August 2018

RAJASTHAN MOU signed, state to get Yamuna water in summer   In order to meet future water requirements, Rajasthan, along with five other states, signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of ~4,000 crore Lakhwar multipurpose project in the upper Yamuna basin.   The MOU between Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and … Read more

TELANGANA IIT-H to incubate 50 ‘Make in India’ startups     The Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) has launched Fabless Chip Design Incubator (FabCI) with the aim to boost the Indian chip design sector. Three startups are already being incubated, and FabCI has called for fledgling startups to apply.   FabCI provides a bouquet of … 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

RAJASTHAN Gavial count goes up in Chambal sanctuary   The Chambal Ghariyal Sanctuary of Kota is witnessing growth in the number of gavials, which were on the verge of extinction some years ago.     There has been a gradual rise in the nesting and population of gavials at Gudla over the last five years. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt nod to Nandi Gaushalas, cost to be borne by agencies initially   The state government has given its approval to the establishment of Nandi Gaushala (shelters for stray bulls, bullocks and male calves) in each district of Rajasthan.   The idea behind the decision is to not just provide home to stray bulls, … 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

RAJASTHAN Education dept announces 3,290 ‘Ujiyari Panchayats’   Education department announced 3,290 panchayats in the state as ‘Ujiyari Panchayats’.   Government schools in such panchayats had zero dropout rate of students around 50 lakh students will be enrolled in secondary schools under the enrolment campaign in the state.   Directions have been given to officers … Read more

TELANGANA   Lessons from ‘sheep’ improve buffalo scheme   Lopsided stipulations in the State’s Sheep Distribution Scheme (SDS) has taught the designers of the scheme some lessons. The key lacuna used to be beneficiaries not being allowed to choose their animals and composite sheep priced as a unit, which affected the efficacy of the scheme … Read more

TELANGANA TRS govt to issue new food security cards   New food security cards are set to replace the current ration cards soon. During the Telangana movement, the TRS had announced that after coming to power it would issue the new cards, but the promise remained only in files for the past four years.   … Read more

RAJASTHAN Om Prakash clinches gold in rowing at Asian Games   After Bajrang Lal Takhar, Om Prakash has brought laurels for the country with a gold medal in rowing in the Asian Games in Jakarta.   Om Prakash bagged the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event with teammates Swarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal and Sukhmeet … Read more