july 2018

RAJASTHAN Smart City Expo India to be held in Jaipur   Smart City Expo India will attract Governments, Policy makers, Large corporates, Entrepreneurs and dignitaries from Public and Private firms from across the globe.   Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), in collaboration with Quantela, announced the hosting of “Smart City Expo India, Jaipur 2018” event in … Read more

MAHARASHTRA 562 more areas may soon have hawking zones   The BMC has uploaded a list of 562 places in the city, including 503 schools, 26 hospitals and 33 religious places, which will be marked as restricted hawking zones – where vending will be allowed only for some hours or during non-peak hours.   There … Read more

MAHARASHTRA State issues diktat to schools to end corporal punishment   The state education department has asked schools under its jurisdiction to follow guidelines issued by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to end corporal punishment in schools.   The norms were introduced in 2017 in the wake of an incident in eastern … Read more

RAJASTHAN • Rajasthan No.1 in water conservation  NITI Aayog has ranked Rajasthan at first place among states in water conversation as it registered a significant increase in the level of groundwater.  The water level has increased in the state due to water conservation structures built under Chief Minister’s Jal Swawlamban Abhiyaan programme. Also, … Read more

RAJASTHAN No expenditure on environmental awareness in last 3 years: Report   The state environment department has not spent a single rupee on environmental awareness and improvement in the last three years. According to the state environment department’s annual progress report (2017-18), the last expenditure on environmental awareness and improvement was done in 2013-14 when … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra Zoo Authority proposes animal adoption scheme in state zoos  The Maharashtra Zoo Authority (MZA), a statutory body constituted to monitor zoos, has proposed animal adoption scheme in the state zoos and rescue centres. The proposal will be put forward for approval at the maiden meeting of the governing council of MZA which monitors nine … Read more

MAHARASHTRA New advanced system to reduce farm power failures  In order to reduce extremely high number of complaints of farm transformer breakdowns, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has decided to go in for an advanced system — high voltage distribution system (HVDS) The are a number of advantages of this system — lesser … Read more

RAJASTHAN Centre’s advice, surplus stock behind school milk scheme   The free milk scheme for government school students in Rajasthan was in line with the Centre’s advice to states to utilise surplus stocks of milk, though it was launched ahead of assembly elections due by the year-end.   Chief minister Vasundhra Raje launched the Annapurna … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Govt to hike E-way bill threshold to Rs 1L: Minister  The Maharashtra government said on Sunday that it would increase the E-way bill generation criteria for goods from  the present threshold of Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh .   The E-way bill, an electronic system, has to be generated by traders when they have to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Now tourists can enjoy cow safari in Rajasthan   The cow safari, scheduled to start from Janmashtami, can allow tourists to visit Hingonia Gaushala on bullock carts and they will be able to witness first-hand cows’ upkeep inside the cow shelter home.   The Hingonia cow shelter, which around two years back, was in … Read more