August 2018

TAMILNADU Link rivers Cauvery and Vasishta: farmers   The farmers associations of the three districts of Salem, Villupuram and Cuddalore have urged the State Government to link River Cauvery and River Vasishta to prevent the surplus of the former going waste into the sea.   They demanded the government to implement a special scheme to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Afforestation in state will help reduce pollution in Delhi   Afforestation of agriculturally marginal lands in Rajasthan and Gujarat would help in effectively reducing dust pollution in Delhi, which recently witnessed severe deterioration in air quality due to dust storm in neighbouring states.   The drop in air quality brought into light the new … Read more

RAJASTHAN CM opens country’s biggest techno-hub in Jaipur   Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has inaugurated the Bhamashah Techno Hub in Jhalana Industrial Area of Jaipur.   Raje said the country’s biggest centre equipped with the ultra-modern technology will help around 700 entrepreneurs to work under one roof and realise their dreams.   The centre … Read more

TAMILNADU Park operator threatens to scrap ₹500 cr. T.N. plan   Wonderla, a leading amusement park operator, has threatened to scrap its investment plans in Tamil Nadu if the government does not withdraw the 10% local body tax (LBT).   Amusement parks in the State pay a 10% LBT levied by the Tamil Nadu government … Read more

TAMILNADU   Stalin is elected as the President of DMK party in Tamil Nadu   K.Stalin, the working president of DMK is likely to be elected as the President of DMK partyin Tamil Nadu. The official announcement will be made in DMK general council which will be meeting on 28th August 2018. After the demise of the … 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   International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology (iCRAFPT) gets held at IIFPT, Thanjavur   The theme of the conference was “Doubling farmers’ income through food processing”. The conference provides a strong platform for knowledge sharing and meaningful delegation among industry, academia, researchers and farmers which will potentially impact the food sector growth … Read more

RAJASTHAN Gavial count goes up in Chambal sanctuary   The Chambal Ghariyal Sanctuary of Kota is witnessing growth in the number of gavials, which were on the verge of extinction some years ago.     There has been a gradual rise in the nesting and population of gavials at Gudla over the last five years. … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu gives ₹5 crore more to Kerala   Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has sanctioned an additional fund of ₹5 crore from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund for flood-hit Kerala. In addition, the State’s Health Department has dispatched medicines and other commodities worth ₹1 crore.   On August 10, a sum of … Read more

TAMILNADU Mullaperiyar: T.N. not to reduce water level   The Tamil Nadu government has taken the stand that there was no need to reduce the water level of the Mullaperiyar dam below the present 142 ft.   The stand of Tamil Nadu is based on the verdict of the Supreme Court in 2014, allowing Tamil Nadu to … Read more