july 2018

RAJASTHAN • Rajasthan No.1 in water conservation  NITI Aayog has ranked Rajasthan at first place among states in water conversation as it registered a significant increase in the level of groundwater.  The water level has increased in the state due to water conservation structures built under Chief Minister’s Jal Swawlamban Abhiyaan programme. Also, … Read more

TAMILNADU Small airports make a big splash   Domestic air travellers, particularly those from tier two towns, never had it so good. And the reasons are not far to seek. Many airlines, independent of the Centre’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (popularly known as RCS UDAN), see potential in connecting smaller airports with Metro airports.   A … Read more

TAMILNADU TNPCB issued closure notice to Sterling Biotech Limited   Sterling Biotech Limited, a pharmaceutical company, has been accused of defying environment norms and discharging untreated effluent into the Pykara Damand the nearby reservoirs. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has served the notice on manufacturing unit after it failed to meet the deadline to … Read more

TAMILNADU Sports, academic centres to be set up   The State government plans to set up a centre of excellence in Sports in Tiruchi and Salem, and a Centre of Excellence in Academics in Coimbatore and Tirunelveli. These centres will be set up at one school in both districts. These Centres will be set up … Read more

RAJASTHAN No expenditure on environmental awareness in last 3 years: Report   The state environment department has not spent a single rupee on environmental awareness and improvement in the last three years. According to the state environment department’s annual progress report (2017-18), the last expenditure on environmental awareness and improvement was done in 2013-14 when … Read more

RAJASTHAN Centre’s advice, surplus stock behind school milk scheme   The free milk scheme for government school students in Rajasthan was in line with the Centre’s advice to states to utilise surplus stocks of milk, though it was launched ahead of assembly elections due by the year-end.   Chief minister Vasundhra Raje launched the Annapurna … Read more

RAJASTHAN Now tourists can enjoy cow safari in Rajasthan   The cow safari, scheduled to start from Janmashtami, can allow tourists to visit Hingonia Gaushala on bullock carts and they will be able to witness first-hand cows’ upkeep inside the cow shelter home.   The Hingonia cow shelter, which around two years back, was in … Read more

TAMILNADU TN Govt introduces Bills to repeal archaic law and to amend the Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, 1864   The Tamil Nadu government introduced two Billsin the State Assembly to repeal or amend certain Acts. The Bills were tabled by C.Ve. Shanmugam, Law Minister. The first Bill relates to the repealof certain obsolete laws as mandated … Read more

RAJASTHAN Raje to inaugurate milk scheme today   Chief minister Vasundhara Raje will inaugurate the Annapurna Milk Scheme at Rajasthan Adarsh Senior Secondary School at Dahmi Kalan near Jaipur on Monday.   With the inauguration, milk will be provided to 62 lakh students studying across 66,506 schools, under the Mid-day Meal Scheme.   Under the … Read more