February 2019

RAJASTHAN Government seeks feedback on tourism policy by February 20   In its bid to expedite the process of rolling out a new tourism policy, the state tourism department has sought stakeholders’ feedback and inputs by February 20.   Six working groups have already been formed covering various areas where initiatives can be taken to improve … Read more

RAJASTHAN Early Ed Asia 2019, Asias largest early childhood conference, held in Jaipur   It was the first time such a conference was held in India with over 6000 eminent early childhood educators, policy-makers, researchers and other stakeholders from India and foreign countries. The latest trends in teaching and research were discussed to provide a … Read more

MAHARASHTRA ·        New state scheme to ensure soil testing for farmers ð State minister for agriculture and horticulture Chandrakant Patil has said that the government proposes to start a new scheme to ensure on-the-spot soil tests for farmers. ð A ‘krishi sevak’ will conduct the soil test on the farm and provide a report within two minutes.Soil testing … Read more

RAJASTHAN Vote-on-account gives Rajasthan girls free education   Nearly 2.3 lakh female students enrolled in Arts, Commerce and Science streams in graduate and post-graduate courses will get free education from 2019-20, as per the Interim Budget announced in the Rajasthan state assembly. The State government presented the vote-on-account of Rs 86,906 crore for the first … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra has highest no. of accredited colleges, second in varsity count One in five accredited colleges in the country are from Maharashtra, the highest among all states, followed in distant second and third positions by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The list of accredited colleges compiled by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) shows … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Assembly approved 5% quota for Gujjars   The Rajasthan Assemblyunanimously passed a Bill giving 5% reservation in government jobs and education to Gujjars and four other nomadic communities. Gujjars are a pastoral agricultural ethnic group with populations inIndia, Pakistan, and a small number in northeastern Afghanistan. The languages of gujjars is   The bill also … Read more

RAJASTHAN Sapta Shakti Command of Indian Army conducting ‘Exercise Rahat’ in Jaipu   Jaipur based Sapta Shakti Command of Indian Army is conducting a two- day Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise “Exercise Rahat”.   The exercise began in Jaipur and it involves all stakeholders at the national and state level.   This is … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   ·         Drought brings down rabi crop area by 40% in 2018-19   ð  Agricultural department data has revealed that acreage of almost all crops in Maharashtra has significantly dropped because of the drought situation in the state as the rabi sowing season ended in January. ð  Overall, area growing all rabi crops this season has … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   Hirkani Maharashtrachi scheme was launched in Maharashtra   Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu launched the Hirkani Maharashtrachi schemeto provide a platform for women’s Self Help Groups (SHGs) and the District Business Plan Competition to boost entrepreneurship in The Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS), which comes under the State departments of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, will execute the project with support from officials … Read more

RAJASTHAN JDA to set up solar power grids at parkings lots, parks   The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) plans to install solar power grids in parking places, community centres and parks to reduce electricity bills.   The second plan, called Building Energy Efficiency Programme (BEEP), will ensure replacing old electrical fittings with star-rated ones to … Read more