January 2019

TELANGANA Telangana govt for entrepreneurial cells in Hyderabad schools   The Telangana government has extended its support to set up entrepreneurial cells (e-cells) at private schools in the city.   Programmes like TS Class, which broadcasts audio-video lessons to government schools across the state, can also be used by private schools. Implementing AV teaching will make … Read more

RAJASTHAN Electrocution main reason behind GIB deaths: Govt   The state government submitted the status report on conservation of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) to the Rajasthan high court, listing the reasons behind the dwindling population of the bird.   The GIB has had a tag of being a critically endangered species in the IUCN Red … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana Women and Child Welfare Department organized National Girl Child Day     Telangana Women and Child Welfare Department and IMA jointly organized the occasion of National Girl Child Day on 24th January 2019. Collector M. Ram Mohan Rao, in his speech, said discrimination against girls/women persists at many places, despite the changes that the society … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan, Bihar join hands to eradicate child labour   The governments of Rajasthan and Bihar will take joint action to stop trafficking of children from various towns of Bihar to the workshops and home-based production units in Jaipur.   A multi-stakeholder initiative, launched for eradicating child labour, has taken a resolve to rehabilitate the … Read more

TELANGANA ·         Telangana govt spent Rs 99,643 crore for irrigation since 2014: ESL Narasimhan   ð  The Telangana government has spent Rs 99,643 crore till date for irrigation projects since the formation of the state in 2014, Governor E S L Narasimhan said   ð  In Godavari and Krishna river basin, the state has allocation of 1300 TMC … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government may set up petroleum university in Jodhpur   The Rajasthan government is mulling over the idea to set up a petroleum university in the state and also introduce a three-year diploma course in petroleum engineering at the Government Polytechnic College in Jodhpur.   The government will open new polytechnic colleges for women at district-level to … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana high court tells Telangana govt to improve school learning   Expressing serious concern over the continuing decline in learning outcomes of students in government schools, the Telangana High Court has directed the state government to come up with concrete proposals to improve the situation.   The bench feared that falling education standards might … Read more

RAJASTHAN RIICO plans for greener industrial areas   Roads at industrial areas at the state will take a green turn as Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) plans to plant more trees. The measure comes in the sequence of other initiatives in consideration of the corporation towards sustainable industrial growth.   RIICO envisaging … Read more

TELANGANA ‘Hyderabad Science Society’ completes 70 years   Low-cost test for cervical cancer, genetic markers for Alzheimer’s disease and potential of zapper in anti-viral therapy were some of the research projects carried out in 2017-18 by the Hyderabad Science Society, which has completed 70 years in the field of research and scientific projects.   The … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to be felicitated for ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’   The state will be felicitated and recognised for its performance on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) The state is among five to be felicitated under different categories. Recognising state’s performance on BBBP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched pan-India expansion of BBBP in March 2018 from Jhunjhunu.   … Read more