june 2018

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu’s startup policy to be ready in three months, says MSME secretary   Tamil Nadu’s startup policy will be ready within three months.   On ‘Innovation voucher scheme’, which involves giving promising startups small lines of credit of Rs 2 lakh to Rs 4 lakh, the government order had been issued and funds … Read more

TAMILNADU Chennai breaks into top 100 Swachh cities; Trichy & Erode slip   Tamil Nadu, which copped flak for its poor performance in the smart city rankings, hasn’t done well even in the Swachh Bharat list.   Only four cities are in the top 100 with Trichyand Erode slipping from the previous positions of 6 and 42 to 13 and 51. … Read more

TAMILNADU TN to get ₹2,685 crore World Bank aid   The World Bank had agreed to sanction ₹2,685 crore for the Tamil Nadu Health Systems Reforms Project (TNHSRP) that will focus on improving the overall quality of healthcare in the State.   A formal agreement with the World Bank would be signed February next. Tangedco … Read more

TAMILNADU Nod for 20% raise in seats to government arts and science colleges   Two weeks after preventing universities from granting approval for additional intake of students in affiliated arts and science colleges, the higher education department has partially allowed government arts and science colleges in the state to increase the intake by 20%.   However, no … Read more

TAMILNADU Centre chooses Madurai for AIIMS   The ministry of health and family welfare is understood to have chosen Thoppur in Madurai as the location for the proposed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).   According to the communique, Thoppur has bagged the highest marks among the five places in Tamil Nadu shortlisted for setting up the prestigious … Read more

TAMILNADU Government mulls giving free power in lieu of land for sub-station   The problem of acquiring land for sub-stations will be a thing of the past soon, as Tangedco is mulling over providing free power to land owners (farmers) – who have applied and waiting – ready to part with their land in rural areas. A similar … Read more

TAMILNADU Renewable energy projects attract more finance in T.N.   Tamil Nadu is among the States which saw significant lending to renewable energy projects and nil lending to coal projects in 2017, according to a report by the Center for Financial Accountability (CFA).   The report titled Coal vs Renewables Finance Analysis said only 12 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur leaps to 39th place in national Swachh rankings   From a lowly rank of 215 last year, Jaipur catapulted to 39th cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2018,when the rankings were declared by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs. Udaipur with a ranking of 85 was the other city from Rajasthan that figured in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Godawan breeding centre to be set up in Baran dist   A centre for breeding the dwindling number of Great Indian Bustard(GIB), which comes under Schedule 1 of Wildlife Protection Act, will be set up at Sorsen in Baran district. This centre will be set up under the supervision of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) GIB experts.   … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthans govt reserves 15% seats for NRIs in new medical colleges   The state government has reserved 15% MBBS seats in five new medical colleges for NRIs. The decision has been taken to strengthen financial condition of the five new medical colleges, which will be run by Rajasthan Medical Education Society (RMES).   These five … Read more