nov 2019

MAHARASHTRA IMA comes up with mental health booklet for medical students   After back-to-back incidences of medical students’ suicides and assaults on resident doctors, the Indian Medical Association (IMA), under its Doctors4Doctors project, has come out with e-book ‘MBBS — A guide to well-being for medical students’. Experts from IMA and While Swan Foundation have drafted this … Read more

MAHARASHTRA ·       On-grid solar pumps in water-scarce areas ð The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Delhi, conducted a survey of districts that are highly dependent on solar pumps and has come up with a range of recommendations, including making these units on-grid in water-scarce areas.   ð The CSE analysed the extent and need … Read more

RAJASTHAN Chhattisgarh plan likely to take care of stray animals   The Rajasthan government is planning to adopt Chhattisgarh government’s Narwa, Garuwa, Ghuruwa and Badi (NGGB) programme “with some changes” with an aim to address the issues related to stray cattle in rural and urban areas.   The NGGB, encouraging livestock management, organic manure and … Read more

MAHARASHTRA MSRTC to launch own bottled water, ‘Nath Jal’ The MSRTC will soon launch its bottled water brand, ‘Nath Jal’, for the commuters on the lines of Indian Railways’ ‘Rail Neer’ Tenders had been floated and the brand would be available within a month exclusively for passengers availing of the state transport buses. The MSRTC had allowed bottled … Read more

RAJASTHAN Action plan for five cities in state on track: Govt report Even as experts called for regional emission inventory of air pollution sources for quick response and development of localised graded response action plan (GRAP) to fight the rising pollution, Rajasthan’s action plan for control of air pollution in five “non-attainment” cities is on … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Three new airports in Maharashtra by next year   The state would have three more airports by next year.   The runway of the facility, as well as the terminal building is complete. Procurement of equipment, such as flight information display screens and x-ray scanners, is on. The airport is being built on a … Read more

RAJASTHAN Livestock population in Rajasthan dips as new crisis hits rural economy   Population of goats has dipped nearly by 4 per cent while that of sheep has declined by 13 per cent in the state, says the 20th Livestock Census report.   The report also added that the overall livestock population in the state has also gone … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Water table plunges in 4,000 Maharashtra villages Almost 4,200 villages in the state are on the verge of facing a water crisis as underground water tables have dropped considerably by over three metres, reveals a government study. The number of such villages in six divisions of Maharashtra, including Konkan and Pune, has increased by over … Read more

RAJASTHAN Delimitation: 1,000 panchayats, 50 samitis may be created It is believed that as per the norms, around 1,000-1,100 new gram panchayats and 50-60 new panchayat samitis could be created in the state. The district administration had on July 29 notified the creation of 66 new gram panchayats and one new panchayat samiti, Jobner, in Jaipur. This would … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra: All SCR trains to have bio-toilets   The South Central Railway (SCR) has announced that all trains originating from the zone will have bio-toilets by the end of the current year. The top-brass of the SCR has instructed workshop officials to retrofit these toilets in coaches on priority basis.   All divisional officials … Read more