January 2019

TAMILNADU At 1,550, Tamil Nadu has most no. of abandoned kids, says survey   Tamil Nadu has the highest number of abandoned children — 1,550 from the ages of 7 to18 — living in child care institutions across the state, revealed a recent report released by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The report, Mapping of Child … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu government to launch education TV channel Tamil Nadu government will launch “Kalvi Tholaikkaatchi”, an exclusive education television channel,  for school students on January 21. Chief Minister Edappadi K.Palaniswami is likely to launch the 24×7 channel which will telecast programmes ranging from rhymes to Neet coaching covering students in all classes. It will … Read more

TAMILNADU TAEI has brought down fatality rate in Tamil Nadu by 20%, health minister says   The state government will allocate Rs 130 crore to Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Care Initiative (TAEI) that has brought down road accident fatality rate in the state by 20%.   The state government is allocating Rs 130 crore to the centre to … Read more

TAMILNADU ·        Domestic LPG coverage up to 97.6% in TN ð  Domestic LPG penetration in Tamil Nadu has increased to 97.6% from 80.8% in April 2016. Domestic LPG coverage in India was 62% before the launch of the scheme Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)  and added that the government wanted to achieve five crore new … Read more

TAMILNADU Pongal 2019: Tamil Nadu govt to give Rs 1,000 to each family The Tamil Nadu government announced Rs 1,000 for each family for celebrating Pongal. This is applicable to the whole state except Tiruvarur district, where the model code of conduct is in force in view of the bypolls scheduled for January 28.   The AIADMK government has … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to be felicitated for ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’   The state will be felicitated and recognised for its performance on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) The state is among five to be felicitated under different categories. Recognising state’s performance on BBBP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched pan-India expansion of BBBP in March 2018 from Jhunjhunu.   … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan college girls set to get free sanitary pads   Rajasthan is set to become India’s first state to provide free sanitary napkins to college students. The department of higher education has decided to install free sanitary napkin vending machines in all 189 government colleges in the state from the next academic session starting July 2019.   … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government may set up petroleum university in Jodhpur   The Rajasthan government is mulling over the idea to set up a petroleum university in the state and also introduce a three-year diploma course in petroleum engineering at the Government Polytechnic College in Jodhpur.   The government will open new polytechnic colleges for women at district-level to … Read more

RAJASTHAN RIICO plans for greener industrial areas   Roads at industrial areas at the state will take a green turn as Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) plans to plant more trees. The measure comes in the sequence of other initiatives in consideration of the corporation towards sustainable industrial growth.   RIICO envisaging … Read more

RAJASTHAN Act meant to regulate clinics, hospitals is slow in Rajasthan   The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, which was introduced to regulate clinicsand hospitals, is still in infancy in the state. The Act was adopted by the state assembly in 2013. Rajasthan is one of the 11 states, which has adopted Clinical Establishment Act in the country. … Read more