September 2019

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 State seeks more time to set up biodiversity panels   The state government will reapproach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking time, till April-May 2020 to constitute Biodiversity Management Committees’ (BMC) at the panchayat level.   The NGT has directed the state government to constitute BMCs at every gram panchayat and panchayat samitis’ by … Read more

TELANGANA Geotagging of AYUSH dispensaries begins   The process of geotagging dispensaries under Department of AYUSH has begun. While employees of the department expressed apprehensions that the process will invade their privacy, officials clarified that the geotagging process will be used for Human Resource management app and not for tracking any of the employees.   … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gets 34% higher rainfall than 2018   The state so far has received an average rainfall of 419.67 compared to 396.26 mm received till August 29, 2018. As monsoon will continue for at least one more week many places in the state are going to receive more rains compared to what they had … Read more

TELANGANA Discoms making weekly payments for power purchases   The cash strapped power distribution companies in Telangana are making weekly payments for power purchases from generation companies ever since the Letter of Credit (LoC) norm, routed through the banking system, came into force on August 1.   Also, the subsidy bill raised by Discoms for … Read more

RAJASTHAN 2 films based on Raj get National Award   Two films based on the state have won National Award.   In Best Environmental Film category ‘Machli’ – the world’s famous tiger was declared as a winner. Another movie ‘Turtle’ based on the water crisis in Rajasthan won award.   INTERNATIONAL ·         India announces contribution of 22 … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana mulls cleaning voters lists minus Aadhaar   Telangana’s Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department, after having successfully launched the face recognition technology app for the benefit of pensioners to obtain ‘life certificate’ for the first time in the country, now wishes to extend it to other forms of governance.   The face recognition … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to review Centre’s hefty penalties for traffic law violations   Rajasthan’s transport minister announced that government in the state would review the proposed compounding fees. He claimed that the high penalties were impractical.   Rajasthan is among those states which are yet to issue the notification for the Act. While the Act has been implemented … Read more

TELANGANA Govt exploring options for raising resources   With the government gearing up for its full fledged budget session that is likely to be advanced to first week of September, the focus is on additional mobilisation of resources apart from re-prioritising its spending. Telangana government is exploring various options to mobilise resources for the ongoing … 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