September 2019

MAHARASHTRA Union Minister Prakash Javadekar flags off ‘Jaldoot’ bus for water conservation initiative in Pune   The union minister for environment, forest and climate change Shri Prakash Javadekar flagged off a bus named “Jaldoot” in Pune, Maharashtra.   It showcases the importance of water conservation.   This bus which is redesigned to create “Jaldoot: Travelling … Read more

RAJASTHAN Second highest number of Hindi speakers in Rajasthan   Rajasthan has the second highest number of Hindi speakers in the country making the desert state the ‘heart’ of the Hindi belt. Leading the pack is Uttar Pradesh where 94% of the population has registered Hindi as their first language while Rajasthan’s 89% populace speaks the same language, as … Read more

MAHARASHTRA ·         Poland’s Foreign Minister unveils memorial dedicated to Polish World War 2 refugees in Kolhapur ð  Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Marcin Przydacz inaugurated the museum in Kolhapur, where around 5000 Polish people took asylum during the World War-2. ð  A Memorial Museum was built to commemorates the asylum seekers. ð  When Poland was caught … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         White Water Rafting Expedition ‘Rudrashila’ Flagged off at Jaisalmer ð  The white water Rafting Expedition christened ‘RUDRASHILA’ being undertaken by Kalidhar Battalion was at Jaisalmer Military station. ð  The expedition christened ‘Rudrashila’ has been organised to commemorate the 75th Raising day of the Kalidhar Battalion.   ð  ‘Rudrashila’ takes its name from the … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra CM approved Rs.1680 cr water supply scheme for Aurangabad   The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has approved 1680 croreto water supply scheme for Aurangabad town in the Marathwada region. Around 16lakh people of Aurangabad are going to be benefitted by this water supply scheme from the Jayakwadi dam.   The Water inadequacy … Read more

RAJASTHAN CM writes to PM for official status to Rajasthani language   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inclusion of Rajasthani language in the 8th schedule of Constitution to give it an official status   He said the Rajasthan Assembly passed a resolution in 2003 for this and sent … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Tata Group private partner in Indian Institute of Skills, Mumbai   Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), on laid the foundation stone for Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) at Mumbai.   The objective of the institute is to provide skill training in highly-specialised areas to students who want to pursue … Read more

RAJASTHAN M-sand policy in final stage, to be out soon   The manufactured sand (m-sand) policy of Rajasthan is in the final stage and will be out soon.   Rajasthan’s policy has been prepared after consulting m-sand policies of other states such as Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.   The state government is likely to make … Read more

MAHARASHTRA ·         Now, Maharashtra to defer road offence fines ð  Maharashtra transport ministry has decided to defer implementation of heavy fines under the recently amended Motor Vehicles Act. It has also petitioned the Centre to reduce the fines. ð  The announcement comes a day after the Gujarat government notified the fines for some of the traffic offences, reducing the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan launched Jan Soochna Portal; first state to do so   The Rajasthan government launched a Jan Soochna Portal on Friday. The portal, which has been developed by the information and technology department, will have information pertaining to 13 departments on a single platform. The IT department has created a public information portal in which 23-24 types of information will be … Read more