June 2019

RAJASTHAN Plan to review Rajasthan tiger relocation project   The state forest and wildlife officials have written to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) requesting the agency to review the relocation programme.   The Panna National Park was the second reserve in the country after STR which had lost all tigers to poaching. Now, it … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana ready to set up giga-scale Li-ion battery manufacturing plant   Telangana chief secretary S K Joshi has reiterated the commitment and readiness of the state to establish a Giga-Scale Li-ion battery manufacturing plant in Telangana.     Telangana is ideally suited for hosting 5GWh capacity battery manufacturing plant. A land bank of 200 … Read more

TELANGANA Asia’s biggest open-to-sky surge pool   As part of the KLIP, the “Asia’s biggest open-to-sky Surge pool” was constructed in Thippapur village of Illanthakunta mandal.   Measuring 92 m deep and 56 m diameter, the surge pool was constructed to store one tmc ft of water and lift the same through motors to the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt opens its first English medium school   For the first time, Rajasthan education department has decided to open the first government English medium school in Mansarovar, Jaipur.   To celebrate the 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary, Directorate of Education, Bikaner has issued orders a few days back to open one English medium … Read more

TELANGANA All set to revolutionise agriculture in State   Three large barrages, five pump houses including two underground, long tunnels, huge surge pools and an underground sub-station, all constructed within a short span of less than three years make Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project most unique.   To be able to create a mechanism to lift … Read more

RAJASTHAN Government tweaks new staffing pattern to appoint teachers   Rajasthan education department has changed its staffing pattern for the appointment of teachers. Every two years, the rules related to appointment of teachers are changed and this year the focus is on appointing teachers in schools where shortage has been recorded.   As per the recent … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana State Council of Higher Education to introduce uniformity in courses, credits and grades   Courses, credits and grades in degree colleges across Telangana will be common from the academic year 2019-20 as the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) has decided to standardize implementation of choice based credit system (CBCS) in all state universities. Until … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to implement Right to Health Bill soon: CM Ashok Gehlot   The free medicine scheme launched in the state in 2011 has inspired other states too. There are 17 states who have implemented the free medicine scheme after being inspired from free medicine scheme of the state.   The state government has signed … Read more

TELANGANA Kaleshwaram project: World’s largest multi-stage lift irrigation project inaugurated in Telangana   Telangana government’s prestigious and world’s largest multi-stage lift irrigation scheme, Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) Phase.   The Telangana government has sought national status and full funding from the Centre to its Rs 80,000 crore Kaleswaram Lift Irrigation Project.   It also … Read more

RAJASTHAN 45% rise in number of TB cases in Rajasthan   Rajasthan has seen a 45 per cent increase in the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the last one year after the Centre made it a notifiable disease, according to government data.   A total of 1,59,762 cases were notified last year as compared to 1,10,044 in 2017, … Read more