july 2018

MAHARASHTRA Centre asked state to Submit progress reports of activities every 6 months   The union environment ministry has directed the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) to submit reports of its activities to the National Coastal Zone Management Authority every six months for better monitoring and protection of coastal areas.   The Ministry of … Read more

RAJASTHAN State govt plans to introduce MP’S price difference scheme   Rajasthan government may introduce the Madhya Pradesh ‘price difference’ model in the state for providing relief to garlic farmers, who have not been able to sell garlic at government purchase rates so far.   Under the scheme, farmers in Madhya Pradesh are compensated when … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra will launch ‘One farmer one transformer’ scheme from 15th August     In order to reduce electricity losses, the Maharashtra government will launch a new scheme allocating “one transformer per farmer”. Two lakh farmerswill be given electricity connection for high voltage distribution line which will ensure uninterrupted power  Farmers who lose their cattle in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Proposals sought for biogas, organic fertiliser plants at cow shelters   The directorate of Gopalan department has invited request for proposal (RFP) to carry out construction of 25 biogas plants project for power generation and organic fertiliser processing plants on built, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model to be carried out at 25 cow … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   ₹110cr for 2.79L farmers affected by floods last yr   The Maharashtra government has sanctioned more than ₹110 crore as financial assistance to the farmers affected by last year’s floods and unseasonal rains. More than 2.79 lakh farmers, whose crops were damaged by natural calamities between April and October, 2017 across the state, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan inks agreement with Microsoft for digital literacy   To provide free digital training to students, the higher education department has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Microsoft.   In order to strengthen the PM’S digital India initiative and CM’S digital Rajasthan, Microsoft has signed a MOU with Rajasthan, under which 9,500 students … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   State, Central health schemes to be linked  The Mahatma Phule Jan Arogya scheme of the state and Ayushman Bharat scheme of the Union government will be coordinated so that maximum people of Maharashtra can get benefit from these schemes Areas where the number of hospitals is less will also be included in the … Read more

RAJASTHAN First private UAV unit to be set up in Kota   India’s first private sector unit for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and light bullet proof vehicles (LBPV) will be set up by DCM Shriram Industries Group on the campus of Shriram Rayons in Kota.   UAVS and LBPVS are likely to be used … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Govt panel to issue surrogacy guidelines   In order to prevent fertility clinics from misusing technology, the state government will come up with guidelines for surrogacy in the state.   The state, on the recommendations of the Maharashtra Child Rights Commission (MCRC), has decided to form a seven-member panel to formulate the guidelines and … Read more

RAJASTHAN State not able to implement Centre’s Ayushman Bharat   Rajasthan has expressed its inability to implement the Centre government’s Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Scheme (AB-NHPS) citing lack of time to migrate from the state-run Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana (BSBY).   AB-NHPS aims to provide ₹5 lakh health insurance cover per family. It has … Read more