March 2019

TAMILNADU ·         All seats in Puducherry, Tamil Nadu expenditure sensitive, says EC ð  The Election Commission is putting in place massive infrastructure and is drafting scores of officials across all 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu and the lone seat in Puducherry just to track flow of money. The commission has enough reason to be worried because out of the … Read more

TAMILNADU Nirmala Sitharaman launches PM-SYM in Tamil Nadu Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday launched the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan Dhan Yojana in Tamil Nadu.   It had been introduced to identify and respect the hard work done by the workers in the unorganised sector.   “Shram means hard work, which is there throughout their lives. This scheme named … Read more

TAMILNADU Valparai soon to get botanical garden, boat house   There has been a long-standing demand that the facilities and infrastructure of Valparai be improved so that the tourism potential of the place is improved. The demand is set to be fulfilled, with the state announcing that a botanical garden and a boat house would be constructed in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan University set to receive Rs 50 crore education fund   Rajasthan University (RU) has become eligible for receiving fund from the Ministry of Human Resource Development under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme phase II. The university will receive Rs 50 crore in total out of which Rs 35 crore is for research … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan: Ordinance to help MSMEs start projects sans approvals   The micro, small and medium enterprises are not required to knock the doors of the state government for getting approvals to start their projects; they can do so by simply filling up a self-declaration form without wasting time and losing opportunities. For three years, … Read more

TAMILNADU ICF Chennai becomes worlds largest rail coach manufacturer   Integral Coach Factory (ICF), the rail coach manufacturing factory at Chennai, which became famous for manufacturing Train 18, has become the single largest rail coach manufacturer in the world surpassing top Chinese manufacturers. The manufacturing facility of Indian Railways in Chennai manufactured 2,919 coachesfrom April 2018 to February 2019 … Read more

TAMILNADU   GI tag for Thirubhuvanam silk sarees   The Thirubhuvanam Silk Handloom Weavers’ Cooperative Production and Sale Society has been accorded Geographical Indication (GI) tag for its silk sarees.   The Thirubhuvanam silk saree, known for its intricate border and pallu designs, measures about 18 feet in length and 4 feet in breadth with … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan govt submits Start-Up Policy draft to governor   A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for setting up the GIB captive breeding centre at Sorsan and a hatchery for GIB at Nokh in Jaisalmer district was signed last year (2018) by the state wildlife department, Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MOEFCC) … Read more

TAMILNADU Good nesting season for Olive Ridley turtles, says TN forest department   Through the Olive Ridley nesting season so far, theForest Department of Tamil Nadu State has recorded 251 nests and has collected 28,527 eggs which have been taken to their hatcheries. This is double the number of nests recorded by the department the previous year. The olive ridley … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government allocate land, funds for defence academy   Rajasthan is set to become the second state in the country to open a defence academy (coaching) aiming to provide free coaching to aspirants in defence services, including preparations for highly competitive National Defence Academy and Staff Selection Board for the state domicile students. The education department has … Read more