June 2019

TELANGANA Telangana government dispatches 80,000 Class 2, 7 Telugu books to schools   Students of Class II and Class VII studying at non-Telugu medium private schools including 500 schools under CBSE, ICSE, IB and Cambridge boards, will get new Telugu textbooks.   The Telangana government’s press wing has already printed 80,000 new textbooks and dispatched them to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt releases funds for first English medium school   Rajasthan government released the budget for the newly opened Mahatma Gandhi Rajkiya Vidhyalay, Rajasthan’s first English medium government school.   The Bikaner directorate of education had issued orders to open one English-medium school till Class VIII in every district headquarters which will operate in … Read more

TELANGANA IT industry does better in State   The Information Technology (IT) and IT enabled Services (ITeS) exports achieved a growth rate of 16.89 % in Telangana as compared to expected national average of 8 to 9 % in 2018-19.   The IT sector generated direct employment to 5.43 lakh persons with 67,725 new professionals … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to export 4,000 MW clean energy    Rajasthan will start exporting 4,000 MW renewable energy (solar and wind) to other states within one year once an integrated power evacuation system is completed.   Presently, a transmission line for 765-KV Bhadla-Bikaner grid sub-station (GSS) is being set in the state, which will be linked … Read more

TELANGANA Government to spend Rs 300 crore on Bathukamma saris this year   The TRS government will spend nearly Rs 300 crore on distribution of saris for the Bathukamma festival this year. It will be for the third consecutive year that the saris, dubbed ‘Bathukamma saris’, will be distributed, having white ration cards, ahead of Dasara … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government banned e cigarettes in the State   Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced the banned on thesale of e-cigarettes in Rajasthan. Gehlot issued the order on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on May 31. The government had banned the online or offline sale, storage, production, distribution, and advertisement of e-cigarettesin the state. The … Read more

TELANGANA With Rs 2,000 crore government dues, Telangana solar power firms in doldrums   Although the state government has been claiming that Telangana is one of the top solar power generating states in the country, many solar power firms are in financial doldrums due to non-payment of bills of over Rs 2,000 crore by Telangana State Transmission Corporation (TS Transco) … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaisalmer gets Ready to Host International Army Scout Masters Competition 2019   International Army Scout Masters Competition as a part of International Army Games will be organised under the aegis of Konark Corps at Jaisalmer from 24 July to 17 August 2019.   The event will witness the participation of the Mechanised Infantry Scout … Read more

TELANGANA ·         Telangana borrowed Rs 3k crore less than sanctioned state development loans ð  Telangana’s fiscal discipline was in full evidence as the state has borrowed lesser quantum of loans from the central government than it was entitled to. ð  Telangana borrowed Rs 3,000 crore less of state development loans (SDLs) permitted by the union government for the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur to host Asian youth Women Handball Championship   Jaipur will host the 8th Asian Youth Women Handball Championship.   In this event 10 teams, including defending champions South Korea will participate.   It is the first time that the prestigious tournament would be played in the city from August 21 to 30.   … Read more