July 2019

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to focus on climate change with new action plan   Thirty-six years ago, Rajasthan set up the directorate of environment (DOE) to reduce vulnerability and build resilience to climate change impacts, but it remained only on paper and the directorate never became functional.   In 2012, the government drafted the Rajasthan Action Plan … Read more

TELANGANA   CII report: IT corridor leads to congestion Hyderabad has only one IT corridor in the western part of the city, which leads to congestion and one-dimensional development of the city. To encourage the city’s development, incentives have to be given to developers and corporate clients to invest in alternative IT corridors such as … Read more

TELANGANA Push for ethanol-blended petrol programme in Telangana   The Telangana government has eased storage, movement and permit norms for industrial fuel-grade ethanol, a decision taken following requests from the oil industry that blends it with petrol, as part of the Centre’s push to cut import dependence on fossil fuels. In doing so, the government … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to adopt Maharashtra model to combat dreaded swine flu   Though Maharashtra has a high mortality rate compared to Rajasthan, the state government is all set to follow Maharashtra model in its fight against swine flu.   While Rajasthan had an average of four deaths per 100 cases, the death rate was 11 per 100 … Read more

RAJASTHAN State to launch campaign against measles-rubella   The state government will launch a measles-rubella (MR) campaign from July 22 to administer the MR vaccine to children aged between 9 months and 15 years free of cost.   The campaign will cover about 22.6 million children in the target group and continue until the coverage … Read more

TELANGANA   MoEF has recommended for the survey and exploration of uranium in Amrabad Tiger Reserve   The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)has recommended for the survey and exploration of uranium in Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Telangana.  The exploration was approved by the Atomic Minerals Directorate. The approval comes inspite of the contrary reports by forest officials after field … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana, Andhra archives bifurcated Bifurcation of the archives wing of the erstwhile undivided State has been completed, except for digitisation of Government Orders issued from the time of the formation of Andhra Pradesh in 1956.   In the process, the Telangana State Archives and Research Institute has succeeded in retaining core documents, those spanning … Read more

TELANGANA ·         Telangana: Expert panel to identify heritage structures, help preserve them ð  The TRS government respects heritage and culture of Telangana and would do everything to protect and glorify the buildings that deserve to get a heritage tag. ð  Heritage has turned into a big joke in Hyderabad. Even private buildings and guest houses are being … Read more

RAJASTHAN Makrana Marble used for Taj Mahal is now ‘Global Heritage Stone Resource’   Marble from Makrana in Rajasthan is now Asia’s first Global Heritage Stone Resource (GHSR), as confirmed by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), an international non-governmental organisation devoted to international cooperation in the field of geology.   The GHSR designation … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         Rajasthan govt launched Udyog Mitra Portal for online registration of new MSMEs ð  In a bid to encourage new businesses to flourish in Rajasthan, the state government launched a new ‘Udyog Mitra’ portal for online registration of new enterprises in state. The main objective of the portal is to ensure that new business … Read more