July 2019

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan’s first weed museum to come up in Jaipur   For the first time in the state, a ‘weed museum’ will be inaugurated at Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute (RARI), Durgapura, Jaipur. The concept of weed museum has been proposed wherein preserved samples of weeds can be displayed for the general public and farmers, to help them with … Read more

TAMILNADU Chennai to get two thermal power plants using natural gas   Two thermal units with a capacity of 730MW will be set up in North Chennai at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore.   These power plants will be different from other thermal plants since they will be using natural gas instead of coal.   The … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu to spend Rs 50 crore for geo-referencing of forests The Union environment and forests ministry told the state to take up geo-referencing as suggested by the Forests Survey of India to get the spatially accurate forest boundaries.   Eight forest extension centres would be modernised in Coimbatore, Namakkal, Karur, Thanjavur, Kancheepuram, Dharmapuri, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Government schools to run in two shifts to stop dropouts   The state has decided that government English medium schools opened under Mahatma Gandhi Rajkiya Vidyalaya will run in two shifts if needed.   It is necessary to have a government school in a 2km-radius from the residence of students. In case there are no … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu tax share may rise by Rs 2,000 crore   Tamil Nadu expects an increase of ₹2,065.10 crore in tax revenue from the Centre compared to the previous year. As per the 14th Finance Commission, Tamil Nadu will get 4.023% as its share from the tax revenue collected by the Centre. There is a decrease of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Panel to monitor colleges in districts   The college education department of Rajasthan is setting up district resource assistance committees (DRACS) in each district “to monitor colleges, enhance coordination among them and provide resource help to them at district level.   The DRACS are being constituted under the resource assessment and college with excellence … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu govt to disburse Rs 10,000 crore crop loans to Tamil Nadu farmers   The AIADMK government, in a rare move, has set a target to disburse Rs 10,000 crop loan this fiscal year, anticipating good northeast monsoon and revival of the agriculture sector in the state. The agriculture department is unlikely to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Nal Se Jal’ scheme   The ambitious scheme proposes to provide piped water to all by 2024.   According to the estimate, only 16% of the families and 25% of the population in the state are presently covered by piped water. It is estimated that a whopping Rs 70,000 crore is required to make this dream … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu is power surplus state, minister says Tamil Nadu is really power surplus and the power cuts faced by residents are temporary and not due to shortage of power said state power minister P Thangamani. Government has increased the power capacity in the state and by December this year, 800MW unit in North Chennai will be commissioned … Read more

RAJASTHAN CM inaugurates two units of Chhabra thermal power plant   With the start of unit 5 and 6 of CSTPS, Rajasthan witnessed addition of 1,320 megawatts of additional power generation.   The two CSTPS units have augmented the Chhabra power station’s installed capacity to 2.320 megawatts.   There was power generation of only 13 … Read more