September 2019

MAHARASHTRA   ·         Maharashtra favours SC tag for washermen   ð  After providing quota to Marathas and Dhangars, the state government is now trying to woo washermen by ‘reminding’ the Centre about considering the proposal of the dhobi community in the list of Scheduled Caste (SC) category. Currently, the dhobi community, which has an around 35 lakh population in Maharashtra, … Read more

RAJASTHAN State seeks more time to set up biodiversity panels   The state government will reapproach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking time, till April-May 2020 to constitute Biodiversity Management Committees’ (BMC) at the panchayat level.   The NGT has directed the state government to constitute BMCs at every gram panchayat and panchayat samitis’ by … Read more

MAHARASHTRA State cuts excise duty on fruit wines to give industry a boost   In a push to the production of fruit and mead (honey) wines in the state, the Maharashtra government has decided to reduce the excise duty to ₹1 per bulk litre (0.756 litre). So far, producers of fruit and mead wine used … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gets 34% higher rainfall than 2018   The state so far has received an average rainfall of 419.67 compared to 396.26 mm received till August 29, 2018. As monsoon will continue for at least one more week many places in the state are going to receive more rains compared to what they had … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Mumbai slips 2 spots to 119 in global liveability index   Mumbai fell from 117 in 2018 to 119 as a result of a downgrade in the culture category, the report stated. Even New Delhi, which was ranked 112 in 2018, fell six places to 118 this year, owing to an increase in petty … Read more

RAJASTHAN 2 films based on Raj get National Award   Two films based on the state have won National Award.   In Best Environmental Film category ‘Machli’ – the world’s famous tiger was declared as a winner. Another movie ‘Turtle’ based on the water crisis in Rajasthan won award.   INTERNATIONAL ·         India announces contribution of 22 … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra adds 21 lakh voters in seven months, women voters increase by 10.8 lakh Maharashtra, which is heading for assembly polls, has added a whopping 21 lakh voters to it electoral rolls in the last seven months alone. The rise in women voters is higher. The number of male voters has increased by 10.4 lakh while … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to review Centre’s hefty penalties for traffic law violations   Rajasthan’s transport minister announced that government in the state would review the proposed compounding fees. He claimed that the high penalties were impractical.   Rajasthan is among those states which are yet to issue the notification for the Act. While the Act has been implemented … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Cabinet overrides caveat, underwrites Rs 13,000-crore loan   The cash-strapped Maharashtra government has cleared a Rs 13,000-crore loan guarantee for the Mumbai-Nagpur expressway project despite strong objections by the state finance department. This comes just a month after the state’s decision to underwrite a Rs 4,000-crore interim loan for the same project, which too had been opposed by … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan launches AB-MGRSBY health insurance scheme   The Rajasthan government launched a new health insurance scheme – Ayushman Bharat-Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Swasthya Bima Yojna (AB-MGRSBY).   The scheme will be implemented after merging the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) and the state’s Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojna (BSBY).   With the merger … Read more