March 2019

RAJASTHAN India’s first seed bank of native trees species for Thar desert to be set up in Jodhpur   India’s first seed bank of native tree species for Thar desert is going to be set up in the Jodhpur city of Rajasthan under project Maruvan (dessert forest).   The project will first focus on Marwar belt including Jodhpur, Bikaner, Barmer … Read more

TAMILNADU Royal Enfield to invest Rs 700 crore in 2019-20   Eicher Motors  announced Rs 700 crore capital expenditure plan for Royal Enfield in the current financial year. The capex will be used for the construction work of the Technology Centre, Phase-2 of the Vallam Vadagal plant in Tamil Nadu and towards the development of new platforms and products. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur’s Swachh ranking slips 5 spots to reach 44th   Dropping down five positions from last year, Jaipur city stood at 44th position in the Swachh Survekshan 2019 survey ranking conducted by the ministry of housing and urban affairs. The city ranked 39th in 2018.   The city stood first in the state, followed … Read more

TAMILNADU Chennai’s DakshinaChitra to celebrate Ugadi festival   DakshinaChitra will celebrate Ugadi festival from March 27 to 31. As part of the celebrations, Devarakonda Banjara troupe from Andhra Pradesh will perform tribal dance forms and there will also be a display and sale of crafts by artisans from Andhra Pradesh.   The troupe will be performing different types of dances … Read more

RAJASTHAN State writes to Centre for MNREGA fund release   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has urged the Modi government to release Rs 1000 crore fund due under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme for Rajasthan.   An allocation of Rs 543 crores in material head and Rs 260 crores under labour head … Read more

RAJASTHAN Some key customs of Rajasthan   Nangal – The ceremony of inauguration of the newly built house is called Nangal.   Janeu practice– There is practice of putting Janeu on children in Brahman caste. It is is also called Yaghopavit.   Sati Practice – The practice of Sati was prevalent in bygone  era in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan’s Saraswati is ‘poorest’ MP in India, says ADR report   Sumedhanand Saraswati (67), Lok Sabha MP from Sikar, is the “poorest” parliamentarian in the country having declared a total asset of just Rs. 34,311, which is the lowest, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report.   According to the ADR report, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu tops in cash seizure   Tamil Nadu has emerged the top state in terms of the cash and gold seized by the Election Commission.   Since the model code of conduct came into effect, ₹70.90 crore had been seized.   Similarly, gold and silver in the form of bars as well as ornaments worth ₹88.70 crore have been … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Day was celebrated on 30th March   Rajasthan Day is celebrated every year on March 30to commemorate the day on which the state of Rajasthan came into existence. Rajasthan, earlier known as Rajputana, came into existence on March 30, 1949. Rajasthan Day commemorates the valour, strong will power and sacrifice of the people of Rajasthan. Before Independence, Rajasthan was comprised … Read more

TAMILNADU E-commerce, tech firms oppose data sharing   Some e-commerce and technology companies have raised objections on sharing of data while making suggestions on the draft e-commerce policy. Traders have demanded setting up judicial or quasi-judicial authority to enforce the policy.   A key point discussed in the draft policy was sharing and storing of … Read more