Nov 2017

RAJASTHAN Digifest: Rajasthan expects leg-up to jobs, entrepreneurship The Rajasthan government is expecting a big boost for job creation and entrepreneurship from its upcoming Digifest to be held in Udaipur this weekend.   The focus will be on sectors like hospitality, FMCG, information and technology and healthcare.   The two-day event — Rajasthan Digifest 2017 — will … Read more

RAJASTHAN Tourist arrivals rose by 41% since 2013, during Raje rule   Tourist arrivals having increased by 41 per cent during the BJP led Vasundhara Raje government compared to the same of the previous government. This was asserted at a four year review of the government, that 15.25 crore domestic and foreign tourists have visited the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Raje govt makes singing anthem must in hostels   To “evoke” nationalism in students, state department of social justice and empowerment (SJE) has issued a directive to all 789 hostels for OBC, SC and STstudents under its aegis in Rajasthan to ensure that all inmates gather to sing the national anthem at 7am daily.   The national … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan saves energy worth Rs 144 crore   Rajasthan, which has retrofitted 8 lakh smart LED street lights under the Ujala scheme, has saved energy worth Rs 144 crore.   The company under the ministry of power has retrofitted 40 lakh LED street lights and has distributed 27 crore LED bulbs at affordable rates … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan sends report on ambitious canal project to Central Water Commission The state water resources department has submitted a detailed project report (DPR) to the Central Water Commission on the ambitious Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) which is being mooted as a panacea to the drinking water problem in 13 districts of the region. The DPR … Read more

RAJASTHAN State government has spent Rs 48,800 crore for rural dvpt: Rathore   About Rs 48,800 crore has been spent by the Rajasthan government for various schemes of the rural development and panchayati raj department over the last four years, claimed minister Rajendra Singh Rathore.   Giving a break up of the state funding, he said Rs 15,790 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan hospitals now equipped with Japanese encephalitis test facility   Taking note of a patient’s death due to Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Bundi in October, the Centre has equipped state’s seven hospitals attached to medical colleges with JE testing facilities.   Earlier, such facilities for JE testing were limited to only few government hospitals … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government launches free learning app for competitive exams   Rajasthan’s Higher and Technical Education department launched ‘Dishari’ — an educational mobile application that provides free study materials for youths preparing for competitive examinations. The app features interactive quizzes with questions related to mathematics, general knowledge, current affairs, computers, reasoning and economics. The app … Read more

RAJASTHAN Aged, differently-abled people to get ration at their doorsteps   Aged and differentlyabled people, who are beneficiary of the national food security scheme, will be given food coupon in order to provide them ration at their doorstep.   The department issued directives to the district food officer, who will first identify the beneficiaries and … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt seeks world record tag for ‘Daughters Are Precious’ event   The state health department will get the ‘Daughters Are Precious’ event registered with the Guinness World Records.   Last year, the department felt that by enforcing the PCPNDT Act, sex determination and female foeticide could be controlled to a limited extent. Higher success … Read more