August 2018

RAJASTHAN Om Prakash clinches gold in rowing at Asian Games   After Bajrang Lal Takhar, Om Prakash has brought laurels for the country with a gold medal in rowing in the Asian Games in Jakarta.   Om Prakash bagged the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event with teammates Swarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal and Sukhmeet … Read more

TAMILNADU Not possible to include English in index: Tamil Nadu to Madras HC   The government has informed Madras HC that it is not possible to include English in the index in the online registration of deeds, as it is the policy decision of the government.   Regarding this, the government made the submission before … Read more

TAMILNADU Tirupur: Knitwear exports continue to drop   knitwear exports continues to decline since 2017 from the ‘dollar city’. This has prompted the Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) to press for immediate remedial measures from the Central and State governments to improve the competitiveness of the sector and bring back knitwear exports on the growth trajectory. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt nod to Nandi Gaushalas, cost to be borne by agencies initially   The state government has given its approval to the establishment of Nandi Gaushala (shelters for stray bulls, bullocks and male calves) in each district of Rajasthan.   The idea behind the decision is to not just provide home to stray bulls, … Read more

TAMILNADU   Tamil Nadu’s first private power plant shutting shop   A 196-megawatt (MW) liquid fuel-fired power plant at Basin Bridge here, billed as the State’s first plant put up by the private sector in late 1990s, is being dismantled.   Initially diesel, and subsequently, Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS), were used as fuel. In … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Now, autonomous body to decide curriculum of textbooks in Rajasthan  Rajasthan has formed an autonomous State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in Udaipur, for writing content for state textbooks, curriculum design teachers’ training and research on subjects, especially modern and ancient sciences. The budget for SCERT will be given by the … Read more

TAMILNADU ·        Universities must attempt to bring out science text books in Tamil’   ð  The Universities should undertake the task of producing science text books in Tamil to enable both the under graduate and post graduate students learn science subjects in their mother tongue without any difficulty.   ð  While the western philosophers’ scientific … 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

TAMILNADU SC rejects plea to stay 69% quota law   The Supreme Court declined to grant an interim stay of the 69% quota law on a plea that it exceeds the 50% cap on reservation fixed by the Mandal Commission judgment.   The petitioners sought a stay of Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Schedules Castes and … Read more

RAJASTHAN Gps-fitted radio collars for Sariska tigers soon   After the poaching of tiger ST-11 and disappearance of tigress ST-5, the Sariska Tiger Reserve administration decided to get six high quality radio collars fitted with global positioning system (GPS) by September first week, reserve officials said. These radio collars from Germany cost Rs 5 lakh … Read more