July 2019

TELANGANA Telangana government to develop six airports   The Telangana government has set the ball rolling to develop six airportsi n the state. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been roped in to conduct techno-feasibility studies, both at existing airstrips and for greenfield airports, and it will be paid Rs 4.5 crore consultancy fee for the … Read more

TELANGANA Uniform policy for protection of forests favoured   The forest officials of different States have favoured a uniform policy covering the entire country for protection of forest resources. The Telangana government had adopted “Live and let live” policy in maintaining cordial and friendly relations with the other States. The same policy was applicable to … Read more

RAJASTHAN UPSC pre-qualifiers to get free hostel, food   Students qualifying the preliminary round of the Union Public Service Commission exam can now get free hostel, food, study material, coaching and library facilities as per a recent circular issued by the Rajasthan institute of cooperative education and management (RICEM). RICEM is a training institution promoted … Read more

TELANGANA ·         Govt clears hurdles for private varsities to set up shop in Telangana ð  Releasing the Telangana State Private Universities (Establishment & Regulation) Act, 2018 on Monday, the state government has cleared the final hurdle for private universities to start operations in the state. The state has released a government order (GO MS No … Read more

TELANGANA Tiger population increases in Telangana   Telangana has overcome many challenges in tiger conservation by developing a favourable atmosphere for growth in the big cat population in its tiger reserves. The 2018 Tiger Status Report released morning said that Telangana has 26 big cats.   In 2014, there were 68 tigers in undivided Andhra Pradesh. The tiger population went … Read more

RAJASTHAN State working on law to penalise water wastage   A new Right to Water law of the Rajasthan government proposes to provide 70 litres of water every day to an individual in the state and a jail term of one and a half years or a fine of~1 lakh or both for any violation … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana: 70 per cent farmers may lose loan cover, govt mum on waiver   With the state government not having announced a loan waiver this monsoon, lakhs of farmers in the state have not renewed their crop loans.   The state government’s condition that banks pay premium directly to insurance companies after deducting it from … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana issues fertilizer sale guidelines   The Telangana government  issued guidelines for fertilizer supply in the state. As per the new directives, merchants should not make annual sale in case of nutrient-based subsidy fertilizers. On the other hand, retail dealers (including societies) should not make manual sales. The new directives were issued as the direct benefit transfer … Read more

RAJASTHAN CM inaugurates two units of Chhabra thermal power plant   With the start of unit 5 and 6 of CSTPS, Rajasthan witnessed addition of 1,320 megawatts of additional power generation.   The two CSTPS units have augmented the Chhabra power station’s installed capacity to 2.320 megawatts.   There was power generation of only 13 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Government schools to run in two shifts to stop dropouts   The state has decided that government English medium schools opened under Mahatma Gandhi Rajkiya Vidyalaya will run in two shifts if needed.   It is necessary to have a government school in a 2km-radius from the residence of students. In case there are no … Read more