August 2018

HARYANA Hry to set up gau seva kendras to deal with stray cattle   Grappling with the large population of stray cattle roaming on the streets and causing accidents in the state, Haryana Government has proposed to set up “Gramin Gau Seva Kendras” to rehabilitate 100-200 cattle in a village.   The State Government has … Read more

RAJASTHAN Om Prakash clinches gold in rowing at Asian Games   After Bajrang Lal Takhar, Om Prakash has brought laurels for the country with a gold medal in rowing in the Asian Games in Jakarta.   Om Prakash bagged the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event with teammates Swarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal and Sukhmeet … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt nod to Nandi Gaushalas, cost to be borne by agencies initially   The state government has given its approval to the establishment of Nandi Gaushala (shelters for stray bulls, bullocks and male calves) in each district of Rajasthan.   The idea behind the decision is to not just provide home to stray bulls, … Read more

HARYANA Hry proposes to name three major projects after vajpayee   Haryana Government has sent a proposal to the Centre to name three major projects namely KMP Expressway, Gurugram’s Global City and Hisar Airport on the name of former Prime Minister, Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.   Keeping in view the sentiments of the people, the … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Now, autonomous body to decide curriculum of textbooks in Rajasthan  Rajasthan has formed an autonomous State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in Udaipur, for writing content for state textbooks, curriculum design teachers’ training and research on subjects, especially modern and ancient sciences. The budget for SCERT will be given by the … Read more

HARYANA Harvesting without straw management system not allowed in haryana   To curb pollution due to crop residue burning in the region, Haryana Government has decided that harvesting of paddy without straw management system (SMS) will not be allowed in the ensuing season.   The main objective of the super straw management system (SMS) is … Read more

HARYANA ·        Hry alters 18 labour laws in 4 yrs to help workers: min   ð  Following Haryana Government’s decision to amend regulation 30 of the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 allowing women to work in night shifts, 439 commercial establishments and 92,718 women employees of the state have been benefitted. ð  The … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·        State has maximum mother milk banks in Asia   Rajasthan has the largest network of human milk banks in Asia, says the health department.   Rajasthan alone has 18 mothers’ milk banks run by the state government, which is more than China that has 17 mother milk banks. Apart from these 18 banks, … Read more

HARYANA Portal for crops details in haryana launched   In Haryana, the details of crops of farmers will now be registered online through ‘Meri Fasal- Mera Byora’ portal launched by the State Government. The farmers will be able to register the details of their Kharif crops on this portal by September 15. During this period, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Gps-fitted radio collars for Sariska tigers soon   After the poaching of tiger ST-11 and disappearance of tigress ST-5, the Sariska Tiger Reserve administration decided to get six high quality radio collars fitted with global positioning system (GPS) by September first week, reserve officials said. These radio collars from Germany cost Rs 5 lakh … Read more