Nov 2018

TELANGANA   IIT-Hyderabad researchers develop smartphone sensor to detect adulteration in milk   Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad are working to develop smartphone-based sensor to detect adulteration in milk.   They have developed detector system which can measure level of acidity in milk using indicator paper. They have also developed algorithms that … Read more

RAJASTHAN Percentage of young voters in Rajasthan below national average   The percentage of voters belonging to the age group of 18-19 in Rajasthan is just 2.58 per cent of the total population, way below the national average of 4.22 per cent.   The total population of people belonging to the age group 18-19 is 32,42,874. Out of this, … Read more

  TELANGANA SC to ask Centre to bifurcate Hyderabad high court soon   The AP State Reorganisation Act has mandated the setting up of two separate high courts for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the Supreme Court said it would soon direct the Centre to take steps to issue a notification for bifurcating the existing Hyderabad high court into … Read more

RAJASTHAN Braille-enabled EVMs, voter slips for the first time in Rajasthan   For the first time in Rajasthan, at all the polling stations across the state, braille-enabled Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used for visually impaired people. Voter slips in braille script too would be provided to all the visually impaired voters during the … Read more

TELANGANA   AP, Karnataka denying water share from Palamaru to Telangana   State government said that Andhra Pradesh failed to prevent Telangana from ‘rightfully’ going ahead with the construction of Palamuru-Rangareddy and Nakkalagandi lift irrigation projects on Krishna river. It added that AP was now trying to rally Karnataka behind it and thwart Telangana from getting its rightful share of the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan among top 6 states to cross 3,000 dengue cases   Rajasthan has joined the club of six states that have reported more than 3,000 dengue cases in 2018 so far. In October till now, more than 200 persons have been diagnosed with dengue. Most of the cases of dengue are being reported from Jaipur. In the … Read more

TELANGANA Management quota likely soon in private degree colleges   The private degree colleges may have management quota seats from the next academic year. This new quota is likely to help the managements in filling up vacant seats and reduce the fee reimbursement burden on the government. College managements said that they would be happy to have … Read more

RAJASTHAN Flower business blooms in Rajasthan despite low production   Palaces and the rich heritage of Rajasthan, has made the state a hub for destination weddings and parties. This has led to a boom in the flower business in the state, even after a low production. There is a huge demand for flowers in the state and … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana No. 1 in power consumption growth   Putting up a power charged performance, Telangana has registered a nearly 14% growth in annual power consumption for fiscal 2017-18 to emerge at the top in the country. Telangana’s power consumption shot up to 60,237 million units (MU) in 2017-18 as against 53,017 MU in 2016-17.   The state also … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Heritage : BLOCK PRINTING   Close to Jaipur is the small township of Sanganer, the name synonymous today with the finest block printed cottons. Some of the ‘Sanganeri chipas’ have moved to Jaipur and their colourful printed creations are widely available. Block printing is a finely developed art in other parts of Rajasthan … Read more