Dec 2018

TELANGANA Governor calls for national water policy   Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan has called for a national water policy to address irrigation needs of farmers in the country.   Narasimhan suggested linking of farm produce to better market price to address rural-urban divide and make agriculture profitable. The aid towards agriculture should be productivity linked.   … Read more

RAJASTHAN MLA LAD scheme spend increases in election year   With the assembly elections in Rajasthan this year, nearly 62 per cent of the total funds released have been spent under the MLA local area development scheme in 2018-19 (up to November) , according to a rural development department record. It is also worth noting that out … Read more

TELANGANA   Rs 184.2 crore worth of electoral bonds purchased in November   The month of November, which was buzzing with electioneering, recorded heavy purchase of electoral bonds worth Rs 184.2 crore.   The bonds were raised across eight cities in a span of ten days in November and surprisingly, of the total 339 bonds, … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan History : Nasirabad revolt of 1857   First of all, this revolt was started in Nasirabad. The main reason behind this was that the British government sent Ajmer’s 15th Bengal Infantry to Nasirabad because government had no faith in this Infantry.   All the soldiers were angry with this decision of the … Read more

TELANGANA Senior citizens fare better in Chhattisgarh than in Telangana   Senior citizens in Telangana State have more access to protected water supply compared to Chhattisgarh, according to a report titled ‘Study of the policies and programs for senior citizens in Telangana and Chhattisgarh’ by the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj.   … Read more

RAJASTHAN Second highest all-girls education institutions in Rajasthan   The trend of separate educational institutes for girls may have become a passé in the county but not in Rajasthan. The desert state has the second highest number of dedicated girls’ colleges in the country making it the most conservative state. Figures released by the HRD ministry says that … Read more

TELANGANA Ordinance caps quota at 50% in Telangana, BCs could take a hit   The TRS government promulgated an ordinance, restricting quota to a maximum of 50% for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes to enable conduct of elections to panchayat raj institutions in the state. The gazette notification capping quota at 50% assumes significance as the BCs, who … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan pink sandstone for Abu Dhabi temple   Pink sandstone from Rajasthan will be used in the construction of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. Work for the temple was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in February this year and is expected to be completed by 2020. Spread over 55,000 sqm land, the temple will be hand carved by … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana becomes India’s first state to have paperless justice system   Telangana became the first state in the country to have Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) integrated with the Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project that facilitates transparency and speed in police service delivery. The ICJS is aimed at integrating the … Read more

RAJASTHAN After Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan too waives farm loans   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot  announced that farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh defaulted till November this year will be waived. The CM said it would cost the state exchequer Rs 18,000 crore. Rajasthan is the fourth state to waive farm loans after Congress-held MP and Chhattisgarh and … Read more