February 2020

HARYANA Haryana government to open Atal Kisan-Majdoor canteens to provide meals   Haryana state government is to open Atal Kisan-Majdoor canteens in all mandis and sugar mills across the state. The announcement was made by Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya at the Budget Session of State Assembly which commenced in Chandigarh. The aim of the move is to provide affordable and … Read more

HARYANA Yellow rust attack sets off alarm bells in Haryana and Punjab The detection of yellow rust disease in the wheat crop in sub-mountainous parts of Punjab and Haryana has raised anxiety among farmers. According to agricultural experts, yellow rust, or stripe rust, takes its name from the appearance of yellow-coloured stripes that run parallel … Read more

United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) will be organized in Gandhinagar, Gujarat begins 17 Feb and will conclude on February 22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) through video conferencing Topics such as the impact of … Read more

HARYANA Ambala to get homoeopathic college soon A government homoeopathic medical college and hospital will come up at Naggal village in Ambala. The state has identified 5.5 acres for the Rs 47-crore project, which had been awaiting execution since its approval in 2018. The state had earlier decided to set up the hospital at Manglai … Read more

Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 The Union Cabinet approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020, to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. the proposed amendment seeks to enhance the upper gestation limit from 20 to 24 weeks for special categories of women that will be defined in the amendments … Read more

DefExpo 2020 Defence Expo in Lucknow was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The number of participating foreign companies has also increased to 172 from the previous figure of 160. The main theme of the DefExpo India 2020 is ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’ and the focus will be on ‘Digital Transformation of Defence’. … Read more

HARYANA Rakhigarhi to be developed as iconic site   Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement during the presentation Union Budget that Rakhigarhi would be developed as an iconic site has been well received in Haryana.   Rakhigarhi in Hisar, one of the five archaeological sites to be developed as iconic sites and on-site museum, as … Read more

HARYANA Budget won’t spur growth: Agri experts   Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar tweeted that the Union Budget would give a new direction to the country’s economy. He stated that it had given relief to taxpayers, expanded the Ayushman Bharat scheme and given a 16-point plan for farmers.     The reduction in income tax … Read more

HARYANA Haryana Basmati growers to be registered on portal   Concerned over complaints from the European Union and other countries, the Agriculture Department will register all basmati growers in the state on the Centre’s portal basmati.net with the help of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) to maintain the quality of basmati. … Read more

Sri Lanka’s Army Chief, Shavendra Silva blacklisted by US The United States has blacklisted Sri Lanka’s Army Chief, Shavendra Silva, for human rights violations including extrajudicial killings during the last phase of the country’s civil war in 2009 Lt. Gen. Silva is credited with leading an Army division against Tamil Tiger rebels in the final … Read more