February 2019

HARYANA Ban on written, oral entrance test for pre-school   Aiming to check malpractices in admissions, the Haryana Government has put in place a transparent admission policy for pre-nursery and nursery classes in private schools across Haryana.   Under the new policy, which has been formulated following last year’s October 22 directives of the Punjab … Read more

RAJASTHAN Early Ed Asia 2019, Asias largest early childhood conference, held in Jaipur   It was the first time such a conference was held in India with over 6000 eminent early childhood educators, policy-makers, researchers and other stakeholders from India and foreign countries. The latest trends in teaching and research were discussed to provide a … Read more

HARYANA ·        Now, teacher selection on basis of exam, experience ð The Haryana Government has decided that the selection and recommendation of the names of candidates belonging to Group B — teachers, educational supervisors, teacher educators — in the School Education Department and the Group C posts in all departments will be done on the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Vote-on-account gives Rajasthan girls free education   Nearly 2.3 lakh female students enrolled in Arts, Commerce and Science streams in graduate and post-graduate courses will get free education from 2019-20, as per the Interim Budget announced in the Rajasthan state assembly. The State government presented the vote-on-account of Rs 86,906 crore for the first … Read more

HARYANA Sports varsity to come up in Rai   The Haryana Cabinet approved a sports university in Rai (Sonepat) and a policy to empower the youth to achieve their potential and facilitate all-round development of society.   The policy aims at creating a productive work force, which can contribute sustainably to the state’s and the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Assembly approved 5% quota for Gujjars   The Rajasthan Assemblyunanimously passed a Bill giving 5% reservation in government jobs and education to Gujjars and four other nomadic communities. Gujjars are a pastoral agricultural ethnic group with populations inIndia, Pakistan, and a small number in northeastern Afghanistan. The languages of gujjars is   The bill also … Read more

RAJASTHAN Sapta Shakti Command of Indian Army conducting ‘Exercise Rahat’ in Jaipu   Jaipur based Sapta Shakti Command of Indian Army is conducting a two- day Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise “Exercise Rahat”.   The exercise began in Jaipur and it involves all stakeholders at the national and state level.   This is … Read more

HARYANA PM Modi launches several development projects for Haryana   Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones of several development projects in Haryana.   He inaugurated 2,035-crore rupees National Cancer Institute, in Jhajjar district.   The Prime Minister inaugurated the ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad.   He laid the foundation stone of … Read more

HARYANA App clicks for Haryana livestock census   Powered by apps, the 20th Livestock Census has started this month and for the first time, pictures of farm animals are being clicked.   As many as 2,840 enumerators, equipped with tabs, are going from house to house, collecting details of the livestock through app ‘Har Pashu … Read more

RAJASTHAN JDA to set up solar power grids at parkings lots, parks   The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) plans to install solar power grids in parking places, community centres and parks to reduce electricity bills.   The second plan, called Building Energy Efficiency Programme (BEEP), will ensure replacing old electrical fittings with star-rated ones to … Read more