January 2019

RAJASTHAN ·        Rajasthan faces water crisis with decline in groundwater   ð   Rajasthan is facing a severe water crisis, with a decadal average study has inferring that there has been a decline in groundwater by 62.70% in the state with only 37.20% rise. The decadal average was counted from November 2008 to November 2018.   ð  The … Read more

TELANGANA ·        Telangana government to set up defence museum   ð  The Telangana government has urged Defence authorities to provide a war flight and a submarine to make them into a museum in the city.   ð  Among the rest of the aircraft, the navy and defence had agreed to provide one unused aircraft submarine … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·        Government may extend deadline to meet housing targets ð  The rural development department may extend the deadline to meet the target for the completion of building remaining 1,78,965 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) from January 31 to March 31. Out of the sanctioned 6.87 lakh houses under PMAY, around 5.08 … Read more

TELANGANA   Global Healthcare Summit 2019 to be held in Hyderabad   The 13th edition of Global Healthcare Summit 2019 is to be held in Hyderabad from July 21 to 24. The summit is organized in partnership with the Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. The organizing chapters of the conference include Osmania, Gandhi, Kakatiya and Telangana … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt schools to observe ‘career day’ on January 12     Education officers, school principals and teachers are gearing up to observe ‘career day’ in government schools across the state on January 12. The day was introduced with the aim to familiarise the students of class 10 and above to the career options available. … Read more

TELANGANA Kakatiya-era inscription found in Telangana’s Warangal   A Telugu inscription of Kakatiya Kingdom was found in Ashoknagar of Khanapura mandal in Warangal rural districts.   The inscription is dated 1231 AD during king Ganapatideva reign.   The inscription clearly mentioned the date as first week of February 1231 AD. One of the important contribution … Read more

RAJASTHAN Projects under RUIDP in 42 cities of Rajasthan to begin soon   Drinking, drainage and sewerage projects in 42 cities of the state under the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) phase-IV are expected to begin soon.   Under the project, the department will work to beautify and restore 10 heritage sites, including Khetri, Mandawa, Deeg, Kama, … Read more

TELANGANA   ·        Four months to go and Tamil Nadu revenue deficit at 98% ð   Tamil Nadu government’s revenue deficit is likely to overshoot the budgetary estimates of 2018-19 in abundant measure as the figures till end of November show deficit has already touched 98% of the forecast with four months yet to go. In real terms, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Flower research centre to come up at Mount Abu   The horticulture department is set to develop an agro-eco-tourism and international flower research centre at Mount Abu.   It had identified about 20 bighas of land near the sunset point for the project. The Rs10-crore project is funded under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana tops states in GSDP: CM   Telangana topped the states in the country in terms of growth, clocking an average GSDP of 17.01 per cent in the last four years, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has said. The states tax revenue growth rate stood at 29.97 per cent in this financial year so far.   … Read more