February 2019

RAJASTHAN International Annual Desert Festival’ begins in Jaisalmer   The 40th International Annual Desert Festival kicked-off in Jaisalmer with thousands of tourists participating in the colourful event.   The three-day festival, which exhibits rich cultural heritage of the desert state, commenced with a colourful procession from Gadsisar lake fort.   It will have interesting events … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana, Andhra Pradesh to have all-in-one emergency number   Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are among the 14 states which will have the integrated emergency number ‘112’, launched by union home minister, as a one-stop panic button. The 112 India app once downloaded can be used by women during times of an emergency, fire accident and for reaching out to … Read more

RAJASTHAN 42% swine flu deaths in India are from Rajasthan: Report   Rajasthan is leading in swine flu deaths across the country. The state is one of the worst-affected states due to swine flu as 42% deaths reported in the country happened in the state. According to Centre’s report, till January 27, there are 4,571 cases and 169 … Read more

RAJASTHAN State govt plans to set up student rights commission   The Rajasthan government is planning to set up a commission to look into the grievances of students in universities and colleges in the state.   The proposed commission will adjudicate on violations of fundamental provisions of the Students Rights Act, which proposes to provide … Read more

RAJASTHAN Health dept plans to restart drive to stabilise rising population   The health department plans to restart Janmangal Karyakram (JMK), a programme to stabilise increasing population, in the state.   Under JMK, a couple of a village (husband and wife) is selected as Janmangal couple , who interact with the other married couples of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Old-age pension for small and marginal farmers soon   Very soon the elderly small and marginal farmers in Rajasthan would be entitled to old-age pension. The draft, for granting pension of Rs 750 to small farmers up to 75 years of age and Rs 1000 to those above 75, has been finalised and would soon get the cabinet approval. … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana may hike health budget by Rs 3,000 crore   The Telangana health department has charted the state’s health budget proposal, with Rs 3,000 crore higher allocation compared to the previous year.   The total proposed amount is Rs 10,000 crore this year and the additional amount is meant for maternal and child welfare activities. … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan can achieve more than eight per cent economic growth: CII   In a bid to accelerate economic growth of Rajasthan, CII has identified key interventions as part of the ‘Roadmap for Rajasthan: A 10-point agenda for growth.’ The roadmap covers various sectors like manufacturing, food processing, tourism, renewable energy, startup ecosystem, infrastructure development including skills centres … Read more

RAJASTHAN Government schools to stop vocational training   Rajasthan government recently issued a circular to put a full stop to the vocational training that is being provided in government schools. Vocational training was started by the former government in 905 schools for students studying from classes IX to XII.   The aim of this training was to enable students to … Read more

TELANGANA Swachh Hyderabad’ gets ODF++ status   Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) will soon lay water and sewage pipelines at Bholakpur slum in Musheerabad constituency, notorious for its water contamination issues.   With this, Hyderabad has become the only Metro city with ODF++ status, and shared the status with only two other … Read more