june 2018

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan introduces incentive for govt school staff   State education department has set a new goal of ‘Drop Out Free Panchayat’ (DOFP) for teachers leading enrollment drives in its schools. Officials say that those gram panchayats which are declared DOFP will be rewarded by the state. The DOFP status is granted after officials confirmed … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Mumbai’s infant mortality rate remains constant for third year   For the third consecutive year, the city’s infant mortality rate (IMR), defined as the number of baby deaths per 1,000 live births, has remained constant at 26.   Compared to this, the state’s average has improved to 19 while the national IMR (34) that … Read more

MAHARASHTRA AMRUT water project cost up by 47cr even before execution   In a major loss of public money, the project cost of water supply project sanctioned for unauthorized layouts under the central government’s Atal Mission For Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) has increased by Rs47.09 crore even before execution. Inordinate delay in execution of … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Nagpur slips to 55 among 100 cities in Swachh rankings   Though touted as one of the country’s five greenest cities, Nagpur slipped to 55 among 100 cities with one lakh plus population in Central government’s Swachh Survekshan this year. In 2016, the city was ranked 20th among 73 cities with a population of … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra govt to set up job registry for teachers   To curb the corruption that takes place in teacher recruitment in the state, the government has decided to set up an online registry and appointment portal for hirings in government and government aided private schools.   The state has issued government resolution (GR) saying … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra CM grants stay on fishing lease rates   Almost a year after the controversial government resolution hiking lease rents by several times on waterbodies given for fishing purposes was issued, the government has finally has ordered a stay on it. The move has come as a respite for fishermen cooperatives whose leases were … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Plastic use from June 23 will attract fine of Rs 5,000   People, including retailers, will be penalized for carrying banned plastic material from June 23 — Rs 5,000 on the first occasion and Rs 10,000 the second time. Third-time offenders will be prosecuted.   Establishments like retail shops, clubs, cinemas, theatres, marriage halls, restaurants and … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur leaps to 39th place in national Swachh rankings   From a lowly rank of 215 last year, Jaipur catapulted to 39th cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2018,when the rankings were declared by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs. Udaipur with a ranking of 85 was the other city from Rajasthan that figured in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Godawan breeding centre to be set up in Baran dist   A centre for breeding the dwindling number of Great Indian Bustard(GIB), which comes under Schedule 1 of Wildlife Protection Act, will be set up at Sorsen in Baran district. This centre will be set up under the supervision of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) GIB experts.   … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthans govt reserves 15% seats for NRIs in new medical colleges   The state government has reserved 15% MBBS seats in five new medical colleges for NRIs. The decision has been taken to strengthen financial condition of the five new medical colleges, which will be run by Rajasthan Medical Education Society (RMES).   These five … Read more