February 2019

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

RAJASTHAN Early Ed Asia 2019, Asias largest early childhood conference, held in Jaipur   It was the first time such a conference was held in India with over 6000 eminent early childhood educators, policy-makers, researchers and other stakeholders from India and foreign countries. The latest trends in teaching and research were discussed to provide a … Read more

TAMILNADU ·        LPG coverage in T.N. to touch 100 percent ð With more connections being provided to beneficiaries under the Ujjwala scheme, Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)coverage in the Tamil Nadu State is now 97.9%. That translates to 2.02 crore consumers. Substantial increases have happened in the last three years or so, bringing up the April 2016 figure of 80.08% with … Read more

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

TAMILNADU ·         Chhatbir to be first garbage-free zoo in India ð  Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, popularly known as Chhatbir, has taken steps to become the first garbage-free zoo in the country, taking the lead in initiating the green waste management plan under the Green Zoo Mission. ð  The target of the pilot project is to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Assembly approved 5% quota for Gujjars   The Rajasthan Assemblyunanimously passed a Bill giving 5% reservation in government jobs and education to Gujjars and four other nomadic communities. Gujjars are a pastoral agricultural ethnic group with populations inIndia, Pakistan, and a small number in northeastern Afghanistan. The languages of gujjars is   The bill also … Read more

RAJASTHAN Sapta Shakti Command of Indian Army conducting ‘Exercise Rahat’ in Jaipu   Jaipur based Sapta Shakti Command of Indian Army is conducting a two- day Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise “Exercise Rahat”.   The exercise began in Jaipur and it involves all stakeholders at the national and state level.   This is … Read more

TAMILNADU ·         Tangedcos loss rose to Rs.7,582.56 crore in last year ð  India Ratings and Research reported that the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (Tangedco) has a widened loss in the financial year 2018 to Rs.7,582.56 crore from Rs.6,141.54 crore in the financial year 2017. Lower sale of power, drop in collection efficiency and higher cost of power led … Read more

TAMILNADU Rs 13,000 crore owed by Centre can fund 90% of Tamil Nadu revenue deficit   At least 90% of the state’s revenue deficit can be funded if the Centre pays up the ₹13,000-crore due it owes to Tamil Nadu under various heads such as mandatory devolution of funds to local bodies, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, IGST and GST compensation. … Read more

RAJASTHAN JDA to set up solar power grids at parkings lots, parks   The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) plans to install solar power grids in parking places, community centres and parks to reduce electricity bills.   The second plan, called Building Energy Efficiency Programme (BEEP), will ensure replacing old electrical fittings with star-rated ones to … Read more