August 2018

MAHARASHTRA 17 lakh seats up for grabs across MMR   The state education department on Monday released the revised seat matrix, which opens up more than 1.17 lakh seats at junior colleges in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). This will be a special admission round and a merit list will be declared on August 18. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur, Jodhpur cleanest railway stations in NWR   Jaipur and Jodhpur railway stations have made both the state and the NWR division proud. Jaipur railway station achieved second position in the Cleanliness Survey Report 2018, which was recently released. The NWR has stood first in all the zones in this cleanliness report. While Jaipur … Read more

MAHARASHTRA State records 100% rise in spots prone to road accidents The number of accident prone spots in Maharashtra has gone up by nearly 100%, with the state registering 1,324 accident prone spots in 2018 compared to 634 last year, according to a report by a panel formed by the Supreme Court.   Accident prone … Read more

MAHARASHTRA State planning a fish park in Konkan   The ornamental and exotic fish industry may soon get a shot in the arm with the state government planning an ‘ornamental fish park’ in the Konkan. Likely to come up in Sindhudurg, this park will be modelled on the lines of industrial areas and will boost … Read more

RAJASTHAN Raj Info Panel asks courts to reduce RTI fee Citing an order of the Supreme Court, the Rajasthan Information Commission has asked all the courts in the state, including the High Court to reduce RTI application fee.   In the state, the RTI application fee at present is Rs100 in the courts, whereas in … Read more

RAJASTHAN PM’s insurance scheme for farmers sees poor response in Raj   The farmers’ interests to avail Modi government’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna has declined drastically in Rajasthan. A dip of 33 per cent in its coverage has been reported, which is the highest as compared to the other states across the … Read more

MAHARASHTRA State may pass coastal zone policy by next wk   The Maharashtra government is likely to approve the new Maharashtra Coastal Regulations Zone policy in next week’s Cabinet meeting. The approval of this policy will help to approve the 480 residential and commercial pending proposals.   According to Maharashtra Environment Department, the coastal zone … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Mumbai-Pune E-way to turn smart soon   By mid-2019, the 16-year old Mumbai-Pune Expressway will turn smarter. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) is hoping to introduce intelligent traffic management system (ITMS) on this 95-km-long highway by then. The procedure shall start from October once the authorities are done finalising the report on … Read more

RAJASTHAN Now, students under RTE can file complaint online To ease out the problems of the students who are studying in various private schools of the state under the Right to education (RTE) benefit, department of education has launched an online portal. On this platform, the students can raise their complaints or the issue and … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Gowari community falls under ST category   In the backdrop of the Maratha reservation agitation, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court ruled that the Gowari community falls in the Scheduled Tribes category.   The community had been seeking inclusion in the ST category for long, and a stampede during the community’s protest over … Read more