Oct 2018

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan Scheme : Rajshree Yojana   From the birth of a girl to class 12th, financial assistance of up to 50,000 parents is provided to the parent for education, health and care. This amount is given in the following steps.   2500 rupees at birth of daughter   2500 rupees for one year of … Read more

TAMILNADU notifies compensation for sexual abuse victims   The State government has notified the Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault/Other Crimes, 2018, in line with the Supreme Court judgment delivered last month.   Under the scheme, a rape survivor will get a minimum compensation of ₹4 lakh. In the case … Read more

TAMILNADU notifies compensation for sexual abuse victims     The State government has notified the Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault/Other Crimes, 2018, in line with the Supreme Court judgment delivered last month.   Under the scheme, a rape survivor will get a minimum compensation of ₹4 lakh. In the … 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 Tangedco justifies coal imports   Admitting that the government had granted a one-time exemption to import coal from private firms, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) denied that it overpaid for the 1.10 lakh tonnes of coal imported recently.   The cost of Indian coal, including transportation and port charges, would be ₹3,655 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Schemes :- Adarsh School scheme   In order to provide better education to the students in the rural areas of the state and to provide better facilities to the schools, Rajasthan Government has adopted innovation in the education sector in the last four years in every Gram Panchayat of the state for modern … 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

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

RAJASTHAN Bhilwara dairy launches packaged cow milk   Bhilwara dairy has started selling of packed cow milk in the market. Bhilwara Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh, a co-operative union of milk producers affiliated to Rajasthan Co-operative Dairy Federation (RCDF) is the only second dairy board in the state, after the one in Bikaner, which is … Read more

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