March 2019

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to set up regulatory body to monitor private hospitals   The state government is planning to set up a regulatory authority for monitoring their activities, the fees they charge and the treatment they provide.   Subscribe on YouTube As of now, there is no Act or any government body in place, which … Read more

TELANGANA No consensus on women’s bill   Subscribe on YouTube Nine years on, the Women’s Reservation Bill, that calls for 33% reservation of seats for women in Lok Sabha and all state legislative assemblies, has been awaiting nod from the Parliament. While it was cleared by the Rajya Sabha, after being green-signalled by the Union … Read more

RAJASTHAN Land pooling Act likely after Lok Sabha pools   Rajasthan government’s ambitious but much delayed land pooling Act may come into force after the Lok Sabha elections.   Land pooling policy was devised as an alternative to the cumbersome process of land acquisition for development. As per the Act, part of land will be used for urban infrastructure development … Read more

TELANGANA Subscribe on YouTube Joint exercises to be conducted by US army and NSG in Hyderabad   The US military forces and the Indian National Security Guard (NSG) is conducting joint exercises in Hyderabad. This would be a part of the US-India security partnership. The aim of these exercises is to enhance preparedness and tackle … Read more

RAJASTHAN Join Our Telegram Channel Rajasthan chalks out strategy to improve health indicators   After failing miserably to secure respectable place in overall delta ranking of NITI Aayog, the five aspirational districts of the state identified by the Centre need improvement in 49 different indicators set by NITI Aayog. The health department has chalked out a strategy … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur’s Swachh ranking slips 5 spots to reach 44th   Dropping down five positions from last year, Jaipur city stood at 44th position in the Swachh Survekshan 2019 survey ranking conducted by the ministry of housing and urban affairs. The city ranked 39th in 2018.   The city stood first in the state, followed … Read more

RAJASTHAN Pay ₹30 cr to central board over Luni pollution, NGT asks state   The National Green Tribunal has directed the state government to deposit ₹30 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) within a month for pollution of Barmer district’s Luni river.   On January 7, 2019, the NGT had ordered for constitution … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana govt forms SIT to probe data theft case   The Telangana government formed a Special Investments in-depth probe into the alleged electoral rolls data theft. A YSR Congress leader had lodged a complaint with the Cyberattack The SIT will have three IPS officers, two DSPs and a few instants A YSR Congress leader had lodged a … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan set to pip Gujarat in cumin production   Armed with estimated 20% increase in cumin seed (jeera) production this year, Rajasthan is expected produce more cumin than Gujarat, the largest producer of the spice so far. Unlike Rajasthan, Gujarat is likely to witness 3% reduction in cumin production during 2019 due to lower acreage. Cumin production in Rajasthan is estimated to … Read more

TELANGANA ·         Godavari water can irrigate all Khammam district, says CM ð  Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has asked the Irrigation Department officials to make arrangements to divert water from Godavari river to projects based on Krishna in the erstwhile Mahabubnagar and Khammam districts, whenever the availability of water to such projects is strained due … Read more