Jharkhand State PCS

• 05 Jan 2022

Clean to Green on Wheels Campaign in Jamshedpur

Why in News

• Recently RLG India has started the 'Clean to Green on Wheels campaign' at Mango, Jamshedpur. This latest awareness and collection program will reach out to over 40 lakh citizens covering 110 cities and 300 towns across the country.

Key Points

• Under this initiative, nine collection vehicles will travel across cities and towns across the country and conduct awareness activities for school students, corporate bodies, wholesale consumers, retailers, members of Resident Welfare Association, informal sector and health camps. It will collect 5500 metric tonnes of e-waste from the users.
• Radhika Kalia, Managing Director, RLG India said, “The Clean to Green on Wheels campaign will continue to serve the purpose by expanding the reach of stakeholders and by emphasizing and promoting proper disposal and recycling techniques of e-waste in daily life. It has been started to bring the whole country under its ambit.
• This campaign RLG India will actively work with manufacturers/brands like Microsoft, LG, HP, Oppo, Lenovo, Pioneer, Motorola, Videojet, Veera etc. to promote safe disposal of e-waste.

World Trade Center to be Built in the Capital

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• Recently, Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (JUIDCO) has issued an expression of interest for the construction of a World Trade Center in the Dhurwa Smart City area of Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand.

Key Points

• A total of Rs 44 crore 22 lakh will be spent on this center to be built on four acres of land. For this the last date for submission of tender has been fixed as January 19.
• On January 20, it will be inaugurated on the fifth floor of Udyog Bhawan located on Ratu Road. The tendering agency will have to complete the construction work of this center within two years.
• All facilities related to international trade will be available in the premises of the World Trade Center. It will also have a regional office of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and offices attached to the Export Association of India.
• Apart from this, companies related to import-export will be provided space. Facilities ranging from currency exchange to money transfer will also be available here.
• Apart from this, other facilities of air cargo, ship container and export management will also be available. Here companies doing international business will also get a place to display and promote their products.
• Be aware that this World Trade Center is to be built with the cooperation of both the Center and the State. For the establishment of the World Trade Center, the Central Government has given Rs 9.8 crore to the State Government. The total cost of the scheme is Rs. 48 crore.
• It is noteworthy that in 2018 itself, the Central Government had approved the plan to open the World Trade Center in Ranchi.