july 2017

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan government to study noise pollution by infrastructure projects   Jaipur City’s eight ongoing infrastructure projects will go through an ‘environmental impact assessment’. The agencies will study the noise and sound pollution produced during the construction of these projects. These eight projects include the elevated road proposed between LIC Bhawan and Sodala, Dravyawati River Project, Bassi and other … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Soon, a biodiversity park on Ajmer-Pushkar Road   The foothill area on Ajmer-Pushkar road will soon have a biodiversity park and space will be reserved for wild animals. The specialty of the park will be that it will have diverse plants that are found on the hills and the arid zone. The environment and forest minister Gajender Singh … Read more

RAJASTHAN   UDAY scheme: Big jolt as Rajasthan’s borrowing capacity restricted.   Rajasthan government received a major setback as the Centre forestalled the state’s efforts on borrowing against the repayment of loan amount under Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana(UDAY). The move will reduce the state’s borrowing limit by Rs 4,000 crore. Earlier, Rajasthan was allowed to borrow … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Now, use Facebook for college admissions.   ð Rajasthan college education dept directive allows Facebook and Gmail accounts as valid identity document The education department, in its admission policy for 2016-17, has allowed Aadhaar and Bhamashah cards as well as Facebook and Gmail accounts for ‘single sign on identity’ (SSOI) registration. Earlier, only … Read more

Haryana   Haryana govt owes to discom Rs 19 crore in power bills     Government agencies and departments, including police, public works department, panchayat department and several state-run schools, owe over Rs 19 crore in power bills to the discom’s new Gurgaon circle.     Discom data up to April 30 shows that while the panchayat … Read more

RAJASTHAN   ·       MOU INKED TO PROMOTE TRAINING IN HANDPUMP MISTRI TRADE IN THE STATE A MoU being signed with WSSO (Water and Sanitation Support Organisation) for providing training in Handpumpmistri trade under Regular Skill Training Program (RSTP) of Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSLDC). Under the MoU 2000 youth will be trained to … Read more

Haryana   NABARD will support Haryana’s rural development.   Development bank Nabard will provide financial assistance of Rs 12,000 crore to Haryana in 2017-18 to support rural development   Government has formulated Gram Uday Programme for providing amenities like village streets, cremation ground, gram sachvaalaya, drinking water and drainage in villages with population more than 3000.     This … Read more

  RAJASTHAN   Despite SC ban, sterilization camps to be held in Rajasthan   A mega sterilization camp is being advertised to be held at Hanumangarh on World Population Day, July 11. Activists fear that such camps are being planned in other parts of the state too, although the poster that this reporter found was … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan reaps rich dividend of India-Israel cooperation   Burgeoning cooperation between India and Israel has been most beneficial for Rajasthan with state receiving the best technical know-how in agriculture sector and water harvesting.   It has been the first visit of any Indian prime minister to Israel in 70 years but for Rajasthan chief minister’s West … Read more