August 2019

TAMILNADU Government order declaring Tamil Yeoman as state butterfly notified   The state government notified in gazette the order passed by environment and forest department declaring Tamil Yeoman (Chirrochora thais) as Tamil Nadu’s State Butterfly.   Endemic to Western Ghats, Tamil yeoman (Cirrochroa thais) butterfly was declared the state butterfly of Tamil Nadu on June 28 this year by … Read more

RAJASTHAN Package for film shooting in state soon   The state government will soon announce a package to attract filmmakers for shooting in Rajasthan.   The process of taking permissions for film shooting will be further simplified. If the major part of the film will be shot in the state, then the state government will … Read more

TAMILNADU ·         Prakash Javadekar inaugurates National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu ð  Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural Sciences ((SACON)  in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. ð  The centre study the movement of chemical … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         State govt plans to develop ‘tribal tourism’ in Baran   ð  The state government is planning to develop ‘tribal tourism’ in the Sahariya dominated Baran district. ð  There is a plan to develop a tribal museum in Baran district where the traditional weapons, crafts, art and culture and lifestyle of Sahariyas will be … Read more

TAMILNADU ·         Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurates two-day National Conference on Varmam Science in Chennai   ð  Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the two-day National Conference on Varmam Science, a part of the Siddha system of medicine in Chennai.   ð  He said that all Indian traditional medical systems are being promoted by the Centre to ensure holistic … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan ranks 1st in free medicine scheme implementation   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s flagship free medicine scheme secured the top position in the country in the ranking issued by the National Health Mission (NHM).   The NHM assessed the performance of the states on the basis of effective implementation of Drugs and Vaccine Distribution Management System (DVDMS), stock … Read more

TAMILNADU ·         August 22 -Madras Day ð  Celebrated every year on August 22 to commemorate the founding of Madras, now Chennai.   ð  It is believed that it was on this date in 1639 that the deed for the purchase of the village of Madraspatnam (Chennapatnam) was signed between the East India Company (represented by … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan seeks UNICEF help for counselling parents   The health department has claimed that it has achieved 70% of target under measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign in one month in the state. However, in some pockets, parents have refused to give their consent for vaccination of their kids. This has prompted the department to seek help of the UNICEF in … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu prepares govt agencies to meet its industrialisation vision   Tamil Nadu’s industries ministry is conducting a two-day workshop for its core team to prepare them for the new wave of industrialisation and to tackle rising competition from other states in garnering business investments.   The one-of-its kind workshop for government officials was … Read more

RAJASTHAN New unit to monitor ‘heinous’ crimes in Rajasthan   Chief minister Ashok Gehlotannounced the formation of a special Heinous Case Monitoring Unit (HCMU), headed by ADG (crime), to keep track of investigations and trials of serious crimes.   The unit will have two SPs, one DIG and IG rank officer each along with one SP … Read more