August 2018

TELANGANA   Measures in place to check hacking of govt. websites   The State government has initiated steps to streamline uploading data and other operational procedures on a host of websites of different departments.   The measures are the result of Irrigation Department’s website telangana.gov.in being hacked.     The department stopped all access to the website … Read more

TELANGANA   Karimnagar ranked 11th in ‘Ease of Living Index’ survey   Karimnagar has been ranked 11th in the country and second in Telangana, among cities with less than five lakh population, in the ‘Ease of Living Index’ survey conducted by the Union government.   Hyderabad secured 27th rank and Warangal 61st rank in the … Read more

TELANGANA ₹5 breakfast, lunch coming soon in all urban centres   Breakfast and lunch at just ₹ 5 will be available to citizens in towns across Telangana once the government clears proposals put forth by the Department of Municipal Administration and Urban Development for starting such feeding centres.   The Hare Krishna Charitable Foundation, a … Read more

RAJASTHAN State to observe September as ‘Nutrition Month   The state will observe September as ‘nutrition month’ (poshan mah) to cut stunting (low height for age) and wasting (low weight for height) by 2% every year until 2022. Door-to-door nutrition campaigns will be held in September in all rural and urban areas.   The woman … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur, Jodhpur cleanest railway stations in NWR   Jaipur and Jodhpur railway stations have made both the state and the NWR division proud. Jaipur railway station achieved second position in the Cleanliness Survey Report 2018, which was recently released. The NWR has stood first in all the zones in this cleanliness report. While Jaipur … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana to get 18 new fire stations   The Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department has sanctioned a request to establish 18 new fire stations in the state. This is in addition to the 97 fire stations and 15 fire outposts spread across 10 divisions over 31 districts of the state.   … Read more

RAJASTHAN Raj Info Panel asks courts to reduce RTI fee Citing an order of the Supreme Court, the Rajasthan Information Commission has asked all the courts in the state, including the High Court to reduce RTI application fee.   In the state, the RTI application fee at present is Rs100 in the courts, whereas in … Read more

RAJASTHAN PM’s insurance scheme for farmers sees poor response in Raj   The farmers’ interests to avail Modi government’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna has declined drastically in Rajasthan. A dip of 33 per cent in its coverage has been reported, which is the highest as compared to the other states across the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Now, students under RTE can file complaint online To ease out the problems of the students who are studying in various private schools of the state under the Right to education (RTE) benefit, department of education has launched an online portal. On this platform, the students can raise their complaints or the issue and … Read more

TELANGANA APEDA accreditation set to give fillip to organic farming     Telangana Government’s plans to give a fillip to organic farming in the State received a big boost with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) giving accreditation to Telangana State Seed and Organic Certification Authority (TSSOCA) for inspection and certification … Read more