January 2019

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

RAJASTHAN ·        Rajasthan faces water crisis with decline in groundwater   ð   Rajasthan is facing a severe water crisis, with a decadal average study has inferring that there has been a decline in groundwater by 62.70% in the state with only 37.20% rise. The decadal average was counted from November 2008 to November 2018.   ð  The … Read more

TAMILNADU ·        Tamil Nadu mulls 50% job quota for locals in firms ð  The state government is considering making it mandatory to reserve 50% of skilled jobs in new industries for people of the state. The government would push the proposal while signing MoUs with companies in the coming Global Investors’ Meet (GIM) on January … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·        Government may extend deadline to meet housing targets ð  The rural development department may extend the deadline to meet the target for the completion of building remaining 1,78,965 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) from January 31 to March 31. Out of the sanctioned 6.87 lakh houses under PMAY, around 5.08 … Read more

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

RAJASTHAN Govt schools to observe ‘career day’ on January 12     Education officers, school principals and teachers are gearing up to observe ‘career day’ in government schools across the state on January 12. The day was introduced with the aim to familiarise the students of class 10 and above to the career options available. … 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

RAJASTHAN Projects under RUIDP in 42 cities of Rajasthan to begin soon   Drinking, drainage and sewerage projects in 42 cities of the state under the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) phase-IV are expected to begin soon.   Under the project, the department will work to beautify and restore 10 heritage sites, including Khetri, Mandawa, Deeg, Kama, … Read more

TAMILNADU ·        Low enrolment in 8,900 schools across Tamil Nadu ð  According to the data collected by the state school education department from chief educational officers (CEO) in 32 districts across Tamil Nadu, 8,900 schools in the state had below par student enrolment. Salem topped the list of district-wise low-enrolment schools with 820 government schools having less than … Read more

RAJASTHAN Flower research centre to come up at Mount Abu   The horticulture department is set to develop an agro-eco-tourism and international flower research centre at Mount Abu.   It had identified about 20 bighas of land near the sunset point for the project. The Rs10-crore project is funded under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana … Read more