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RAJASTHAN Rajasthan blood banks told to get linked to eRaktkosh The National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) has directed the state blood banks to work as a network of blood banks and not independently by connecting through Centre’s eRaktkosh, a central website and mobile application launched by the Union health ministry. The web portal was inaugurated on … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan falls to sixth rank in ease of doing business Rajasthan’s ranking in ‘ease of doing business’ has slipped from top five positions as local bodies and urban improvement trusts (UITs) lag in implementing business reforms. The state’s real-time ranking was third till January 2018, but now it has slipped to sixth position. … Read more
RAJASTHAN Chipko originated in Rajasthan’s Khejadli village in 1730 About 240 years before the launch of Chipko Movement in Uttar Pradesh by Sunderlal Bahuguna, 363 persons of the Bishnoi community had laid down their lives to save the ‘khejadi’ trees (Prosopis cineraria) in Jodhpur’s Khejadli village in 1730. The Jodhpur king had ordered wood for the … Read more
RAJASTHAN Soon, university for specially abled A government-run university for specially abled persons will start functioning in Rajasthan soon to provide them with education and skills. The university will come up at Jamdoli on the outskirts of Jaipur from the next academic session. The aim is to provide education to the differently … Read more
RAJASTHAN 62 lakh poor kids get admissions under RTE Act Rajasthangranted admission to 2.62 lakh students of Economically Weaker Sections (EWC) under Right to Education Act in 33,091 private schools across the state through lottery. The lottery was for academic session 2018-19. With this, Rajasthan has the highest number of admissions under the Act. The … Read more
RAJASTHAN State’second ‘E-gyan Kendra’ to come up in Jhalawar district Jhalawar district, which found a place in the Union government’s book on innovations ‘New Beginning’ in 2017 for setting up the first E-gyan Kendra in Rajasthan and another centre will be set up in the Iklera region in Jhalawar district. The first E-gyan … Read more
RAJASTHAN 87 lakh metric tonnes minerals illegally excavated in Rajasthan: CAG report A whopping 98.87 lakh metric tonnes of minerals were illegally excavated in a period of five years in five Rajasthan districts, says a latest Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, which highlights rampant unlawful mining and gross violations in the desert state, … Read more
RAJASTHAN RVPNL awarded for “Best Performing Power Transmission Utility” in India Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam ltd. (RVPNL) has been awarded CBIP award 2018 for “Best Performing Power Transmission Utility” in India. This award has been given to RVPNL in a function ceremony held at New Delhi on 3rd January 2018 by Dr. Satya … Read more
RAJASTHAN State touches rock bottom in NITI Aayog health index The state has secured an appalling last rank among 21 bigger states in the ‘performance in health outcomes’ category when NITI Aayog released the health index of the country. It has done slightly better and come 20th in the overall ranking for 2015-16 in the NITI Aayog … Read more
RAJASTHAN Alumni associations at govt schools soon in Rajasthan State education department will ask the district education officers to form alumni associations in each government secondary and senior secondary schools from the coming academic session. It aims to bring confidence among students and seek assistance from the alumni in developing infrastructure. The formal announcement of … Read more