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RAJASTHAN Committee gives nod to Rajasthan’s water project The National Steering Committee on Climate Change (NSCCC) recently approved three detailed project reports (DPRs) submitted by the states for funding under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC). Among the three DPRs approved, one pertained to Rajasthan’s ‘Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan’. The … Read more
Maharashtra Soon, boat service from Navi Mumbai to South Bombay Navi Mumbai will soon get two boat services to south Mumbai. These will ply from Vashi and Belapur to Gateway to India and Bhaucha Dhakka in South Bombay. There are also plans to use a third, under-construction fishing jetty near Vashi’s Wockhardt Hospital for the purpose. … Read more
RAJASTHAN UDAY scheme: Big jolt as Rajasthan’s borrowing capacity restricted. Rajasthan government received a major setback as the Centre forestalled the state’s efforts on borrowing against the repayment of loan amount under Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana(UDAY). The move will reduce the state’s borrowing limit by Rs 4,000 crore. Earlier, Rajasthan was allowed to borrow … Read more
Maharashtra Maharashtra eyes to Skill development targets Maharashtra government has planned to equip 4.5 crore people with employable skills by 2022, as a part of the overall plan of the government. According to figures, Maharashtra is leading with cumulative training of over 10 lakh employable workforce in the age group of 15-59 … Read more
Maharashtra Maharashtra’s open school to start from 2018. The state education department on Friday laid the ground work for the Maharashtra State Open School (MSOS), one of its most ambitious projects ever which aims to benefit lakhs of school students. It will start operations from the 2018-19 academic session with a vision to provide quality and skill-based … Read more
RAJASTHAN Annapurna Rasoi benefits may be extended to hospitals After receiving positive feedback from Annapurna Rasoi Yojana in state capital, chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday directed officials to extend benefit of the scheme in all district hospitals. The scheme now intends to provide subsided food to poor and middle class patients and their … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to study noise pollution by infrastructure projects Jaipur City’s eight ongoing infrastructure projects will go through an ‘environmental impact assessment’. The agencies will study the noise and sound pollution produced during the construction of these projects. These eight projects include the elevated road proposed between LIC Bhawan and Sodala, Dravyawati River Project, Bassi and other … Read more
RAJASTHAN Machia park likely to abode white tiger. Visitors at Machia Biological Parkof Jodhpur will soon be able to see a white tiger. Process for bringing a male white tiger from Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur Zoohas already been initiated and once the permission from both the departments and the Central Zoo Authority(CZA) is obtained, shifting will be executed. Jodhpur’s Machia … Read more
Maharashtra Maharashtra govt gives 1-month deadline to farmers to apply for loan waiver scheme The process for accepting applications for the populist loan waiver scheme have begun from today and the state government will give farmers one month’s time to apply for the scheme. Chief minister Devendra Fadnav said that the state government will also be … Read more
Maharashtra Maharashtra framing stringent rules for hookah parlours The BJP-led Maharashtra government will soon frame guidelines to regulate hookah parlours in the state. The Supreme Court had in 2014 struck down a ban imposed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on hookah parlours in places such as restaurants and hotels where smoking is otherwise legally permitted. The state, however, … Read more