sep 2018

MAHARASHTRA 3 in every 4 city families don’t have medical insurance: Study   Three in every four families (76%) in Mumbai don’t have a medical insurance cover, according to a recent survey.   On an average, a family in the city spends 9.1% of their income on health care. Attributing the high cost to lack … Read more

RAJASTHAN Compared to last year, Rajasthan records lesser rains this time   Till September 4, rainfall received in the state is 5.41 per cent lower to normal rainfall. As per Water Resource Department data, state has received 441.16 mm of rainfall against the normal rainfall of 466.42 mm in the period of June 1 to … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   Maharashtra ranks third in edu loans by public sector banks for foreign, domestic study   The state has recorded the third highest amount of education loans granted by public sector banks (PSB) across the country.   The information presented in the Lok Sabha shows PSBs lent ₹1,472.33 crore for educational purpose to 76,854 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur’s Vishwakarma area most polluted in state, says report Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has released the data collected by pollution surveillance centres in eight cities of the state. As per the data, Vishwakarma Industrial Area (VKI) has the highest particle matter (PM 10 rate) in the state. Jaipur came up as the most polluted … Read more

MAHARASHTRA 97L state voters deleted since Jan, 27K from Mumbai   The Election Commission of India (ECI) has deleted 9.97 lakh voters from the electoral roll for not being present at their registered residential addresses, owing to shifting or deaths.   In Mumbai, 27,771 and in Thane, 60,515 voters have been deleted during the summary … Read more

RAJASTHAN More clusters to help promote MSME in Rajasthan   The state industries department in Rajasthan is gearing up for more clusters to promote medium, small and micro enterprises (MSME) in the state.   The state has not taken due advantage of the central government’s modified industrial infrastructure up-gradation scheme for cluster development.   The … Read more

MAHARASHTRA State govt to launch watchdog software to monitor infra projects   The Maharashtra government is planning to launch a system to help it monitor the pace and progress of work before it releases funds for infrastructure projects.   The Evidence Based Project Management System (EBPMS) is essentially a watchdog software. It would monitor road … Read more

RAJASTHAN Internet shutdowns cost state ₹659 crore in 3 years: Report   Seventeen instances of internet shutdowns over 2015, 2016 and 2017, cost Rajasthan ~659.37 crore , shows an April 2018 report by think tank, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).   Mobile internet shutdowns alone added up to 594 hours in … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra Cabinet gives nod for safety wall along Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway   State Cabinet gave its nod for the construction of the safety wall along 710 km long Mumbai-Nagpur super communication expressway. The decision was taken to avoid road accidents and to protect the proposed petroleum pipeline along the corridor.   The wall on both … Read more

RAJASTHAN Sushma Swaraj inaugurated ‘Jaipur Foot’ camp in Vietnam capital Hanoi   External Affairs Minister Sushma Swarajwho is on a four day two nation tour of South East Asia which includes Vietnam and Cambodia, presented free India-made prosthetic limbs for 500 Vietnamese beneficiaries. Last month, it was announced in Jaipur that about 1,000 differently-abled people in Myanmar and Vietnam would be provided … Read more