August 2018

MAHARASHTRA Mumbai airport renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji ‘Maharaj’ International Airport   Accepting the Maharashtra government’s demand, the Centre has finally changed the name of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport as Chhatrapati Shivaji ‘Maharaj’ International Airport.   A resolution to insert the word ‘Maharaj’ to the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was passed by the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Education dept announces 3,290 ‘Ujiyari Panchayats’   Education department announced 3,290 panchayats in the state as ‘Ujiyari Panchayats’.   Government schools in such panchayats had zero dropout rate of students around 50 lakh students will be enrolled in secondary schools under the enrolment campaign in the state.   Directions have been given to officers … Read more

MAHARASHTRA 3 big infra projects get state nod   The first, a 13.3-km link between Khalapur and Kusgaon on the Mumbai-Pune expressway,   The Mumbai-Pune expressway link will start at Khopoli and through an interchange, lead to Kusgaon at the Pune-end of the expressway. Once built, motorists heading to Pune can avoid the ghat section, … Read more

RAJASTHAN MOU signed, state to get Yamuna water in summer   In order to meet future water requirements, Rajasthan, along with five other states, signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of ~4,000 crore Lakhwar multipurpose project in the upper Yamuna basin.   The MOU between Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and … Read more

RAJASTHAN   World Bank to provide $250 million loan to state for improving power distribution   The World Bank will provide a $250 million loan facility to Rajasthan for improving the performance of its electricity distribution sector.   The Second Programmatic Electricity Distribution Reform Development Policy Loan for Rajasthan is the second in the series … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   Tiff between Indian Railways, Maharashtra government deepens over Bullet train   An argument ensued yet again between the Indian Railways and the Maharashtra government with regards to the country’s first Bullet train project on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor.   According to sources, CM Fadnavis at the meeting was miffed with the Railways for not … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Knowledge of Marathi a must for lower court judges: Bombay High Court   The Bombay High Court (HC) has ruled as “constitutional” the requirement for prospective subordinate court judges in Maharashtra to have sufficient knowledge of the Marathi language.   A division bench of two Justices, had upheld the provisions of Rule 5(3)(d) of … Read more

RAJASTHAN   To boost tourism in Rajasthan, government promotes unexplored heritage sites   Rajasthan, which houses centuries old heritage buildings and monuments, has notched up an important place in global tourism. Lakhs of tourists annually visit its known heritage buildings famous for unique sculpture, which is a great source to boost state’s revenue along with … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Flying drones in Mumbai to get legal   Flying of drones in India and Mumbai is set to get legal now with the Union Civil Aviation Ministry coming up with India’s first policy to regulate the use of drones starting December 01, 2018 from which users will be given permission to fly drones following … Read more

RAJASTHAN RTU’s A-category list has no government engineering college In a major embarrassment for the state technical education department, none of its 13 government engineering colleges have made it to the Quality Index Value A-Category list of engineering colleges that was released by the Rajasthan Technical University (RTU).   Government engineering colleges failed to score … Read more