july 2018

TELANGANA New Chief Justice of High Court sworn in   Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan was on Saturday sworn in Chief Justice of the High Court at Hyderabad for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Before taking up this assignment, he was Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court at Raipur.   Justice Radhakrishnan’s name … Read more

RAJASTHAN Smart City Expo India to be held in Jaipur   Smart City Expo India will attract Governments, Policy makers, Large corporates, Entrepreneurs and dignitaries from Public and Private firms from across the globe.   Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), in collaboration with Quantela, announced the hosting of “Smart City Expo India, Jaipur 2018” event in … Read more

TELANGANA Civil aviation research centre to come up in Hyderabad   A Rs 250-crore Civil Aviation Research Organisation (CARO) will come up within 18 months at Begumpet in Hyderabad.   Laying the foundation stone for the CARO project to be implemented under the Airports Authority of India, Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said the … Read more

RAJASTHAN • Rajasthan No.1 in water conservation  NITI Aayog has ranked Rajasthan at first place among states in water conversation as it registered a significant increase in the level of groundwater.  The water level has increased in the state due to water conservation structures built under Chief Minister’s Jal Swawlamban Abhiyaan programme. Also, … Read more

TELANGANA State annual credit plan up by over ₹22,000 crore   The annual credit plan of nearly 45 participating banks for 2018-19 was launched here on Thursday at a meeting of the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) with an outlay of ₹ 1.36 lakh crore, up ₹ 22,380 crore over last year.   The plan … Read more

TELANGANA KTPS 800-MW unit synced with State grid in record time   The Telangana Vidyut Engineers Association (TVEA) has hailed the synchronisation of the 800-MW super-critical unit of the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station’s stage VII at Palvancha with the State grid as a record feat achieved in a span of less than three years.   … Read more

TELANGANA Municipal bodies from the State win 22 Skoch awards   The Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department has bagged 22 Skoch awards under various categories for various reforms, innovations and citizen-centric policies across the country this year. The awards are given in governance and other fields by Skoch group, a think tank dealing with … Read more

RAJASTHAN No expenditure on environmental awareness in last 3 years: Report   The state environment department has not spent a single rupee on environmental awareness and improvement in the last three years. According to the state environment department’s annual progress report (2017-18), the last expenditure on environmental awareness and improvement was done in 2013-14 when … Read more

RAJASTHAN Centre’s advice, surplus stock behind school milk scheme   The free milk scheme for government school students in Rajasthan was in line with the Centre’s advice to states to utilise surplus stocks of milk, though it was launched ahead of assembly elections due by the year-end.   Chief minister Vasundhra Raje launched the Annapurna … Read more

RAJASTHAN Now tourists can enjoy cow safari in Rajasthan   The cow safari, scheduled to start from Janmashtami, can allow tourists to visit Hingonia Gaushala on bullock carts and they will be able to witness first-hand cows’ upkeep inside the cow shelter home.   The Hingonia cow shelter, which around two years back, was in … Read more