sep 2018

TAMILNADU ·        Northeast monsoon in State will bring 12% excess rainfall this year: IMD official ð  During the coming northeast monsoon, the State is likely to experience rainfall which will be 12% higher than the normal. ð  The long period average for the State was pegged at 44 cm based on the data between 1951-2000. … Read more

RAJASTHAN PM Modi inaugurates Parakram Parv in Jodhpur to mark 2 years of surgical strikes   Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Jodhpur Military Station to inaugurate ‘Parakram Parv’ — an exhibition to commemorate the second anniversary of surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Army against terror camps across the Line of Control in … Read more

TAMILNADU Gujarat groups to invest Rs. 20,000 crore in Tamil Nadu   Gujarat-based industrial groups are set to invest more than Rs.20,000 crore in Tamil Nadu. The investment is mainly in a city gas distribution network, pharmaceuticals, food processing and engineering, according to K.Gnanadesikan, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries Department of Tamil Nadu. The MoUs for investments will be inked … Read more

RAJASTHAN Vice President Inaugurates Smart City Expo India 2018 at Jaipur   The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the creation of pedestrian non-motorized zones is the need of the hour curb traffic congestions.   The object of this three days long expo is to have discussions among different experts … Read more

TAMILNADU ADB approved $500 mn for Tamil Nadu water supply, sewerage, drainage infrastructure project   Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved financing of up to $500 million for a multitranche financing facility (MFF)infrastructure project in at least 10 cities of Tamil Nadu. The main objective is to develop climate-resilient water supply, sewerage, and drainage infrastructure. The first tranche … Read more

RAJASTHAN Cabinet approves financial assistance for Sirhind Feeder Canal and Rajasthan Feeder Canal   The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has  approved providing Central Assistance of Rs. 620.42 Cr. and Rs. 205.758 Cr. for implementation of relining of Rajasthan Feeder Canal and Sirhind Feeder Canal respectively over five years (2018-19 to … Read more

TAMILNADU Soon, an app for real time data on buses   The Institute of Road Transport and the Department of Transport have invited proposals for building a mobile-based application and website that would allow users of bus services to view their schedule in real time.   As part of the Locate and Access My Bus, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Very less expenditure on environmental awareness in last 3 years   According to the state environment department’s annual progress report (2017-18), the last expenditure on environmental awareness and improvement was done in 2013-14 when the government spent Rs 61.80 lakh for this.   According to a World Health Organisation report, four of the world’s … Read more

RAJASTHAN State to provide biogas subsidies in rural areas  Rajasthan, which has to meet a target of 3,700 household Biogas plants in the state under the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP), has announced to provide subsidies for the same.   The National Biogas Policy that came into force from May 30 is primarily … Read more

TAMILNADU Chennai: Solar power to boost farmers’ income   Green policy think tanks are pushing for the adoption of pro-farmer solar power policies that would power the needs of the farmers in operating the pump sets besides enhance their income through grid-connected solar pumps.   This would reduce the farmers’ dependency on diesel-operated pumps, besides … Read more