February 2019

TELANGANA Use MGNREGA funds for Haritha Haaram’   Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has instructed the officials to make optimum utilization of the funds under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) for ‘Telangana Ku Haritha Haram’ programme and for constructing crematoriums in the villages.   Nurseries should be established in all the 12,751 … Read more

TELANGANA BioAsia 2019-Asias largest Life-sciences and healthcare forum held in Hyderabad   The 16th edition of BioAsia 2019-Asia’s largest biotechnology and life-sciences forum was conducted in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was inaugurated by the Governor of Telangana –E.S.L Narasimhan . The theme of the conference was “Life Sciences 4.0 – Disrupt the Disruption”.     INTERNATIONAL     … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana HC approved the States proposal to acquire Bison Polo ground   Telangana High Court said the State government can acquire Bison Polo ground in Secunderabad. The ground is presently owned by the Union Ministry of Defence.  The Centre had “in principle agreed” to give away the land to the State government. The judgment … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur to be awarded Open Defecation Free ++   The efforts made by the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) are finally giving fruitful results as Jaipur city will soon be awarded with the certificate of Open Defecation Free ++ (ODF ++).   As per JMC officials, very soon the official declaration will be made and Jaipur will be given the … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana State Budget to cross Rs.2 lakh crore mark   The Telangana State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Raoapproved the Vote-on-Account budgetfor 2019-20 ahead of the budget session commencing from 22nd February 2019. This budget important to the Chief Minister because it will reflect the major electoral promises made by the ruling party such as doubling the Aasara … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana may get more National Health Mission money this year   Telangana is likely to get about Rs 650 crore from the Centre’s National Health Mission for the financial year 2019-20, an amount higher than last year’s allocation of about Rs 600 crore.   Health ministry officials submitted proposals for up to Rs 1,320 crore, … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana roadways extends free travel to those with kidney ailments   The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has decided to extend free travel to 7600 patients of chronic kidney disease (CKD), who are undergoing dialysis as part of the Aarogyasri scheme of the state government. The decision to issue free concessional passes to kidney patients was taken on … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana to add over 1,000 higher edu seats for EWS   Over 1,000 seats are set to be added in central universities and institutions in Telangana following the implementation of 10 per cent reservation for students from economically weaker sections (EWS) announced by the ministry of human resource development (MHRD) last month.   The … Read more

RAJASTHAN Khatipura to be developed as satellite station soon   The rail budget for 2019-20 has paved way for Khatipura railway station which would be developed as sub-urban railway station. This is going to be a major boon to decongest the Gandhi Nagar and Jaipur junction railway station. Apart from this, rail budget has also made provision … Read more

TELANGANA ·         Telangana Council of Historical Research launched ð  Expressing concern over distortion of facts pertaining to Telangana history and culture and to rectify mistakes, a group of historians and eminent people have launched Telangana Council of Historical Research (TCHR) ð  TCHR intend to rectify the distortion to a possible extent by promoting studies on India and Deccan in … Read more