September 2019

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government set to take over Sambhar Salts from Centre   Rajasthan government has started an asset-liability assessment exercise to take over loss-making Sambhar Salts Ltd from Central Public Sector Utility Hindustan Salts Ltd without any financial and legal liability.   Sambhar Salts Ltd, a subsidiary of Hindustan Salts Ltd, where the state government has 40% stake, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Kalraj Mishra took oath as Rajasthan Governor   Former Union Minister Kalraj Mishra took oath as the new Governor of Rajasthan on 9 September 2019. The oath of office was administered by  Rajasthan High Court (HC) Chief Justice Shripathi Ravindra Bhat.   Mishra will succeed former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh. Mishra is … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana CM and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart eye central funds for river link   Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart YS Jaganmohan Reddy have decided to take forward the proposed inter-linking of Godavari and Krishna rivers. They also decided to tap funds from the Centre for the project and implement it with minimum land … Read more

TELANGANA ·         Heart, circulatory diseases are Telangana’s biggest killers, says report   ð  Diseases of the circulatory system are not only the biggest killers but the fastest growing set of diseases in Telangana. 29, 018 deaths out of total 1,78,35 deaths in Telangana in 2017 fell were caused due to diseases of the circulatory system. The latest census report … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·       Rajasthan govt bags first water mission awards ð The National Water Mission of Government of India awarded two prizes to the Rajasthan Government for water conservation and efficient water use practices. ð The National Water Mission has initiated annual National Water Mission Awards to recognise excellence in water conservation, efficient water use and … Read more

TELANGANA Economic slowdown impacts Telangana’s budget outlay   The economic slowdown in the country had its impact on the Telangana State Budget outlay for the financial year 2019-20.   The proposed expenditure for 2019-20 declined to ₹1,46,492.30 crore from ₹1,82,017 crore shown in the Vote-On-Account Budget presented before the Lok Sabha elections this year.   … Read more

TELANGANA ·         Rs 8,490 crore irrigation riddle: Telangana budget cut by 3 times ð  The Telangana government has reduced its budgetary allocation for the irrigation sector. Over the past few years, the government has been giving a lot of priority to the sector. ð  In the 2018-18 budget, the government had allocated Rs 25,000 crore for the irrigation sector, … Read more

TELANGANA   Secunderabad station received the first green Platinum rating   Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has awardedSecunderabad junction station of Indian Railways with a green Platinum rating. The biggest rail hub is the first Indian Railways to be awarded so.   The Secunderabad station has been awarded as it has introduced several energy conservation initiatives and inclusion … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan schools to have NCERT syllabus from next session   The state government announced the implementation of the NCERT syllabus in schools from the next session.   The new syllabus will be implemented for classes VI to IX and Class XI.   The English and Hindi medium books of the National Council of Educational … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan launches AB-MGRSBY health insurance scheme   The Rajasthan government launched a new health insurance scheme – Ayushman Bharat-Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Swasthya Bima Yojna (AB-MGRSBY).   The scheme will be implemented after merging the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) and the state’s Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojna (BSBY).   With the merger … Read more