Author: BharatSpeaks

Delhi-based senior journalist Ashwini Shrivastava has written a first-of-its-kind book ‘Decoding Indian Babudom’ on Indian bureaucracy. The book mentions ailments of the country’s bureaucratic system from the common man’s point of view and suggests ways to improve it. The book is recommended for civil services aspirants and those in governance to have a ‘realistic’ view of the system that governs us and also to understand the problem confronted by many in accessing the governance. The author has highlighted possible causes of the rampant organized corruption in property registry offices, RTOs and civic authorities among others in the book. It talks…

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BY PRACHETA GUPTA IN LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rs 14,850 crore Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. Bundelkhand expressway will connect the state’s dry and backward region with Delhi.   This is not only an expressway connecting to Delhi, but it also makes Uttar Pradesh a 1225-kilometer operational network.  It will be Uttar Pradesh’s sixth expressway. The other five operational expressways are the Purvanchal Expressway (341 kilometers), the Yamuna Expressway (302 kilometers), the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (96 kilometers), and the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway (25km).  https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1548198971897937920 SALIENT FEATURES The Bundelkhand Expressway runs from Chitrakoot to Etawah in Uttar…

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LUCKNOW: To support and encourage new women in the police force, Uttar Pradesh DGP Devendra Singh Chauhan inaugurated a world-class Creche facility at Intelligence Headquarter In Lucknow. The dynamic DGP also has the charge of DG Intelligence. The childcare facility here will run around the clock, adding a splash of colour and happiness to the police station, and two female constables have been assigned to care for the youngsters. Children under the age of ten are welcome to visit the centre. According to senior police officers, the crèche will help police staff strike a work-life balance. This will help them…

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अनीशा कुमारी, लखनऊ: Cabinet ने Medical Device Park में स्थापित होने वाली इकाइयों के लिए प्रोत्साहन संबंधी प्रस्ताव को मंजूरी दे दी है। उत्तर प्रदेश फार्मास्यूटिकल उद्योग नीति 2018 (UP Pharmaceutical Policy) के तहत यह सुविधाएं मिलेंगी। मेडिकल डिवाइस पार्क केंद्र सरकार की योजना के अंतर्गत स्वीकृत हुआ है। प्रस्ताव के मुताबिक मेडिकल डिवाइस पार्क में स्थापित होने वाली इकाइयों को पूंजीगत ब्याज सब्सिडी (Interest Subsidy), एसजीएसटी प्रतिपूर्ति( Reimbursement of SGST), एयर कार्गो हैंडलिंग चार्ज (Incentives on air cargo)और फ्रेट इंसेंटिव( Freight insentives, ईपीएफ प्रतिपूर्ति (EPF reimbursement), शून्य अपशिष्ट प्रोत्साहन (Insentives for Zero waste), कौशल विकास(Skill Development), पेटेंट फाइलिंग शुल्क…

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अनीशा कुमारी, लखनऊ: Cabinet ने पीलीभीत बाघ संरक्षण फाउंडेशन का गठन किए जाने के प्रस्ताव को हरी झंडी दे दी है और इसके साथ ही फाउंडेशन के संबंध में अन्य सभी निर्णय लेने के लिए मुख्यमंत्री को अधिकृत कर दिया गया है। वन्य जीव संरक्षण अधिनियम 1972 की धारा 38 ग में निहित प्रावधानों के अंतर्गत पीलीभीत टाइगर रिजर्व फाउंडेशन का संगम ज्ञापन और पीलीभीत बाघ संरक्षण फाउंडेशन उत्तर प्रदेश की नियमावली के अनुरूप यह निर्णय लिया गया है। प्रदेश में जैव विविधता के संरक्षण और उसके प्रबंधन के लिए बाघ संरक्षण फाउंडेशन स्थापित किया जाना जरूरी है। पीलीभीत बाघ…

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Smartphone usage has rapidly become an inseparable part of our daily lives since the advent of the iPhone in 2007 — as reported by agencies that track smartphone addiction. Today, in 2022, to say that we are ” glued to our phones” would probably be an understatement. It’s difficult to tell when excessive smartphone use becomes an addiction because we rely on our phones for literally everything. Sleep deprivation, higher stress levels, sadness, and anxiety are all just some of the symptoms of smartphone addiction. While being hooked to your digital gadgets does not have the same detrimental impact on…

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