sep 2018

TAMILNADU   Tamil Nadu allowed to procure 4,625 tonnes of green gram   The Centre has permitted the State government to procure 4,625 tonnes of green gram from farmers.   The procurement will be done through the National Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) at ₹69.75 per kg against the current market price of ₹ 50-55 per … Read more

RAJASTHAN Compared to last year, Rajasthan records lesser rains this time   Till September 4, rainfall received in the state is 5.41 per cent lower to normal rainfall. As per Water Resource Department data, state has received 441.16 mm of rainfall against the normal rainfall of 466.42 mm in the period of June 1 to … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil version of Modi’s ‘Exam Warriors’ launched   Governor Banwarilal Purohit released the first copy of Paritchaikku Bhayamen, the Tamil translation of Exam Warriors — a compilation of speeches made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering advice to students, during various occasions in different parts of the country.   Exam Warriors was translated into Tamil by V. Insuvai … Read more

TAMILNADU   Krishna water for city expected in a month   With the storage in waterbodies upstream of Kandaleru reservoir going up, the Water Resources Department expects Krishna water to be released for Chennai in a month.   As per the agreement between Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, about 8,000 million cubic feet of Krishna … Read more

TAMILNADU TRANSTAN made Aadhaar mandatory for organ transplant   Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu(TRANSTAN) has made Aadhaar mandatory for Indian patients to register in the Tamil Nadu Network for Organ Sharing. While foreigners are asked to submit a No Objection Certificate (NoC) from the respective Embassies. Earlier,  for Indian patients any identity proof, including voter’s ID, was acceptable. The move … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur’s Vishwakarma area most polluted in state, says report Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has released the data collected by pollution surveillance centres in eight cities of the state. As per the data, Vishwakarma Industrial Area (VKI) has the highest particle matter (PM 10 rate) in the state. Jaipur came up as the most polluted … Read more

RAJASTHAN More clusters to help promote MSME in Rajasthan   The state industries department in Rajasthan is gearing up for more clusters to promote medium, small and micro enterprises (MSME) in the state.   The state has not taken due advantage of the central government’s modified industrial infrastructure up-gradation scheme for cluster development.   The … Read more

RAJASTHAN Internet shutdowns cost state ₹659 crore in 3 years: Report   Seventeen instances of internet shutdowns over 2015, 2016 and 2017, cost Rajasthan ~659.37 crore , shows an April 2018 report by think tank, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).   Mobile internet shutdowns alone added up to 594 hours in … Read more

TAMILNADU   Tamil Nadu allowed to procure 4,625 tonnes of green gram   The Centre has permitted the State government to procure 4,625 tonnes of green gram from farmers.   The procurement will be done through the National Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) at ₹69.75 per kg against the current market price of ₹ 50-55 per … Read more

RAJASTHAN Sushma Swaraj inaugurated ‘Jaipur Foot’ camp in Vietnam capital Hanoi   External Affairs Minister Sushma Swarajwho is on a four day two nation tour of South East Asia which includes Vietnam and Cambodia, presented free India-made prosthetic limbs for 500 Vietnamese beneficiaries. Last month, it was announced in Jaipur that about 1,000 differently-abled people in Myanmar and Vietnam would be provided … Read more