January 2019

HARYANA Haryana forest dept to procure gadgets for tagging endangered vultures   Haryana forest department has finally overcome the hurdle of procuring Platform transmitter terminal (PTT) satellite telemetry gadgets to tag eight critically endangered white backed vultures. PPT will be use for tagging endangered vultures before they will be released from Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre in open in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Soon, three new drug-testing labs to clear pendency ð  More than 6,000 samples of medicines are pending for quality test as only one drug-testing laboratory is functional in the state. The laboratory is functional in the state, which was set up in 1962. Since then no new drug-testing laboratory has become functional in past … Read more

HARYANA ·         Haryana implements monthly pension for acid attack survivors ð  The Haryana government has implemented a scheme under which a monthly pension ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 9,000 is being provided to acid attack victim women on the basis of percentage of disability so as to provide them a continuous source of income. Apart from this, the Women … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan cabinet agrees on bills to scrap minimum educational qualification   The state cabinet in its meeting held agreed to introduce two bills in the ongoing assembly session to scrap the minimum educational qualification norms required to contest panchayat and urban bodies’ elections.   Two bills- Rajasthan Panchyati Raj (amendment) bill 2019, and Rajasthan Nagar Palika … Read more

HARYANA ·         Haryana announces Shaurya Award for Students ð  Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar announced “Shaurya Award” to students in the name of 71 state police force martyrs who laid down their lives while maintaining law and order and protecting society since the formation of the state in 1966. ð  Prize money of Rs. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan among bottom five states in learning outcomes: ASER   Rajasthan stood at the bottom of five states in learning outcomes—reading, writing and arithmetic in the academic year 2018-19, says Annual Status of Education Report (ASER).   The report says that the state the poorest performer in all the main parameters – reading and arithmetic … Read more

HARYANA Hry launches cyber security portal, toll free number for cyber alerts   Haryana has become the first state to launch cyber security portal and toll free number for cyber security and cyber alerts.   The State Government has also decided to introduce information related to cyber security in school curriculum.   The toll free … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Gulab Chand Kataria took oath as pro tem Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly   Gulab Chand Kataria, the Senior BJP MLA, took oath as the pro tem Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly. He will conduct the first meeting of the 15th Assembly. Once a new Speaker is elected, Mr. Kataria, who was the Home Minister in … Read more

HARYANA ·         Golden cards under Ayushman Bharat to be made in Sewa Kendras in Haryana In Haryana, the golden record cards being made under Ayushman Bharat Yojana would now be made in Saral Sewa Kendras and Antyodaya Sewa Kendras for the convenience of people of the state. Apart from this, it was decided that ‘Chaupal … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         Rajasthan government to felicitate those adopting stray cows ð  Rajasthan government has decided to honour those who adopt stray cows on Independence day and Republic day. ð  The Directorate of Gopalan has issued a letter to all district collectors asking them to motivate donors, NGOs, social workers and cow lovers to adopt stray cows and felicitate them on … Read more