June 2019

RAJASTHAN Government schools to plant trees equal to number of enrolments   To raise awareness about the environment and encourage afforestation, Rajasthan education minister Govind Singh Dotasra announced that trees, equal to the number of enrolments in each school, will be planted by government schools in this session.   The initiative is said to be inspired from Philippines, where the government … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government banned e cigarettes in the State   Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced the banned on thesale of e-cigarettes in Rajasthan. Gehlot issued the order on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on May 31. The government had banned the online or offline sale, storage, production, distribution, and advertisement of e-cigarettesin the state. The … Read more

TAMILNADU Vedanta Limited and ONGC to drill 341 hydrocarbon wells in TN   The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has granted theTerms of Reference (ToR) to Vedanta Ltd’s Cairn Oil & Gas, to carry out Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) for drilling a total of 274 offshore and onshore oil and gas exploration wells in the Bay of Bengal, Nagapattinam, Karaikal, … Read more

RAJASTHAN 45% rise in number of TB cases in Rajasthan   Rajasthan has seen a 45 per cent increase in the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the last one year after the Centre made it a notifiable disease, according to government data.   A total of 1,59,762 cases were notified last year as compared to 1,10,044 in 2017, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government issues guidelines for CM Yuva Sambal Yojana   The state government has issued detailed guidelines for the Mukhyamantri Yuva Sambal Yojana under which, the unemployed graduates are given an allowance of Rs 3,500 for girls and Rs 3,000 for boys per month. Though the scheme was launched from February this year.   Under the … Read more

RAJASTHAN 250-300 new panchayats to be created in Rajasthan   It is estimated that around 250-300 new gram panchayats would be carved out of the existing 9892 gram panchayats and 10-15 panchayat samitis would be created from the existing 295 in Rajasthan.   The panchayat samitis having more than 40 gram panchayats and over 2 lakh people would … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaisalmer gets Ready to Host International Army Scout Masters Competition 2019   International Army Scout Masters Competition as a part of International Army Games will be organised under the aegis of Konark Corps at Jaisalmer from 24 July to 17 August 2019.   The event will witness the participation of the Mechanised Infantry Scout … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu to sign MoUs for Rs 3,500 crore investments   Tamil Nadu is getting back to its strengths of manufacturing and textiles, besides targeting the emerging electric vehicles segment for new investments. The state is set to sign MoUs for fresh investments of more than Rs 3,500 crore in these sectors in the next few weeks. The bulk … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to set up Vedic Sanskar and Shikshan Board   The  state is set to form a Vedic Sanskar and Shikshan Board (VSSB) to revive the ancient practices related to education, philosophy and healthcare.   It is following in the footsteps of the previous government, which had initiated a number of measures including setting up … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan 1st to allow MSMEs to start business without approvals   Rajasthan has become the first Indian state to allow MSMEs to start projects without any approvals or clearances. Moreover, for three years no inspections.   Attempting to attract investment, the Rajasthan government notified rules last week under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (Facilitation of … Read more