Oct 2018

TAMILNADU NHAI asked to conduct two more studies on expressway project   The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been asked by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests to carry out at least two more studies — an impact study on the mountain ecosystem and a socio-economic study … Read more

RAJASTHAN A fourth of Aravali hills in Rajasthan gone forever   In a starting revelation, Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee(CEC) on Tuesday told the court that 31 out of 128 hills in Aravali region in Rajasthan have vanished in the last 50 years due to massive illegal mining, compelling the court to direct the state to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Schemes : Bhamashah Sawasthya Bima Yojana   In the Bamashah Health Insurance scheme, every eligible family is being provided 30,000 rupees for general ailments every year and Rs. 3 lakhs for critical illnesses.In addition to the expenses incurred during the recruitment of the hospital, the expenditure upto 15 days after the recruitment is … Read more

TAMILNADU Australia to engage deeply with TN at the upcoming Global Investors Meet 2019   The Australian governmentis to engage actively with Tamil Nadu at the upcoming Global Investors Meet 2019. It is to pursue opportunities in education, road safety technology, urban infrastructure, fisheries and agribusiness. Australian High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu launched a roadmap for deepening India-Australia ties over the next … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan: MSMEs in focus ahead of assembly elections   The medium, small and micro enterprises in Rajasthan seem to be drawing upon extra focus just ahead of Assembly elections. The industries department has recently announced several clusters and a state-level facilitation centre for the MSME sector. In the sequence investment promotion centres will soon … Read more

RAJASTHAN The plastic bags to be replaced with Biodegradable.   Biodegradable bags, made of starch from maize, are likely to replace regular polythene bags in the state.   After imposing effective ban on usage of plastic bags, government has been looking for a substitute.     The bags have been certified by third-party testing agencies … Read more

TAMILNADU Chennai: Draft DPR for project to be ready by October 10   The Rs 1,530 crore Chennai Port to Mduravoyal four-lane elevated link road project will finally take off. As per the new alignment, it will cover a total length of 20.3 km and the revised draft detailed project report (DPR) for the project … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan nears PM Narendra Modi’s target of 90% immunization   Rajasthan is almost near to achieve the target of 90% full immunization coverage (FIC) by this December, as called by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the pregnancy and child tracking system (PCTS) data, until September 2018, the fill immunization coverage in the … Read more

TAMILNADU Solar park project in Trichy gets approvals under smart cities mission   Trichy Corporation has managed to obtain both administrative and technical approvals for establishing a 2.5 megawatt (MW) solar park under smart cities mission to generate electricity from sunlight.   The civic body earlier submitted a proposal with a high power committee comprising senior bureaucrats … Read more

TAMILNADU State expecting ₹15,000-cr. investments in IT during GIM   Tamil Nadu is expected to sign memorandums of understanding for investments worth ₹15,000 crore in the Information Technology and Information Technology-enabled services (IT/ITES) sector during the Global Investors’ Meet next year   In the first edition of GIM, the IT Department had signed MoUs with … Read more