june 2018

TELANGANA Farmers to be insured in State likely to be 40 lakh   As efforts have been intensified for enrolling farmers under the first-of-its-kind insurance scheme, the State government is anticipating that the number of eligible farmers could be around 40 lakh.   The government has announced the scheme aimed at providing ₹5 lakh insurance … Read more

RAJASTHAN Chambal’s receding water level threatening aquatic life   The river currently has several endangered species, including 1,600 gharials, 600 crocodiles and 70 dolphins. Forest officials said water levels have fallen up to two feet in some areas, threatening habitat of the highly endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus). The crisis has forced the National Chambal Sanctuary officials in Uttar … Read more

TELANGANA Now, banks to focus on crop loan renewals   For many banks in Telangana — their rural and semi urban branches in particular — the last few weeks had been hectic handling the rush of farmers who encashed Rythu Bandhu cheques.   Though payments under the crop investment support scheme of the Telangana government … Read more

RAJASTHAN Sikar secures first position in district health ranking   Sikar secured first place in the district health ranking, which will be done every month for motivating the districts to improve healthcare services in their respective districts based on their rankings. Jaipur I and Jaipur II’s dismal performance has earned them 29th and 19th rankings in … Read more

RAJASTHAN No books for Urdu medium schools in Rajasthan   Since the year 2005-06 supply of books to the Urdu medium schools have been stopped due to various reasons and teachers in those schools are forced to teach the students translating from the Hindi medium books.   There are eight Urdu medium schools left in Rajasthan after state has … Read more

TELANGANA No GST registration for 2,000 food outlets   The Telangana government has served notice on a popular food delivery platform and received its response on the business model that it followed on issues related to the Goods and Services Tax.   It was found that about 2,000 out of 4,000 outlets in Hyderabad from … Read more

TELANGANA State annual credit plan up by over ₹22,000 crore   The annual credit plan of nearly 45 participating banks for 2018-19 was launched here on Thursday at a meeting of the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) with an outlay of ₹ 1.36 lakh crore, up ₹ 22,380 crore over last year.   The plan … Read more

RAJASTHAN NTCA approves relocation of two tigresses to Mukundra   With the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) giving its in-principle approval, all hurdles have been cleared for the relocating of two tigresses to the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR).   The lone tiger at (MHTR) is now expected to have tigress from the Ranthambore Tiger … Read more

RAJASTHAN Now, insurance for vegetable, fruit farmers   FARMERS growing vegetables and fruits in Rajasthan are to get insurance for their crops from now. Agriculture minister Prabhu Lal Saini on Monday said that Prime Minister’s Modified Weather Based Crop Insurance has been implemented in the state and tenders will be issued this week.   Farmers … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt liquor surcharge to generate funds for cow protection   The Rajasthan government in Rajasthan has introduced a 20 per cent surcharge on liquor, the proceeds of which will be used for protection of cows in the state.   The state government had in April last year imposed a 10 per cent surcharge on all … Read more