February 2019

RAJASTHAN Vote-on-account gives Rajasthan girls free education   Nearly 2.3 lakh female students enrolled in Arts, Commerce and Science streams in graduate and post-graduate courses will get free education from 2019-20, as per the Interim Budget announced in the Rajasthan state assembly. The State government presented the vote-on-account of Rs 86,906 crore for the first … 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

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

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu State approved Rs.158 crore for drinking water supply scheme   Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami sanctioned158 crorefor taking up drinking water supply schemes across the State. This approval is in view of the below normal rainfall during the north-east monsoon.  While 122 crorehas been earmarked to Chennai Metro Water to take up suitable drinking water supply … Read more

TAMILNADU Solar powered cold storage system developed by NITT and IIFPT   A prototype solar-powered cold storage system developed jointly by the faculty members of the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchi (NIT-T), and Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur (IIFPT), was commissioned at the Industrial Automation Laboratory at the NITT. The aim of the cold storage system was … Read more

RAJASTHAN 42% swine flu deaths in India are from Rajasthan: Report   Rajasthan is leading in swine flu deaths across the country. The state is one of the worst-affected states due to swine flu as 42% deaths reported in the country happened in the state. According to Centre’s report, till January 27, there are 4,571 cases and 169 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Government seeks feedback on tourism policy by February 20   In its bid to expedite the process of rolling out a new tourism policy, the state tourism department has sought stakeholders’ feedback and inputs by February 20.   Six working groups have already been formed covering various areas where initiatives can be taken to improve … Read more

TAMILNADU Swachhata Excellence Award 2019: Kumbakonam bags third prize   The Kumbakonam municipality in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu has bagged the third prize in the Swachhata Excellence Award 2019instituted by the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) to recognise local bodies encouraging self-help groups (SHG) to achieve the objectives of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). Raigarh and Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh … Read more

TAMILNADU CM unveils State’s Solar Energy Policy   The Tamil Nadu government has unveiled the Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2019 under which the State plans to generate 9,000 MW of solar energy.   To achieve a target of 8,884 MW of solar energy by 2023, the vision 2012 document would be revised.   “Under the new … Read more

RAJASTHAN Khatipura to be developed as satellite station soon   The rail budget for 2019-20 has paved way for Khatipura railway station which would be developed as sub-urban railway station. This is going to be a major boon to decongest the Gandhi Nagar and Jaipur junction railway station. Apart from this, rail budget has also made provision … Read more