nov 2019

TAMILNADU Agriculture department fixes insurance premium for rabi crops   The agriculture department has announced premium for insurance scheme for rabi crops and the cut-off dates for enrolling in the scheme.     The rabi crops which have been covered in the insurance scheme are: paddy, maize, cumbu, cholam, redgram, blackgram, greengram, horsegram, bengalgram, groundnut, … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu govt raises subsidy for sugarcane farmers installing drip irrigation system   The Tamil Nadu government has announced an increase in subsidy for sugarcane farmers who are interested in installing drip irrigation system in their farms.   Subsidy has been reevaluated and increased by 24% to 37%. While small farmers, who have holdings … Read more

RAJASTHAN Textiles ministry to ink MoU with lab for boosting exports   Rajasthan’s Japanese connect is not limited to the dedicated industrial zone in Neemrana alone. The third largest importer of the world also gets 30% of its garments in womenswear segment from Jaipur. But that’s a scratch compared to the potential.   Out of the $37 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Chhattisgarh plan likely to take care of stray animals   The Rajasthan government is planning to adopt Chhattisgarh government’s Narwa, Garuwa, Ghuruwa and Badi (NGGB) programme “with some changes” with an aim to address the issues related to stray cattle in rural and urban areas.   The NGGB, encouraging livestock management, organic manure and … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu to ‘colour code’ expectant moms   ð Simple changes in treatment and first-aid protocols — categorising patients as red, yellow and green based on their medical condition — brought down mortality rates in road accidents in Tamil Nadu Now, the state health department is working out a similar protocol to tag pregnant women in an attempt … Read more

RAJASTHAN Habitats of Great Indian Bustards to be declared as conservation reserves   Seeking to protect the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard, the Union environment ministry has decided to declare their habitats as conservation reserves and asked power companies to consider placing high voltage lines under the ground as the birds have died after coming in contact with … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu cops roll out project to link toll plazas   The state police have floated a pilot project, ‘Tollscope’, to link all toll plazas to monitor live movements of vehicles.   The project was green-lighted by Tamil Nadu DGP J K Tripathy and the technical expertise came from WBC software firm in Karaikudi. As part of the pilot, 20% of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Action plan for five cities in state on track: Govt report Even as experts called for regional emission inventory of air pollution sources for quick response and development of localised graded response action plan (GRAP) to fight the rising pollution, Rajasthan’s action plan for control of air pollution in five “non-attainment” cities is on … Read more

TAMILNADU ·       NHAI scraps Rs 4,929 crore road projects in Tamil Nadu ð The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued termination orders for four road projects in Tamil Nadu citing delay in land acquisition by the state government. The total cost of the projects is 4,929 crore. ð Nagendra Nath Sinha has issued termination orders for four-laning … Read more

TAMILNADU After row, Telugu replaces Hindi at Tamil Centre The Tamil Nadu government has decided to withdraw Hindi as an optional language at the International Tamil Research Centre in Chennai. The policy to have an additional local and foreign language at the Tamil Centre was introduced in 2014 by former chief minister J Jayalalithaa. Many students, after … Read more