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    The document discusses four topics: 1) The launch of the U-Rise portal in Uttar Pradesh to help students. 2) A new electronics manufacturing policy in Uttar Pradesh aiming to attract Rs 40,000 crores of investment. 3) The discovery of a Stegodon fossil estimated to be 5-8 million years old in Saharanpur district. 4) The inauguration of an organic food processing unit in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh to benefit 5000 farmers.

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    The document discusses four topics: 1) The launch of the U-Rise portal in Uttar Pradesh to help students. 2) A new electronics manufacturing policy in Uttar Pradesh aiming to attract Rs 40,000 crores of investment. 3) The discovery of a Stegodon fossil estimated to be 5-8 million years old in Saharanpur district. 4) The inauguration of an organic food processing unit in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh to benefit 5000 farmers.

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    September 2020

    1. Uttar Pradesh government launched U-RISE Portal


    ● Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government has launched ‘U-Rise’ (Unified Re-
    imagined Innovation For Student Empowerment) portal.
    ● It will guide students in various aspects like learning, career counselling, and
    getting employment in the state.
    ● This portal has been developed by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical
    University.
    ● The portal was launched by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on
    September 24, 2020.
    ● The programme will connect students with practical and technical
    knowledge.
    ● It is estimated that around 20 lakh students and other technical (indulged in
    vocational and technical education) experts will get benefit from this portal.
    ● With the help of this portal, the students can access e-content, e-library, and
    online courses even in the remote areas of the state.
    ● This portal is also helpful for students like it provides information on online
    exams, digital assessment, digital content, internship, digital examination
    papers, webinars, e-library, recorded video content as well as employment.

    2. Uttar Pradesh Electronics Manufacturing Policy


    ● This policy is launched to bring in Rs 40,000 crores of investment in five
    years.
    ● It will also ensure development in backward regions of Bundelkhand and
    Purvanchal.
    ● This policy aims to make Uttar Pradesh a global electronics hub.
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    Key Features
    ● Through this policy, the state government will promote MSME units in
    electronics manufacturing.
    ● This is to be achieved through rental facilities on the “Plug and Play”
    model.
    ● The Uttar Pradesh government will establish three Electronics
    Manufacturing Clusters.
    ○ These clusters will focus on the manufacturing of medical
    equipments, consumer durables, mobile phones, defence equipments
    and IT hardware etc.
    ● This policy also envisages to create world class infrastructure through
    Centres of Excellence, innovation and entrepreneurship in Electronic System
    Design and Manufacturing.
    ● The investors will be eligible for capital subsidy of 15%. For the investments
    that are more than Rs 1,000 crores, additional capital subsidy of 10% is to be
    provided.

    3. Stegodon Fossil discovered from Saharanpur district


    ● It is estimated that the fossil can be 5 to 8 million years old.
    ● The fossil was embedded in sedimentary rock-Sandstone.
    ● The Stegodon Fossil discovered nine well-developed ridges on its surface.
    ● The enamel of the molar is very thick while the length of the molar is approx
    24 centimeters.
    ● It is noted that the nature of the sandstone reflects the characteristics of the
    middle Siwalik Range as the lithology found embedded on the fossil is
    medium grained.
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    4. Inauguration of organic food processing unit in Barabanki, Uttar


    Pradesh
    ● Recently, an Organic Food Processing Unit has been established in
    Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.
    ● This unit will benefit around 5000 farmers in the region.
    ● It is noteworthy that Uttar Pradesh has designated Barabanki as Food
    Processing Centre under its Ek Janpad, Ek Utpad scheme.
    ● The state of Uttar Pradesh has the potential in the food processing sector and
    its diverse basket of agricultural raw material base and agro-climate
    attributes provide the required platform for the development of the food
    processing industry.

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