February 2019

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra schools linked to new CBSE office in Pune CBSE schools in Maharashtra will no longer have to go to Chennai Regional Office (RO) for exam and administrative-related issues as the central board has decided to start a new unit in Pune. Though the RO has already started functioning from a small temporary office, it will … Read more

RAJASTHAN GIB centre to be used for breeding of lesser florican   The country’s first proposed captive breeding centre for great Indian bustard (GIB) at Sorsan in Baran district will also be used for the conservation and breeding of lesser florican.   Lesser florican (sypheotides indicus), the smallest bustard among four bustard species, was once … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra: Number of examinees drops by 50,000 this year The number of students appearing for the secondary school certificate (SSC) examination starting Friday has declined by 50,000 this year. The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, which conducts the exam in nine divisions of the state, has failed to attribute the decline to any specific reason. Experts, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Old-age pension for small and marginal farmers soon   Very soon the elderly small and marginal farmers in Rajasthan would be entitled to old-age pension. The draft, for granting pension of Rs 750 to small farmers up to 75 years of age and Rs 1000 to those above 75, has been finalised and would soon get the cabinet approval. … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Heat Wave 2019: Workshop on Preparedness begins in Nagpur A two-day national workshop on Preparedness, Mitigation and Management of Heat Wave begins in Nagpur. It is being organised by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra. The workshop aims to sensitising States to the need of preparing and … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Government seeks CSR funds from firms to improve education in Rajasthan   The government may not have enough funds to improve the infrastructure to provide quality education but it provides the basic network and spread where private companies can pitch in with their CSR funds for a better impact and outcome.   An education funding … Read more

MAHARASHTRA CM Fadnavis approves Rs 15 crores for the memorial of Krantikari Khajyaji Naik in Maharashtra Soon after laying the foundation of ‘Swargate Multimodal Hub’ in Pune, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis arrived at Jalgaon, attending the Jan Jati Sammelan organised by Krantikari Khajyaji Naik Smruti Sanstha at Dharangaon. KrantiKari Khajyaji Naik gave immense contribution during … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Union Textile Minister inaugurated Titanwala Museum in Rajasthan   Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the ‘Titanwala Museum’ that showcases the hand block printing of the Chhipa community in Bagru. Bagru printingis one of the traditional techniques of printing with natural color followed by the chippas of Rajasthan. Suraj Narayan Titanwala took the initiative of … Read more

MAHARASHTRA International Vision Zero Conference to promote Occupational Saudi-backed USD 44bn refinery may now come up in Maharashtra’s Raigad Saudi Arabia-backed $44-billion Ratnagiri refinery projectmay be shifted to neighbouring Raigad district in Maharashtra. Following farmer protests, Maharashtra stopped land acquisition for the refinery at the proposed site at Nanar village in Ratnagiri. Thousands of farmers refused to surrender land for the … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan can achieve more than eight per cent economic growth: CII   In a bid to accelerate economic growth of Rajasthan, CII has identified key interventions as part of the ‘Roadmap for Rajasthan: A 10-point agenda for growth.’ The roadmap covers various sectors like manufacturing, food processing, tourism, renewable energy, startup ecosystem, infrastructure development including skills centres … Read more