Nov 2018

TAMILNADU   State launches cyclone rehabilitation project   As part of its relief and restoration efforts in the wake of Cyclone Gaja, the State government has launched the Gaja Cyclone Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Rejuvenation Project.   The project would be implemented from its headquarters in Nagapattinam. While one sub-unit, with an office in Nagapattinam, would … Read more

RAJASTHAN Election commission allows grants for cow shelters   The state government has been allowed by the election commission for grants up to Rs one lakh for cow shelters in Rajasthan. A similar grant was being given to cow shelters between 2016 – 2018 but was limited to the shelters that had cows between 150-200 in number. However … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu to increase TB detection clinics   After finding a gross delay in diagnosis of patients with tuberculosis, the state has decided to make testing facilities across the state. While the annual detection rate for the disease in the state is 132 per one lakh population, studies show that it should touch at least 200 … Read more

RAJASTHAN GSI to use NASA-developed tech to locate minerals in Rajasthan   The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is going to use ultra-modern remote-sensing technology developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the first time in India to map surface mineralogy.   An MoU was signed with Geoscience Australia as a part … Read more

TAMILNADU   ·        T.N. bags cadaveric organ donation award for 4th time ð  For the fourth consecutive year, Tamil Nadu bagged the Best State Award in cadaveric organ donation from the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. ð  The Minister, in his speech, said Transtan, was a … Read more

RAJASTHAN Important details about Election Conditions for recognition as a State Party   Secure at least 6% of the valid vote & win at least 2 seats in an Assembly General Election   Secure at least 6% of the valid vote & win at least 1 seats in a Lok Sabha General Election   Win … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan Art : Mālwa painting   Mālwa painting ,17th-century school of Rājasthanī miniature paintingcentred largely in Mālwa and Bundelkhand (in modern Madhya Pradesh state); it is sometimes referred to as Central Indian painting on the basis of its geographical distribution. The school was conservative, and little development is seen from the earliest examples, such as the Rasikapriyā (a poem analyzing … Read more

TAMILNADU   Government increases health insurance coverage   Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced a revision in the coverage under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) to ₹5 lakh per annum with effect from December 1.   The announcement is expected to benefit about 1.58 crore families across the State.   Under the … Read more

TAMILNADU Government notifies Lokayukta rules   In a step towards forming the Lokayukta, the State government has notified the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Rules, 2018.   The notification comes over four months after the government passed the necessary legislations in the Assembly for creation of the anti-corruption body. Besides the chairperson and four members, the Lokayukta … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan Culture : Bhavai Dance   This artistic form of dance is believed to be originated in the neighboring state Gujarat and was soon picked up and adapted by the local tribal men and women and gave it a distinctive Rajasthani essence. This traditional folk dance, performed by the womens of the Jat, … Read more