percent between 2005 and 2019.

In August 2022, India updated its NDC according to which target to reduce emissions intensity of its GDP has been enhanced to 45 percent by 2030 from 2005 level, and the target on cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources has been enhanced to 50% by 2030.

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

The fourth unit of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP-4) in Gujarat, with 700 MWe capacity, started controlled fission chain reaction and thus became critical at 1.17 am on December 17. Kakrapar is situated about 80 km from Surat.

The 700 MWe units are the largest indigenous nuclear power reactors to be built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), a public sector undertaking of the Department of Atomic Energy.

The 700-MWe unit-3 of KAPP started generating commercial electricity from August 30.

These reactors are pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs), which use natural uranium as fuel and heavy water as coolant and moderator.

Reliance Nippon Life Insurance, India's leading private life insurer, has been recognized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Government of India, Ministry of Power) at the National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) 2023. This prestigious award comes in recognition of the company's efforts towards institutionalizing climate-friendly operations and driving sustainable business growth. Ashish Vohra, ED, and CEO received the award from R.K. Singh, Cabinet Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy. This recognition highlights the company's investment in environmentally conscious technologies that aid in optimizing resource utilization and energy efficiency. The company's scale of operations allows it to harness these advantages for benefits at large scale and pass on operating efficiencies to customers through its new line of products

Uttar Pradesh became India's second-largest economy, surpassing key states and surging ahead in a commendable stride toward Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's ambitious goal of achieving the $1 trillion mark by 2027.

According to a report from the prominent online blogging platform soic.in or SOIC Finance, which meticulously tracked investments and the stock market, Uttar Pradesh then claimed the second-largest share in the country's GDP after Maharashtra.

The recently shared report on X disclosed that Uttar Pradesh commanded a substantial 9.2% share of the nation's GDP, elevating it from its previous third-place standing.