August 2018

TAMILNADU State challenges NGT order on Sterlite plant   The Tamil Nadu government on Monday challenged a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order allowing mining major Vedanta Ltd. access to the administrative unit of the Sterlite copper plant at Thoothukudi.   The State argued that the interim order passed by the NGT was against various provisions … Read more

RAJASTHAN 10 years saw more than 48k suicide cases in state: Study   There is need for the Rajasthan government to set up a crisis intervention centre to prevent suicides, which were more than 48,000 in the state from 2007 to 2017.   The need is to implement the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 in the … Read more

TAMILNADU   Resolutions planned against Salem-Chennai green corridor   Gram sabhas across Harur and Paapireddypatty have proposed to pass resolutions against the 8-lane Salem-Chennai Green Corridor project.   The All India Kisan Sabha has extended its support to the declaration by the farmers of 156 panchayats in Kancheepuram, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri and Salem.   Among … Read more

RAJASTHAN Agri share goes down in GDP of state: study   The contribution of agriculture sector to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Rajasthan has come down from 28.93% in 2013 to 24.61% in 2017-18, revealed a report released by the Centre for Community Economics and Development Consultants Society, a civil society organisation.   The … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·        State has maximum mother milk banks in Asia   Rajasthan has the largest network of human milk banks in Asia, says the health department.   Rajasthan alone has 18 mothers’ milk banks run by the state government, which is more than China that has 17 mother milk banks. Apart from these 18 banks, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur, Jodhpur cleanest railway stations in NWR   Jaipur and Jodhpur railway stations have made both the state and the NWR division proud. Jaipur railway station achieved second position in the Cleanliness Survey Report 2018, which was recently released. The NWR has stood first in all the zones in this cleanliness report. While Jaipur … Read more

TAMILNADU TN cinemas: Dwindling in audience & revenue   In the last five years, the number of screens operating in Tamil Nadu and in the state has come down. About five years ago this was not the case and decades back cinema theatres would celebrate silver and golden jubilee of screening movies.   While cinema … Read more

RAJASTHAN MOU signed, state to get Yamuna water in summer   In order to meet future water requirements, Rajasthan, along with five other states, signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of ~4,000 crore Lakhwar multipurpose project in the upper Yamuna basin.   The MOU between Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and … Read more

TAMILNADU Government to provide solar-powered houses to Sri Lankan repatriates   The State government has decided to provide 1,000 solar-powered houses to repatriates from Sri Lanka living in the State.   According to an order issued by the Public Works Department two weeks ago, the houses for the repatriates would be allocated from the State … Read more

TAMILNADU N. to harness rooftops for solar energy   Tamil Nadu government is planning a massive solar energy programme through setting up of grid-connected rooftop solar panels in government buildings.   The plan is to tap 25,000 buildings, including educational institutions, which offer 2 crore square feet of rooftop space with a potential capacity of 110 … Read more