February 2019

MAHARASHTRA 55 critically injured in Maharashtra every day in road accidents   An average 55 people are critically injured in road crashes in Maharashtra daily, and many end up as paralytic, maimed or bed-ridden for life,   Across the country. there were an average 2,000 cases of people getting critically injured in mishaps daily, which was alarming. … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Audit report of government employees likely   The proposed new Social Accountability Act on the anvil envisages community audit report card of the government servants on their efficiency on the timely delivery of services.   The provisions guaranteed delivery of Public Services Act 2011 and citizens charter 2014 will be incorporated in the present act with more stringent provisions … Read more

MAHARASHTRA CM’s Devendra Fadnavis’s town tops Smart Cities survey Even of the ten Maharashtra cities selected for the Narendra Modi government’s Smart Cities Mission have got their infrastructure projects off the ground. In the latest report card on the mission, while Nagpur ranks first for speed of implementation, Thane is a distant 59, with the others in between. Pune … Read more

RAJASTHAN State govt plans to set up student rights commission   The Rajasthan government is planning to set up a commission to look into the grievances of students in universities and colleges in the state.   The proposed commission will adjudicate on violations of fundamental provisions of the Students Rights Act, which proposes to provide … Read more

  MAHARASHTRA Seventh edition of Kolhapur International film festival inaugurated in Kolhapur,Maharashtra   The 7th edition of the film festival began on February 7 th of 2019 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. It is an eight-day festival, in which Veteran actress Rohini Hattangadi is the chief guest at the inaugural function. Veteran filmmaker Govind Nihalani was honoured with the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Health dept plans to restart drive to stabilise rising population   The health department plans to restart Janmangal Karyakram (JMK), a programme to stabilise increasing population, in the state.   Under JMK, a couple of a village (husband and wife) is selected as Janmangal couple , who interact with the other married couples of … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Marathwada gets Rs 1,050 crore government relief for farmers   The state government has declared relief aid worth Rs1050 crore for farmers from Marathwada, who have been affected due to a poor Kharif yield brought on by drought. Beed district has received the maximum aid of Rs254 crore, followed by Aurangabad distrcict (Rs223 crore) … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt launches ‘Rajiv Gandhi Career Portal’   Rajasthan School Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasara  launched ‘Rajiv Gandhi Career Portal’ for students from classes 9 to 12.   The portal aims to provide career guidance with information on entrance examinations, scholarships and employment-oriented courses.   It is a big step of the government towards providing employment-oriented … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Onion export dips by 20% for value of dollar and quality   Onion export from the state has dipped by around 20% from November 2018, ruling out the possibility of offsetting the surplus onions in the domestic market and constant crashing of onion prices through sending the vegetable overseas.   The state may have recorded … Read more

RAJASTHAN Khatipura to be developed as satellite station soon   The rail budget for 2019-20 has paved way for Khatipura railway station which would be developed as sub-urban railway station. This is going to be a major boon to decongest the Gandhi Nagar and Jaipur junction railway station. Apart from this, rail budget has also made provision … Read more