March 2019

MAHARASHTRA Only 32% water stock left in Maharashtra dams Dams in Maharashtra have only 32.88 per cent water stock of their total storage capacity as of now, almost 14 per cent less compared to last year, according to a report of the state water resources department. The situation is particularly worrisome in Aurangabad division (falling … Read more

RAJASTHAN Land pooling Act likely after Lok Sabha pools   Rajasthan government’s ambitious but much delayed land pooling Act may come into force after the Lok Sabha elections.   Land pooling policy was devised as an alternative to the cumbersome process of land acquisition for development. As per the Act, part of land will be used for urban infrastructure development … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Indias first LGBTQ Clinic and HIV treatment centre inaugurated by Humsafar Trust in Mumbai The first HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) treatment centre and holistic clinic for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) by Humsafar trust in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The founder of Humsafar Trust, Ashok Row Kavi announced that the center will be open for all … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan chalks out strategy to improve health indicators   After failing miserably to secure respectable place in overall delta ranking of NITI Aayog, the five aspirational districts of the state identified by the Centre need improvement in 49 different indicators set by NITI Aayog. The health department has chalked out a strategy to improve health indicators in the … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Six lakh employees to be trained to handle 96000 VVPAT Machines in Maharashtra  For the first time in Lok Sabha elections, VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audi Trail) machines are to be used all over the country. In Maharashtra, 96000 VVPAT machines will be used in 48 Lok Sabha constituencies and process for training 6 lakh employees … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur’s Swachh ranking slips 5 spots to reach 44th   Dropping down five positions from last year, Jaipur city stood at 44th position in the Swachh Survekshan 2019 survey ranking conducted by the ministry of housing and urban affairs. The city ranked 39th in 2018.   The city stood first in the state, followed … Read more

RAJASTHAN Pay ₹30 cr to central board over Luni pollution, NGT asks state   The National Green Tribunal has directed the state government to deposit ₹30 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) within a month for pollution of Barmer district’s Luni river.   On January 7, 2019, the NGT had ordered for constitution … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Mumbai set to get country’s first venom research centre Seventy years after inventing the first snake venom vaccine in India, Mumbai’s Haffkine Institute will set up the first National Venom Research Centre (NVRC) in the country. The institute will receive ₹24.28 crore from the Union health ministry over the next six years. An initial … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan set to pip Gujarat in cumin production   Armed with estimated 20% increase in cumin seed (jeera) production this year, Rajasthan is expected produce more cumin than Gujarat, the largest producer of the spice so far. Unlike Rajasthan, Gujarat is likely to witness 3% reduction in cumin production during 2019 due to lower acreage. Cumin production in Rajasthan is estimated to … Read more

MAHARASHTRA ·         Maharashtra govt to appoint Lokpal in universities   ð  Maharashtra government will appoint a Lokpal in all universities except agricultural universities to resolve student grievances.   ð  The appointment of the students’ ombudsman would be made in the next two to three months.   ð  Maharashtra would be the first state in the … Read more