April 2019

TELANGANA State seeks service of ex-armymen for polls   Former defence personnel and retired cops are being roped in for election duty in Telangana because of shortage of 131 companies of central paramilitary forces for conducting the Lok Sabha polls on April 11.   The number of critical polling stations, which were 10,280 during Assembly polls, have … Read more

TELANGANA Five crore tamarind saplings to be planted in Telangana   Five crore tamarind saplings will be distributed among farmers free of cost during the Harithaharam programme of the state government.   In Telangana, tamarind is used widely in cooking.   The “Telangana Sonalu Rice” was better in regulating and preventing diabetes and therefore steps such be … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Architecture: Taragarh Fort   Taragarh Fortor ‘Star Fort’ is the most impressive of structures of city of Ajmer in Indian state of Rajasthan. A rather ramshackle fort, with its overgrown vegetation, It was constructed in 1354 upon a steep hillside. There are three gateways to the fort, well known as Lakshmi Pol, Phuta Darwaza … Read more

TELANGANA GMR raised USD 300 mn bond for Hyderabad airport expansion   GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.on 4th March announced that it has priced a $300 million bond in the international market. It had entered into a purchase agreement to issue and allot $300 million senior secured notes of five-year tenure at a coupon rate of 375%. The proceeds … Read more

TELANGANA 16 Telangana engineering colleges in top 200 club   In a marked improvement over last year, a total of 16 engineering institutions from Telangana figured in the top 200 institutions in the National Institutional Ranking Framework’s (NIRF), released by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind.   While the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad … Read more

RAJASTHAN Banasthali & BITS, Pilani score big in NIRF ranking   For the second year consecutively, Rajasthan University (RU) has failed to secure a position in the top 100 universities of the country. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), 2019, India Rankings were released by president Ram Nath Kovind recently.   RU scored poorly at academics, … Read more

TELANGANA   Telangana government allows swimming pools on building terraces   The Telangana government on Monday issued orders allowing construction of swimming pools on terraces of buildings. A representation from the Builders and Developers Association to the government said some provisions in building rules are not in consonance with the National Building code-2016 issued by Bureau of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Government to speed up relocation process for Sariska villages   The forest administration plans to expedite the process of relocation of villages in Sariska Tiger Reserve(STR) to create inviolate spaces within the reserve.   The relocation plan of villages in the core and buffer areas of STR, which are a major factor behind poaching and … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan defers closure of Gang Canal for repair   The Rajasthan Government has deferred the closure of the Gang Canal for carrying out repair works due to the lack of funds.   The move also ensures the supply of tonnes of fresh vegetables that were transported from Sriganganagar to Abohar and Fazilka.   Notably, … Read more

TELANGANA Revenue dept yet to rectify 2.5 lakh errors in records, passbooks   The Telangana government had taken up LRUP (Land Records Updation Programme) in September 2017 with an objective to update age-old land records and put an end to land disputes, but the revenue department has not been able to rectify the mistakes even … Read more