June 2019

TAMILNADU Free Wi-Fi in all railway stations likely by September   A total of 218 more stations in Southern Railway will offer free Wi-Fi connectivity to passengers by the first week of September, taking the number of stations with the facility to 500 in the zone. This is part of a scheme to provide access to the … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu inches closer to achieving 100% plastic ban   Tamil Nadu has achieved 75 % success in enforcing the ban on plastic products and would soon achieve 100% results   Plastic products were not used in government functions and urged people not to use them in private functions.   The ban on several plastic products came … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt opens its first English medium school   For the first time, Rajasthan education department has decided to open the first government English medium school in Mansarovar, Jaipur.   To celebrate the 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary, Directorate of Education, Bikaner has issued orders a few days back to open one English medium … Read more

TAMILNADU Now, shops can remain open 24X7 in Tamil Nadu   The Tamil Nadu government has issued an order permitting all shops and establishments in the state to remain open for 24X7 — initially for a period of three years — with certain conditions.   The Union ministry of labour and employment had sent a model bill of the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Government tweaks new staffing pattern to appoint teachers   Rajasthan education department has changed its staffing pattern for the appointment of teachers. Every two years, the rules related to appointment of teachers are changed and this year the focus is on appointing teachers in schools where shortage has been recorded.   As per the recent … Read more

TAMILNADU Rs 1,990 crore World Bank boost to improve healthcare in Tamil Nadu   The World Bank will provide Rs 1,990 crore($287 million) to improve healthcare in Tamil Nadu. A loan agreement in connection with the project, Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme, was signed between the Centre, state and the international financial institution.   Despite reducing infant and maternal mortality … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to implement Right to Health Bill soon: CM Ashok Gehlot   The free medicine scheme launched in the state in 2011 has inspired other states too. There are 17 states who have implemented the free medicine scheme after being inspired from free medicine scheme of the state.   The state government has signed … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu cabinet okays Rs 1,352 crore investment proposals   Amid criticism of poor industrial climate, Tamil Nadu cabinet on Monday cleared Rs 1,352 crore expansion plans of two textile firms and an auto component unit, offering structured package of incentives. These units are estimated to provide jobs to 2,225 people.   MM Forgings will get … 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

TAMILNADU Tamil yeoman declared Tamil Nadu’s state butterfly   Tamil yeoman(Cirrochroa thais) butterfly species endemic to Western Ghats has been declared the state butterfly of Tamil Nadu. Uniformly orange in colour with a dark brown outer ring, Tamil Yeoman is among the 32 butterfly species found in the Western Ghats. This butterfly species moves in groups in large … Read more