September 2019

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu, Kerala to set up panels to settle water disputes   After a gap of three decades, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have agreed to review the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) after Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan held a meeting.   The states entered into an agreement for sharing mutual … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rs 600 crore loans sanctioned to over 5 lakh Rajasthan farmers   The state government has sanctioned Rs 600 crore for Kharif crop loans to over five lakh farmers.   Under the cooperative online registration and distribution scheme, over 20 lakh farmers had registered for loans. Out of this, around 15 lakh farmers have already been issued … Read more

TAMILNADU 2nd Singapore – India Hackathon to be organised at IIT Madras   2nd edition of Singapore – India Hackathon will be organised at IIT Madras, Chennai from Sep 28 to 29 this year.   India-Singapore Hackathon is the first of its kind joint International hackathon between India and Singapore during which the selected bright … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government set to take over Sambhar Salts from Centre   Rajasthan government has started an asset-liability assessment exercise to take over loss-making Sambhar Salts Ltd from Central Public Sector Utility Hindustan Salts Ltd without any financial and legal liability.   Sambhar Salts Ltd, a subsidiary of Hindustan Salts Ltd, where the state government has 40% stake, … Read more

TAMILNADU ·       Tamil Nadu plans sub-quota for 25% free RTE seats in schools ð  Amid allegations by CBSE schools that 25% of the free seats under the RTE quota were being misused, school education minister K A Sengottaiyan said the state planned to introduce a ‘sub-quota’ for the category and cross-check income certificates submitted by beneficiaries. ð … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·       Rajasthan govt bags first water mission awards ð The National Water Mission of Government of India awarded two prizes to the Rajasthan Government for water conservation and efficient water use practices. ð The National Water Mission has initiated annual National Water Mission Awards to recognise excellence in water conservation, efficient water use and … Read more

TAMILNADU ·         Tamil Nadu government buildings will soon harness solar power with rooftop panels ð  All state government buildings will soon start generating power, once the planned roof top solar systems are installed. An agreement, to facilitate this, was signed here on Thursday between Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) and Energy Efficiency Services Limited. As per … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         CM directs to ensure availability of urea ð  With a view to increase sowing during Rabi season, chief minister Ashok Gehlot directed the officials to ensure adequate availability of urea for farmers. ð  looking into the good monsoon this year, the rabi sowing is expected to increase and there should be adequate stock … Read more

TAMILNADU Centre introduced Assistance for Deep Sea Fishing for the fishermen in Tamil Nadu   The Centre has introduced a new scheme namedAssistance for Deep Sea Fishing for Tamil Nadu fishermen. The announcement was made by the Union Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Giriraj Singh. For the scheme, the Centre has allocated 300 croreto the Tamil Nadu government. … Read more

RAJASTHAN AMD surveys to look for uranium in 15 state dists   Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a unit of the Department of Atomic Energy, plans to carry out heliborne geophysical surveys in 15 districts of Rajasthan, states a letter issued by the Hyderabad-based office of AMD.   In the airborne geophysical … Read more