January 2019

MAHARASHTRA India Steel 2019 Exhibition and Conference inaugurated in Mumbai   The fourth edition International Exhibition & Conference on Steel Industry, India Steel 2019 Exhibition and Conference was organized by Ministry of Steel in association with Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) at NSE Complex Goregaon, Mumbai. The theme of the event … Read more

RAJASTHAN Soon, three new drug-testing labs to clear pendency ð  More than 6,000 samples of medicines are pending for quality test as only one drug-testing laboratory is functional in the state. The laboratory is functional in the state, which was set up in 1962. Since then no new drug-testing laboratory has become functional in past … Read more

MAHARASHTRA ·         Regional Conference on “Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)” Held at Mumbai ð  Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities implements a scheme titled ‘Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)’. ð  A Regional Conference for the scheme was organized on 17th January, 2019 at Nehru Centre, Mumbai covering Programme … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan cabinet agrees on bills to scrap minimum educational qualification   The state cabinet in its meeting held agreed to introduce two bills in the ongoing assembly session to scrap the minimum educational qualification norms required to contest panchayat and urban bodies’ elections.   Two bills- Rajasthan Panchyati Raj (amendment) bill 2019, and Rajasthan Nagar Palika … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra government planning export market for fruits   Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis  said that Maharashtra has come up with a plan of promoting agri-businesses. It will have a Rs3,500 crore project covering 10,000 villages where the available technology and infrastructure will be used to create export market for fruits, including oranges. This will be done with support from … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan among bottom five states in learning outcomes: ASER   Rajasthan stood at the bottom of five states in learning outcomes—reading, writing and arithmetic in the academic year 2018-19, says Annual Status of Education Report (ASER).   The report says that the state the poorest performer in all the main parameters – reading and arithmetic … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   Maharashtra to boost green cover with Miyawaki method   In a bid to boost 33 crore plantations under the ‘Green Maharashtra Mission’ in 2019, the state government has decided to implement the ‘Miyawaki Dense Forest Project’ which will be modelled as ‘Anandwan Project’.   The basic idea behind Miyawaki is that you get to plant … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Gulab Chand Kataria took oath as pro tem Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly   Gulab Chand Kataria, the Senior BJP MLA, took oath as the pro tem Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly. He will conduct the first meeting of the 15th Assembly. Once a new Speaker is elected, Mr. Kataria, who was the Home Minister in … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   Maharashtra hikes tax on electricity by 10 paise/unit, eyes Rs 90 crore a month   The tax will be applicable to all except residential consumers of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company. But its industrial and commercial consumers will have to pay more. The tax is levied under the Maharashtra Tax on Sale of Electricity Act, … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         Rajasthan government to felicitate those adopting stray cows ð  Rajasthan government has decided to honour those who adopt stray cows on Independence day and Republic day. ð  The Directorate of Gopalan has issued a letter to all district collectors asking them to motivate donors, NGOs, social workers and cow lovers to adopt stray cows and felicitate them on … Read more