July 2019

MAHARASHTRA Brain-dead’ babies too can donate organs now   A panel of medical experts has drafted guidelines to tackle the ambiguity over declaring brain deaths in the paediatric age group, particularly among neonates and infants.   The panel brought together by the Regional Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organisation (Rotto), western India, has laid down protocols … Read more

RAJASTHAN CM inaugurates two units of Chhabra thermal power plant   With the start of unit 5 and 6 of CSTPS, Rajasthan witnessed addition of 1,320 megawatts of additional power generation.   The two CSTPS units have augmented the Chhabra power station’s installed capacity to 2.320 megawatts.   There was power generation of only 13 … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra: World Bank project tries to help farmers cope with climate change The Rs 3,800-crore Project On Climate Resilient Agriculture (POCRA), which took off last year, is the biggest of its kind in India, covering 5,000 villages, mostly in Marathwada and Vidarbha. The six-year POCRA is aimed “at increasing water efficiency and crop yield as well as … Read more

RAJASTHAN State working on law to penalise water wastage   A new Right to Water law of the Rajasthan government proposes to provide 70 litres of water every day to an individual in the state and a jail term of one and a half years or a fine of~1 lakh or both for any violation … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Cost overrun of Rs 7,486 crore in 18 irrigation projects: CAG An audit of 18 irrigation projects under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) in the Maharashtra revealed a cost overrun of Rs 7,486 crore and a time overrun of five to ten years, the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report for 2018 has revealed.   The audit found that 89% of … Read more

RAJASTHAN 90% immunisation in state: WHO   THE World Health Organization assessment for the year 2018-19 shows that Rajasthan had achieved 90% full immunization.   While the reports of the Pregnancy, Child Tracking and Health Services Management and Health Management Information System of the state government give the percentage of full immunization in the year … Read more