sep 2018

TAMILNADU ·         Handloom park to help Arni weave cleanliness into creations ð  Arni, a town synonymous with silk, will soon have its own handloom silk park. While hundreds of traditional weavers will get access to newer designs through this park, the facility will put in place a system to treat and reuse three lakh litres … Read more

RAJASTHAN CM to launch lion safari, project leopard on Sept 13   Chief minister Vasundhara Raje is likely to inaugurate the much awaited Lion safari at Nahargarh Biological Park in Jaipur on September 13.   The Lion safari in Jaipur will be the first in Rajasthan and the state forest department along with Jaipur Development … Read more

TAMILNADU   Metro will not wait for Centre’s nod to begin Phase II   The Chennai Metro Rail will not wait to get the Centre’s approval to begin Phase II.   As soon as the first tranche of a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) comes through, the Chennai Metro Rail will start … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan seeks project report on feeder canal   The Rajasthan Irrigation Department has requested its counterpart in Punjab to prepare and submit a detailed project report (DPR) to reconstruct the Ferozepur feeder canal.   The feeder canal, which emanates from the Harike headworks, has a capacity of 11,192 cusecs and was constructed in 1952-53. … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu Cabinet recommends release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts   The decision followed the Supreme Court’s observation last week that the Governor shall be at liberty to decide on the remission application  of Perarivalan, one of the convicts.   The other six convicts had also pleaded to the Governor and the State government for … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan used only 21% swacch mission funds  Government of Rajasthan had released Rs 292.81 crore to Local Bodies (ULBs) during 2015-17 for solid waste management under Swachh Bharat Mission out of which only 21% fund was utilised, says the CAG report.   Besides, there were no effective plans for ‘reducing, reusing and recycling’ of … Read more

TAMILNADU   ·        Eco-tourism may worm its way into MTR buffer zone ð  Wildlife eco-tourism, which is planned  to be introduced in the buffer zone area of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) comprising the Segur and Singara reserve forests, will be a new era wildlife tourism attraction this autumn. ð  Forest sources said that a … Read more

RAJASTHAN Central team to assess quality of services in Rajasthan   The Centre has sent a team for review the programmes implemented in the state under National Health Mission (NHM). The team has already arrived in the state and inspecting health institutes which will continue till September 12.   Under NHM, Centre provides fund to the state … Read more

TAMILNADU   Railways to build a new Pamban bridge   The railways has decided to shelve replacement of the Scherzer’s span on the Pamban rail bridge — connecting Rameswaram island with the mainland — and instead build a new bridge parallel to the existing one.   RVNL is likely to complete the tender process in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Now, used cooking oil from eateries to be used for biofuel in Rajasthan The Biofuel Authority of Rajasthan has decided to find a solution about the used cooking oil in the restaurants of the city that can be really harmful for public health. This decision is taken after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of … Read more