nov 2019

TELANGANA T launches boat service on Krishna river to spur water sports, tourism   ð The Telangana government has launched boat services on the Krishna waters between Srisailam and Somasila, in Nagarkurnool.   ð A cottage with 10 rooms was also inaugurated. The cottage will have a parking area, landscaping, solar lightning and fencing. A total of Rs 91 crore was sanctioned by … Read more

RAJASTHAN Textiles ministry to ink MoU with lab for boosting exports   Rajasthan’s Japanese connect is not limited to the dedicated industrial zone in Neemrana alone. The third largest importer of the world also gets 30% of its garments in womenswear segment from Jaipur. But that’s a scratch compared to the potential.   Out of the $37 … Read more

TELANGANA   ·       Rythu Mitra mobile app was launched to serve farmers   ð Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao and Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy launched Rythu Mitra, an exclusive mobile application on 17 November 2019. The app aimed to serve the needs of farmers of Siddipet. The Ministers also reviewed the progress of the 30-day action plan in the … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·       Exercise Sindhu Sudarshan by Indian Army was conducted in Rajasthan   ð The Sudarshan Chakra Corps of the Indian Army conducted the Sindhu Sudarshan exercise in Barmer, Rajasthan on 16 November. The exercise will continue till 5 December 2019.   ð Sindhu Sudarshan showcases the ability of the Sudarshan Chakra Corps to undertake large scale offensive manoeuvres … Read more

TELANGANA Centre bans 90 NGOs in Telangana, 168 in Andhra Pradesh for FCRA norm violation Ninety non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Telangana and 168 in AP found to be violating foreign funding laws have been banned by the government this year. Among those whose registration under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, has been cancelled include churches and educational … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·       Jodhpur, Dungarpur to be pilot districts for water project ð Jodhpur and Dungarpur have been identified as pilot districts for the Water Security and Climate Adaptation in Rural India (WASCA) project, under which GIS (Geographic Information System) lab-cum-data centres will be set up. These centres will collect data from various departments for capacity … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·       Rajasthan government declared 1,388 villages in 4 districts as drought affected   The Rajasthan state governmentdeclared 1,388 villages of 13 tehsilsin Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, and Hanuman Garh as drought-affected.   It declared 131 villages of Barmer district as severely drought-affected, 92 villages as moderately drought-affected.   InJaisalmer, 632 villages have been declared as severe, and 40 villages … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana’s first child-friendly police station inaugurated at Medipally   Medipally police station in Rachakonda has become the first child-friendly police station in the state.   Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) and Telangana police department launched the state’s first ‘child-friendly’ police station.   As part of the joint initiative, BBA will also organise a training session in order raise awareness, sensitise and … Read more

RAJASTHAN State sets up body for ensuring CSR activities   The state government has set up an exclusive agency, Rajasthan Corporate Social Responsibility Authority (RCSRA), to ensure effective implementation of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in the state by offering better coordination with industrial groups, giving them guidance and monitoring the proper utilisation of … Read more

TELANGANA Phase 4 monitoring of big cats begin in Andhra and Telangana   Forest officials of Telangana has begun phase 4 monitoring of big cats in two tiger reserves. As part of Phase 4, forest department has set up camera traps in both Amrabad Tiger Reserve and Kawal Tiger Reserve.   The tiger reserve is divided into … Read more