February 2020

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

HARYANA In per capita SDP, Haryana tops among bigger states The Economic Survey 2019-20 released on Friday reveals that Haryana is on the top in the country among bigger states in the matter of per capita net State Domestic Product (SDP) at current prices (2011-12 series) as on August 1, 2019. With per capita net … Read more

HARYANA Haryana leads in Direct Benefit Transfer payouts   Small states like Haryana & Uttarakhand emerged as the best states in ratings prepared by Centre regarding Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) payouts.   West Bengal has emerged as the worst, while new Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh have notched up an … Read more

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun to strengthen engagement and defence cooperation between the two countries. Princess Sirindhorn has also been an instructor and teaches history at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA). India and Thailand conducted a … 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

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

India urged Turkey to not interfere in its internal affairs Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad compared the situation in Kashmir with the Gallipoli campaign of the World War II and extended support to Pakistan. He termed India’s recent actions in Kashmir as “unilateral”. India urged Turkey to not interfere in its internal affairs … 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 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