March 2018

RAJASTHAN RVPNL awarded for “Best Performing Power Transmission Utility” in India   Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam ltd. (RVPNL) has been awarded CBIP award 2018 for “Best Performing Power Transmission Utility” in India. This award has been given to RVPNL in a function ceremony held at New Delhi on 3rd January 2018 by Dr. Satya … Read more

RAJASTHAN Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan witnesses double-digit growth   Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan has clocked double-digit growth in a row for the second year in 2017.   Despite a higher base of 17% growth in 2016, the arrivals increased by 10.50% to 45.91 million visits in 2017 riding on the rush of domestic travelers and an improvement in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Chittor’s human milk bank best in Rajasthan   Human milk bank in Chittorgarh has been adjudged as the best in all 16 such banks operational in the state.   In a state level function organised at Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sansthan for celebrating first annual function of milk banks in the state, 14 persons received awards … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jhunjhunu goes from worst sex ratio to the best in Rajasthan   The 2011 census brought Jhunjhunuin Rajasthan the ignominy of being the district with the lowest sex ratio of 837 girls per 1,000 boys among 33 districts of the state. Seven years on, the district is being hailed as a model with the sex ratio at … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt to track purchase of rabi crops at MSP   The Rajasthan government will monitor procurement of rabi crops at minimum support price (MSP) to avoid a repeat of last year’s farmers’ agitations, said officials assigned with responsibilities for buying the produce.     After chief minister Vasundhara Raje announced last month one-time crop … Read more