August 2019

TELANGANA T-Angel launched, to connect startups and investors   In a bid to strengthen the angel investor ecosystem in Hyderabad, state government’s startup incubator T-Hub along with Bengaluru-based startup investment platform, LetsVenture, announced the launch of T-Angel. This will engage with relevant startups on one hand and investors on the other to understand their requirements and help them connect. Startups … Read more

RAJASTHAN Package for film shooting in state soon   The state government will soon announce a package to attract filmmakers for shooting in Rajasthan.   The process of taking permissions for film shooting will be further simplified. If the major part of the film will be shot in the state, then the state government will … Read more

TELANGANA ·         Telangana’s panchayats in Rs 2,500 crore power debt, seek govt aid   ð  Gram panchayats ran up Rs 2,500 crore in arrears towards power consumption and now want the state government to bail them out. Though the yearly electricity bill of around 12,700 panchayats is between Rs 350 crore to Rs 400 crore and some of them have … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         State govt plans to develop ‘tribal tourism’ in Baran   ð  The state government is planning to develop ‘tribal tourism’ in the Sahariya dominated Baran district. ð  There is a plan to develop a tribal museum in Baran district where the traditional weapons, crafts, art and culture and lifestyle of Sahariyas will be … Read more

TELANGANA 460 villages, 2 towns in Telangana go missing   The missing villages have been identified by the Union ministry of home affairs and Directorate of Census for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh during the pre-Census exercise. Sources said the Centre and the directorate came across this discrepancy when they were going through the 2011 Census data. These … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan ranks 1st in free medicine scheme implementation   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s flagship free medicine scheme secured the top position in the country in the ranking issued by the National Health Mission (NHM).   The NHM assessed the performance of the states on the basis of effective implementation of Drugs and Vaccine Distribution Management System (DVDMS), stock … Read more

TELANGANA ·         Telangana scores a first in India, launches e-token for passport seekers ð  Telangana is the first state in India to launch ‘e-Token’ system for passport applicants. On a pilot project, the e-Token system was experimented at Ameerpet PSK. Following its success, the regional passport office (RPO), which has four PSKs and 23 post … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan seeks UNICEF help for counselling parents   The health department has claimed that it has achieved 70% of target under measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign in one month in the state. However, in some pockets, parents have refused to give their consent for vaccination of their kids. This has prompted the department to seek help of the UNICEF in … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana’s panchayats in Rs 2,500 crore power debt, seek govt aid   Gram panchayats ran up Rs 2,500 crore in arrears towards power consumption and now want the state government to bail them out. Though the yearly electricity bill of around 12,700 panchayats is between Rs 350 crore to Rs 400 crore and some of them have been partially … Read more

RAJASTHAN New unit to monitor ‘heinous’ crimes in Rajasthan   Chief minister Ashok Gehlotannounced the formation of a special Heinous Case Monitoring Unit (HCMU), headed by ADG (crime), to keep track of investigations and trials of serious crimes.   The unit will have two SPs, one DIG and IG rank officer each along with one SP … Read more