July 2019

RAJASTHAN Roaring Rajasthan: Tiger count up 115%   Rajasthan’s tiger population has grown by 115% in the last 12 years, says ‘Status of Tigers in India-2018’ report which was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on International Tiger Day.   With 69 tigers, the state stands ninth in the predatory feline population across the country. Madhya Pradesh … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan’s first weed museum to come up in Jaipur   For the first time in the state, a ‘weed museum’ will be inaugurated at Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute (RARI), Durgapura, Jaipur. The concept of weed museum has been proposed wherein preserved samples of weeds can be displayed for the general public and farmers, to help them with … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana govt to add another 30 sub-castes to BC list The state government has decided to include another 30 sub-castes in the Backward Classes (BC) list, a move which would enable such communities to get reservations in educationand employment sectors. Most of these 30 sub-castes are wandering communities who were neither included in SC nor BC categories … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana may give ancient Buddhist bone relic to AP     The AP archaeology and museums department has already prepared a list of antiquities that would come to them. One of the items is a Buddhist bone relic which is presently at the Nampally state museum in Telangana. The relic was found from Bavikonda Buddhist complex of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Soon, independent society for MGNREGA social audit   The state government is in the process of forming an independent society for social audits of MGNREGA works.   The name of the society will be ‘Society for Social Audit, Accountability and Transparency (SSAAT)’, Rajasthan.   Two social audits of MGNREGA are conducted in a year. The objective of the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Budget 2019: Highlights   No new tax proposed in the budget.   Rs 10 crore allocated for rehabilitation centers.   Provision of one-time tax for vehicle owners.   Special investment zones along the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor.   Stamp duty exemption for projects under Rajasthan Start-Up policy.   Freedom fighters, former MLAs, chairman of boards and … Read more

The key highlights of union Budget 2019 are  given below : A 10-point Vision for the decade Building Team India with Jan Bhagidari Minimum Government Maximum Governance. To Achieve green Mother Earth and Blue Skies through a pollution-free India. Making Digital India reach every sector of the economy. Launching Gaganyan, Chandrayan, other Space and Satellite … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana government has introduced the Miyawaki method of afforestation   Telangana governmenthas introduced theJapanese Miyawaki method of afforestation to grow urban forests and expand the green cover as well as to meet the stipulated plantation target under the Telanganaku Haritha Haaram (TKHH).   Miyawaki is a Japanese technique introduced by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, that helps build dense, native … Read more

TELANGANA Andhra Bank rolls-out Al chatbot ABHi in Telangana   Andhra Bank launched its AI(Artificial Intelligence) interactive assistant called “ABHi”at a function in Hyderabad, Telangana. It uses new-age technologies include to understand the customer query They fetch the relevant information from the possible knowledge base in a matter of milliseconds. ABHi is powered by AI … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to revamp previous Annapurna Rasoi scheme   The local self government (LSG) department is all set to overhaul the Annapurna Rasoi scheme launched by former chief minister Vasundhara Raje to serve food at subsidised rates across the state.   At present, the state government is spending approximately Rs 240 crore to provide food at … Read more