Oct 2019

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan ranks lowly 13th in Niti Aayog innovation index   Rajasthan has fared poorly in the Niti Aayog’s Innovation Index -2019 released on Thursday. The desert state has been placed at 13 position, among the bottom five, in the major states category. The state’s below par performance on seven pillars, which include five enablers and … Read more

RAJASTHAN Now MSMEs get prior approval relief under central law   MSMEs in Rajasthan will now be exempted from prior approvals and inspections under Central Factories and Boilers Act with the department concerned notifying the reforms as part of the process to enhance the ease of doing business.   Provisions in the MSME Act gives power to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government schools to grow veggies, fruits The state government has directed education department officials to help schools grow vegetables and fruits on their campus to reduce the cost of midday meals (MDM) and give students a first-hand experience of gardening. The department has asked its officials to identify fertile land on school campuses … Read more

RAJASTHAN Interoperability of rashan cards started between Rajasthan and Maharashtra   The Centre  launched an inter-state portability ration card in Rajasthan and Haryana in a bid to implement its ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme.   According to the new system, beneficiaries can buy their quota of wheat from ration shops in either of the … Read more

RAJASTHAN ● Rajasthan leads in violating official secrets Act Rajasthan recorded the highest violations of the official secrets Act in 2017. The state recorded four cases related to breaching the official secrets Act, majority of which were related to espionage activities. Being a border state, Rajasthan has always been a target of the Pakistan’s ISI … Read more

RAJASTHAN Iodised salt use in Rajasthan low: Report   Rajasthan is one of the three states with the lowest consumption of iodine. The total percentage of households consuming iodised salt is 65.5%. Tamil Nadu (61.9%) and Andhra Pradesh (63.9%) are the other two states behind Rajasthan, a survey conducted in collaboration with the All India Institute of … Read more

RAJASTHAN CM Ashok Gehlot’s nod to two special units of Special Operations Group     Chief minister Ashok Gehlot gave his nod for the setting up two special units in Special Operations Group (SOG) to combat economic and cyber offences.   The two upcoming units- Serious Fraud Investigation Unit (SFIU) to investigate economic offences, and … Read more