sep 2018

TELANGANA NRIs help draft a ‘People’s Manifesto’ in Telangana   With the political battle heating up in Telangana in the run-up to the Assembly poll, a group of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) based in the United States has taken it upon itself to come up with a ‘People’s Manifesto’ through public consultations and debates with experts … Read more

TELANGANA ·        Telangana: Waqf Board abolishes finance-related Acts ð  The Waqf Board has abolished certain Sections of the Waqf Act that regulate the maintenance of accounts, submission of accounts and audit of accounts for more than a decade. Most of the sections in chapters VI and VII of the Waqf Act 1995 amended in 2013 … Read more

TELANGANA Pharma tech upgrade scheme to get financial partner soon   The Department of Pharmaceuticals will soon initiate the process to select a financial institution for implementing the Pharmaceutical Technology Upgradation Assistance Scheme (PTUAS) for small and medium enterprises.   PTUAS seeks to facilitate the enterprises upgrade plant and machinery to World Health Organisation-Good Manufacturing … Read more

TELANGANA ·        State seeks higher allotment of urea for rabi ð  The Telangana government has asked the Centre to increase the allotment of urea for the ensuing Rabi season, spread across October 2018 to March 2019, by 1.6 lakh tonnes keeping in view the expected increase in cultivation of all crops in the second crop … Read more

TELANGANA ·         Smaller irrigation structures more beneficial ð  Recognition as a Heritage Irrigation Structure, which has come the way of the 125-year-old Sadarmatt anicut or diversion scheme in Nirmal district, also highlights the fact that irrigation can actually be developed through smaller structures, more so in the former undivided Adilabad district. The continuing utility of … Read more

C ANDHRA PRADESH Investment safety and security cell opened   The initiative to set up the AP Investment Safety and Security Cell would strengthen the police-industry relationship.   Issues such as cyber crime, safety and security for establishing an industry, visa for foreigners related to the industry, safe accommodation for overseas employees and workers and … Read more

TELANGANA State may have 15 lakh new voters   The State election authority, Chief Electoral Officer’s office, is anticipating that the number voters in the State is likely to increase by around 15 lakh by the time of publication of revised electoral rolls on October 8.   The election authority had received a total of … Read more

TELANGANA ·        Headless river boards affect inter-State water sharing ð  The delay in the appointment of heads to the two river boards — Krishna and Godavari River Management Boards (KRMB and GRMB) — set up under the provisions of A.P. Reorganisation Act is hampering the work, particularly that of KRMB when decision-making is required in … Read more

TELANGANA   Over 17 lakh new voter applications in State: CEO   The State election authority, the Chief Electoral Officer’s office, has received over 17 lakh applications for enrolment in the voters’ list since the revised schedule of summary revision of electoral rolls has been announced on September 10. The new applications include those submitted … Read more

TELANGANA Headless river boards affect inter-State water sharing   The delay in the appointment of heads to the two river boards — Krishna and Godavari River Management Boards (KRMB and GRMB) — set up under the provisions of A.P. Reorganisation Act is hampering the work, particularly that of KRMB when decision-making is required in the … Read more