August 2019

  HARYANA ·         11 Haryana dists lag in child, maternal care ð  Eleven out of 22 districts in Haryana have been found lagging in child and maternal health care, as per data compiled by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). ð  As per the 2017-18 scorecard, which uses 16 indicators to calculate composite … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         State lines up new policies to boost investments, jobs ð  The chief minister had directed the department to prepare the New Industrial Policy and the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme (RIPS). The policy drafts have been prepared and cleared by the industry minister; they have been circulated to various departments for suggestions.   ð  … Read more

HARYANA State signs MoU with Russian province   A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Haryana and a Russian province for trade and investment in many areas, including timber, healthcare, real state and education, in Vladivostok.   On behalf of Haryana, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and on behalf of Russia, Aisen Nikolaev, Head … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to add more water bodies to boost fisheries   The government plans to give a big boost to fisheries in the state. Rajasthan has not been able to exploit its potential in fisheries. The government plans to bring about 1 lakh more hectares of water bodies under fisheries by 2022.   According to the government data … Read more

HARYANA State to promote sunflower farming Keeping in mind the depleting water table and to take forward the crop diversification campaign recently launched by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the Haryana government has decided to promote sunflower cultivation in a big way in the agrarian state this season. Following over 31 per cent increase in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan: Marriage key reason for intra-state migration According to the Census 2011 report on migration, Rajasthan’s 28% of the 6,85,00,000 population was found to be residing in a district different from their birthplace in Rajasthan. The report on migration states that the sole reason for the staggering 66% of the total intra-state migration was marriage. The report revealed … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt to launch women empowerment schemes   The women and child development department is set to launch several schemes for women empowerment after chief minister Ashok Gehlot announced a special fund of Rs1000 crore in 2019-20 Rajasthan budget.   CM in his budget speech had announced the ~1000 crore ‘Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Mahila Shakti … Read more

HARYANA Sex ratio at birth up in Ambala dist   Showing a significant improvement in sex ratio at birth (SRB), the number of girls per 1,000 boys in Ambala district reached 955 in July. This was 10 points more than the SRB of 945 between January and June.   Ambala’s latest sex ratio was 37 … Read more

HARYANA Karnal tops in state under Jal Shakti Abhiyan Karnal district got the first position in the state and 13th in the country for adopting water conservation measures under the Centre’s Jal Shakti Abhiyan.   The Centre had identified 256 districts, where water table had declined at an alarming rate. Of them, 19 were in … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Centre releases Rs 1,100 crore for material component in Rajasthan   Of the Rs 1,878 crore which is due for material component under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Rajasthan for the financial year 2019-20, the Centre has released Rs 400 crore and Rs 705 crore more has been sanctioned for the … Read more