August 2019

TAMILNADU TamilNadu trifurcates Vellore district to form new districts   The MLAs (Member of the Legislative Assembly)and the general public, the chief minister of TamilNadu Shri Edappadi K Palaniswami made an announcement on trifurcation of Vellore district. Ranipet and Tirupattur will be the new districts carved out of Vellore. After the trifurcation, TamilNadu now has 37 districts. The … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to acquire land for northern corridor of Ring Road   The state government will soon start the process to acquire land for northern corridor of the Ring Road that will connect the Jaipur-Agra National Highway with the Jaipur-Delhi National Highway.   The length of the northern corridor will be 44-km and the NHAI will construct … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu Honours ISRO Chief K Sivan With APJ Abdul Kalam Award   In recognition of his stellar work in the promotion of science and technology, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K Sivan was awarded the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award by the Tamil Nadu government.   The Kalam award is to honour those … Read more

RAJASTHAN Finance Commission to visit Rajasthan   The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman, N.K. Singh and including Members of the Commission will visit the State of Rajasthan from 16th August to 19th August 2019.   The Commission will hold the other meeting with the representatives of the State’s Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Local … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         Rajasthan gets an award at the World Education Summit ð  Rajasthan has bagged the “best innovation and initiative leadership award” for its achievements in higher education in the World Education Summit-2019 held in New Delhi. ð  Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh Bhati received the award at the summit. ð  Representatives … Read more

TAMILNADU ·         TamilNadu awards people on various categories on the 73rd Independence Day TamilNadu Chief Minister Shri Edappadi K Palaniswami conferred awards to people and organizations at Fort St. George on various categories on the 73rd Independence day celebration. It was conferred to Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate for the installation of ‘Third Eye’ CCTV (closed-circuit television). This award conferred to the … Read more

TAMILNADU ‘State’s Uzhavan app has equipment-lending facility for farmers’   Even as the Central government is contemplating launching an “Uber-like” app for making available farm equipment to agriculturists, a similar platform is already available on Uzhavan app, which is being maintained by the State Agriculture Department.   Through the platform, farmer-entrepreneurs have earned about ₹14.67 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan bagged the Best innovation and initiative leadership award   Rajasthan bagged the Best innovation and initiative leadership award 2019 in the 14th elets World Education Summit (WES) held at New Delhi. The award is for its achievements in higher education. The award was received by the  Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh Bhati.  The State was award for … Read more

TAMILNADU ·         GI tag for Palani Panchamirtham, Tamil Nadu gets its 29th honour ð  Palani Panchamirtham’ — originally a prasadam or devotional offering given to the faithful at the Dhandayuthapani Swamy temple in Palani — has earned a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, taking the total number of such products indigenous to the state to 29. … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         State in forefront of Sanskrit promotion ð   Rajasthan has been in forefront of promoting Sanskrit education and is the only state in the country with an education directorate and an education minister for Sanskrit.   ð  “The Sanskrit education directorate was set up in Rajasthan in 1958 when Mohan Lal Sukhadia was the … Read more