February 2019

RAJASTHAN Global Stonemart 2019   Stonemart is the largest exhibition of stone industry in the country organized by Centre for Development of Stones, FICCI and RIICO. This year seven countries like Turkey, China, Italy, Brazil, Iran, Spain and Taiwan and 16 states from India are participating the event.   Rajasthan Mineral Policy was released in … 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 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 ·         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

TAMILNADU Chennai Police Commissioner A.K. Viswanathan launched mobile App ‘DigiCop’ of the city police.   Chennai Police Commissioner A.K. Viswanathan launched mobile App ‘DigiCop’ of the city police.   He said the App makes citizens feel that the police is always with them.   Using the App, people can track the status of stolen two-wheelers … 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

RAJASTHAN State govt plans to set up student rights commission   The Rajasthan government is planning to set up a commission to look into the grievances of students in universities and colleges in the state.   The proposed commission will adjudicate on violations of fundamental provisions of the Students Rights Act, which proposes to provide … Read more