September 2019

RAJASTHAN Five panels to monitor development schemes   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday sanctioned constitution of five state-level committees for monitoring and execution of schemes and development programmes by various departments.   Instead of 12 such committees as were planned in the past, now five state-level committees will be constituted.   The committees will … Read more

TAMILNADU Centre warns of huge inflow of Cauvery water into Mettur dam in Tamil Nadu   The Union jal shakti ministry on Tuesday issued an advisory to take up precautionary measures in the wake of huge flow of water in the Cauvery river from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu.   This follows the catchment areas of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan higher education department records highest enrolment at institutes   The state higher education department has claimed that it had recorded the highest ever enrolments in admissions with a whopping 4.29 lakh students getting themselves enrolled in government colleges this current season. The total enrolment last year was 4.05 lakh in all streams.   The state … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu to give teachers a break, digitise tabulation of marks   The education department announced that it will be introduce digital report cards on a pilot basis in select government primary classes. Department authorities said the aim is to digitise all processes starting from evaluation of answer sheets to providing report cards. The … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu government to run 19,500 special buses   The government will operate more than 19,500 special buses to clear the extra rush during the Diwali season. Of these, 10,940 would depart from Chennai to other parts of the state between October 24 and 26, and 8,310 would be operated vice-versa.   The minister distributed pending retirement benefits to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to have separate budget for children’s welfare   The Rajasthan government will have separate integrated budget for children in the 2020-21 annual budget.   Every government department will have to specify how much will they spent from the total allocated budget for the welfare of children up to 18 years and under which head, … Read more

TAMILNADU ·         Tamil Nadu wins Krishi Karman award for oilseed production ð   The Tamil Nadu government has won the Centre’s Krishi Karman award for the best performing state in oilseed production. ð  The state has received Krishi Karman award four times since 2011 under various categories. The persistent efforts in the agriculture sector had the state producing 101.52 tonne of food production in … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         Rajasthan: Industrial draft policy bets big on making of electric vehicles ð  In a bid to take early bird advantage, the state government is planning to set up an electric vehicle research and manufacturing zone. As spelt out in the new draft industrial policy, the government will also offer financial incentives to encourage … Read more

TAMILNADU   NHAI cancels 3 road projects worth Rs 3,600 crore in Tamil Nadu   The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has terminated three projects in Tamil Nadu due to delay in land acquisition by the state government. The projects cost a little over Rs 3,600 crore. The three projects include four-laning of the Villupuram-Puducherry and … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt mulls 75 per cent reservation for locals in private jobs   The Rajasthan government is mulling the possibility of providing 75 per cent reservation to local people in private jobs.   The proposal is in the initial stage. A brainstorming session will be held with stakeholders in coming days.   The Andhra Pradesh government had … Read more