Haryana Current Affairs

February 2021
Week 4
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Q. After Haryana, which of the
following states has ranked second in
the SKOCH Award for 'Best State in
Health'?
(a) Punjab
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
• Haryana has been awarded the SKOCH Award for
'Best State in Health'.
• Besides this, Sh. Anil Vij was awarded with the
title of the Best Health Minister in the country.
• This Award has been given for several outstanding
initiatives taken in the field of health at the state
and district levels.
• Also, the state of Karnataka was ranked second
among them.
 SKOCH Group
• SKOCH Group is India’s leading full services
consulting firm since 1997.
• Sameer Kochhar is the Chairman of Skoch Group.
• He is a passionate advocate of social, financial,
and digital inclusion.
• In 1997, after spending 15 years in the corporate
world, he decided to follow his inner calling and
become a development thinker.
• Instituted in 2003, SKOCH Award salutes
people, projects and institutions that go the
extra mile to make India a better nation.
Q. “e-Ravana System” is related to which of the
following?
(a) Police Surveillance
(b) Illegal Mining
(c) Smuggling of Drugs
(d) Posts and Telegraphs
• Haryana Mines and Geology Minister, Sh.
Mool Chand Sharma said
• “the State Government’s aim is to ensure
availability of construction materials at
reasonable prices for the people, as well as
to stop illegal mining. Illegal mining, which
results in loss of revenue, has been
completely prohibited in the state.”
• The e-Ravana system for transportation of
mined materials is proving to be effective in
curbing illegal mining and transportation
Q. Which of the following districts of Haryana has been
awarded by Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’
Welfare for its remarkable work in the direction of
direct payments to the farmers via Aadhaar-linked
bank accounts?
(a) Kurukshetra
(b) Ambala
(c) Yamunanagar
(d) Karnal
• The award was presented at a function
organised in New Delhi today on the
completion of two years of successful
implementation of Pradhan Mantri
KIsan SAmman Nidhi Yojna (PM-KISAN).
• It is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% funding from the Government of
India.
• The entire responsibility of identification of beneficiary farmer families
rests with the State / UT Governments.
• Under the scheme, the Centre transfers an amount of Rs 6,000 per year (in
three equal instalments) directly into the bank accounts of all landholding
farmers irrespective of the size of their land holdings.
• Implementing Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare.
• The PM-KISAN was launched on 24th February 2019.
• Except West Bengal, all states are implementing the scheme.
Q. Carrying the initiative of Digital India Mission, Haryana
has become 16th state in the country to introduce
paperless functioning of State Legislative Assembly.
Which of the following states was the first to introduce
e-Vidhan Sabha?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b)Sikkim
(c)Punjab
(d) Andhra Pradesh
• The expenses on this project costing Rs. 20
crores would be provided by the Central and
State Government in the ration of 60:40.
• Under this agreement, the Union Ministry of Parliamentary
Affairs will organize a three year training programme for
the officials of the State Legislative Assembly and IT Cell.
• So far, Himachal Pradesh is the only state in the country
which has been successful in paperless functioning of State
Legislatures.
• So, on March 1 and 2, 2021, a team of Haryana Vidhan
Sabha would visit Shimla to know the functioning and
proceedings of their Legislative Assembly.
Q. The Tajewala and Hathini Kund barrage are
located in which of the following districts of
Haryana?
(a) Yamunanagar
(b) Rewari
(c) Mahendragarh
(d) Bhiwani
 • The Hathni Kund is a concrete barrage located on the
Yamuna River in Yamuna Nagar district of Haryana state,
India.
• The waters of the western Yamuna Canal were collected
in the Tajewala Barrage, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from
Hathni Kund, but this function is now provided by the
newer Hathni Kund Barrage.
Q. Aryabhatta Vigyan Kendra, the first science
centre of its kind, is proposed at which of the
following districts?
(a) Sonipat
(b) Ambala
(c) Hisar
(d) Faridabad
• Aryabhatta (476–550 CE) was a
great mathematician and Indian
Astronomy who invented zero.
• His works include the
Aryabhattya (499 CE, when he
was 23 years old) and the Arya-
siddhanta.
Q. ‘Sadbhavana Yatra-2021’ programme has been
organized by which of the following states?
(a) Mizoram
(b)Tripura
(c) Manipur
(d) Assam
• Sh. Satyadeo Narain Arya, planted saplings of camphor
tree during ‘Sadbhavana Yatra-2021’ programme which
was organized by the state of Tripura.
• The soil of Mata Tripura Shri Temple was used in
plantation and it was nurtured by water brought from the
temple.
• Speaking on the occasion, Sh. Arya said that the
Golden Jubilee Festival of Tripura State will be
celebrated in the year 2022.
• For this, the Sadbhavana Yatra is being organised by
Yuva Vikas Kendra, the National Integrated Forum of
Artist and Activist (NIFAA) across the country.
• The Yatra is inviting artists and social workers across
the country on the completing of 50 years of formation
of the state of Tripura.
• In-charge of the Sadbhavana Yatra-2021 Team, Sh. Devashish
Mazumdar said that seven-day long celebrations will be organized
in January 2022 in Agartala, the capital of Tripura.
• The Yatra Team is working to spread awareness about preserving
cultural heritage, national integration, women empowerment,
child education and tree plantation in the country and is also
inviting artists from all the states of the country to give
performances regarding their culture, art and on social welfare
activities.
• So far, this team has visited 22 states of the country.
• The Team also presented a memento to Governor Sh. Arya.
 Tripura State
• Tripura is a hilly state in northeast India, bordered on 3
sides by Bangladesh, and home to a diverse mix of
tribal cultures and religious groups.
• After the formation of Bangladesh in 1971, the Indian
government reorganised the North East region to
ensure effective control of the international borders –
three new states came into existence on 21 January
1972: Meghalaya, Manipur, and Tripura.
• Tripura was formed on 21st January 1972.