NEWSCAN India’s unemployment rate falls to 6.57% The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) informed that India’s unemployment rate has witnessed a sharp decline to 6.57 per cent in January. The rate is lowest since March 2021. Haryana reported the highest unemployment rate in January at 23.4 per cent, followed by Rajasthan at 18.9 per cent. Meanwhile, Telangana reported the lowest unemployment rate at 0.7 per cent in January. Mahesh Vyas, CEO and MD, CMIE, in his analysis said that around 35 million people in India were actively looking for a job in December 2021. Out of 35 million, he added, 8 million, amounting to 23 per cent were women.
SDMC to come up with three Jal Shakti Park
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has singled out three parks to be developed as Jal Shakti Parks, which includes Jahaz Wala Park in Bagdola Village Sector-8, Dwarka, a pond near Gokul Garden Sector-7, and Jonapur talab near Aya Nagar. The main objective behind the revival and construction of these parks is to increase rainwater collection and enhance the groundwater level. Besides this, the park also entails swings built in gazebo huts and walking tracks. In order to enhance the green shed, trees and plants will also be laned, as per Mayor Mukesh Suryan.
NDMC opens Jal Shakti Park in Roshanara Bagh NEW DELHI: The North Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) announced that they have built a small park dedicated to rainwater harvesting and other water conservation methods in Roshanara Bagh. The ‘Jal Shakti Park,’ as it is known, contains thematic 2D and 3D models that help visitors grasp the notion of water conservation. Roshanara Bagh is a Mughal-era Garden named after Roshan Ara, one of Emperor Shah Jahan’s daughters. She died in the 17th century and is buried in the ‘Baradari,’ or pavilion, a section of the park. “In Roshanara Bagh, we recently opened a ‘Jal Shakti Park,’ which features many 2D and 3D models that explain the concept of rainwater collection and other water conservation methods.
Some of the models are on show in the open, while others are housed in a building on the grounds of the park,” a high-ranking city official stated. The NDMC looks after the historic garden. The civic body had also envisioned developing ‘pockets of miniature forests’ in the city to promote human-nature harmony, according to a senior official from the NMCD’s horticulture department.
Delhi, India’s new start-up hub: ES NEW DELHI: As per the Economic Survey 2021-22, Delhi has surpassed Bengaluru as India’s start-up hub, with over 5000 recognised start-ups added in Delhi between April 2019 and December 2021, compared to 4514 in Bangalore over the same time. According to the report, Maharashtra has the highest number of recognised start-ups, with 11,308 in the state. According to the survey, 555 districts would have at least one new start-up in 2021, compared to 121 districts in 2016-17. In 2021, not only the IT sector but also the space sector, experienced turmoil. In 2021, 47 new firms will be introduced in the sector, bringing the
overall number of start-ups to 101. According to the survey, India added over 14,000 new businesses in the broader ecosystem in 2021-22, bringing the total number of recognised startups in the country to over 61,400. After the United States and China, India now has the world’s third-largest start-up ecosystem. According to the report, India has also surpassed the United Kingdom in terms of unicorns, with 44 companies becoming unicorns in 2021, a new high. The country now possesses the third-largest population of unicorns, trailing only the United States and China. India had 83 unicorns as of 14 January, with a total of $277.77 billion.
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