September 2019

TELANGANA Telangana recorded over 10,000 dengue cases in three months   As many as 1,388 new cases of dengue have been reported from across Telangana over the last six days alone — more than half of them from within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits — show records sourced from the state health department. In fact, the total … 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

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

RAJASTHAN 1,300-year-old Jain scriptures on display in Jaipur   For the first time in Jaipur, two 1,300-year-old Jain religious scriptures on palm leaves have been put on display at an exhibition in Abhigyan Bhawan at Mansarovar.   Scriptures, manuscripts and invitation letters as old as 1,200 years have been brought from Anekant Gyan Mandir at Bina in Madhya … Read more

TELANGANA ·         Telangana govt to auction land to raise Rs 10,000 crore to complete projects ð  With the state slipping into a debt trap and a looming recession, the TRS government has decided to mobilize about Rs 10,000 crore by auctioning government land to complete pending irrigation, road projects and continue flagship schemes without any … Read more

RAJASTHAN NGT bans new industry in five clusters of state   In view of the increasing pollution levels, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned sanction to any new industrial set-up or expansion at five industrial clusters of Rajasthan.   Rajasthan’s five industrial clusters – Jodhpur, Pali, Bhiwadi, Jaipur and Sanganer Industrial area (Jaipur) have … Read more

  ·        Telangana’s per capita income touches Rs 2 lakh, grows 13.8%   The per capita income (PCI) of Telanganahas touched the Rs 2 lakh mark in the fiscal 2018-19. The Socio-Economic Outlook Report – 2019 shows that the state’s average rose from Rs 1,80,697 in the fiscal 2017-18 to Rs 2,05,696 in the 2018-19 financial … 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 Rotavirus vaccine launched in Telangana   A vaccine to prevent diarrhoea caused due to Rotavirus was launched in Telangana by Chief Secretary S.K. Joshi here on Thursday. It will be launched subsequently in all districts by September 30.   Diarrhoea is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children. Rotavirus … Read more

RAJASTHAN State govt inks pact with Unesco for developing tourism circuit   The state tourism department will develop a tourism circuit across Jodhpur, Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner districts with the Unesco’s help.   The project is expected to be completed in 42 months.   The MoU aims at integrated and inclusive development of the local … Read more