February 2019

TAMILNADU   Government allots Rs 3.13 crore to horticulture department to extend crop area   The government has allotted Rs 3.13 crore to the horticulture department in Trichy to help farmers expand cultivable land by taking up horticulture with crops such as tissue culture banana, vegetables, fruits, spices and flowers. As of now, farmers in Trichy have taken up vegetable … Read more

RAJASTHAN GIB centre to be used for breeding of lesser florican   The country’s first proposed captive breeding centre for great Indian bustard (GIB) at Sorsan in Baran district will also be used for the conservation and breeding of lesser florican.   Lesser florican (sypheotides indicus), the smallest bustard among four bustard species, was once … Read more

TAMILNADU Birth, death certificates go online in Tamil Nadu   The state’s civil registration system, which went completely online , will allow people to download certificate free of cost within 21 days of the event. While mothers giving births in government hospitals will be given birth certificates on the day of discharge along with their discharge summary, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Old-age pension for small and marginal farmers soon   Very soon the elderly small and marginal farmers in Rajasthan would be entitled to old-age pension. The draft, for granting pension of Rs 750 to small farmers up to 75 years of age and Rs 1000 to those above 75, has been finalised and would soon get the cabinet approval. … Read more

TAMILNADU Rs 40,000 crore worth crop loans waived in Tamil Nadu since 2011’   Crop loan waiver to the tune of Rs 40,558 crore had been done for the benefit of 79,70,918 farmers in the state from 2011 till now.   Collective farming was being organized in the state by the department of agriculture from last year. … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Government seeks CSR funds from firms to improve education in Rajasthan   The government may not have enough funds to improve the infrastructure to provide quality education but it provides the basic network and spread where private companies can pitch in with their CSR funds for a better impact and outcome.   An education funding … Read more

TAMILNADU TN agriculture dept to focus on full-fledged seed testing   The state agriculture department has been taking necessary steps on coming up with full-fledged seed testing and certification for all vegetable seeds.   Only for hybrid varieties seeds were largely being taken for testing and certification by the farmers, while the regular varieties directly — without testing … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Union Textile Minister inaugurated Titanwala Museum in Rajasthan   Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the ‘Titanwala Museum’ that showcases the hand block printing of the Chhipa community in Bagru. Bagru printingis one of the traditional techniques of printing with natural color followed by the chippas of Rajasthan. Suraj Narayan Titanwala took the initiative of … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu’s largest blood bank goes digital   Tamil Nadu’s largest state-run blood bank attached to the Rajiv Gandhi government general hospital went digital earlier this week. Barcode attached forms and test results have been introduced to help identify donors with infectious diseases. The new procedure would ensure that people with infectious diseases such as … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan can achieve more than eight per cent economic growth: CII   In a bid to accelerate economic growth of Rajasthan, CII has identified key interventions as part of the ‘Roadmap for Rajasthan: A 10-point agenda for growth.’ The roadmap covers various sectors like manufacturing, food processing, tourism, renewable energy, startup ecosystem, infrastructure development including skills centres … Read more