June 2018

HARYANA Mumbai shops, bars to not sell liquor for 3 days from June 23 to 25 over polls   Due to Maharashtra Legislative Council elections scheduled to be conducted on June 25, Bars and shops in Mumbai have been prohibited from selling liquor from June 23-25. These will be in addition to the nine official dry days … Read more

RAJASTHAN Interlinking of rivers project gets clearance by water panel   The Central Water Commission (CWC) has given hydrological clearance to Rajasthan’s first interlinking of rivers project called Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP).   ERCP aims to provide drinking water to 40% of state population through interlinking of rivers. It proposes to provide drinking water … Read more

HARYANA Haryana has become the first state in India to give star ranking to its villages   A total of 1,120 villages of Haryana have achieved star ranking under ‘7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow Scheme‘ launched in January 2018 by Chief Minister Manohar Lal. The star rating to the village panchayats under the scheme is given on the … Read more

RAJASTHAN NITI Aayog has ranked Rajasthan at No.1 state in water conversation   NITI Aayog has ranked Rajasthanat first place among states in water conversation as it registered a significant increase in the level of groundwater. The water level has increased in the state due to water conservation structures built under Chief Minister’s Jal Swawlamban Abhiyaan programme. Also, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh discontinues ceremonial guard of honour   Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh has discontinued the ceremonial guard of honour accorded to his office, Raj Bhawan officials said.   While a letter in this regard was sent by his office to the state government, the practice was discontinued during his recent visit to Jodhpur … Read more

HARYANA   Haryana government introduced a scheme to give school kids 50 rupees for planting trees   The Haryana government has decided to introduce a scheme under which school children will be given ₹50for planting trees every six months for a period of three years. The scheme will cover students from Classes 6 to 12 of both government and … Read more

RAJASTHAN Blood donation: Rajasthan at dismal 24th spot   Voluntary blood donation in summers has taken a significant dip leading to crisis of blood in some blood banks of the city. One blood bank in a private hospital faced shortage of blood which was immediately helped by social organisations by holding blood donation camps in different parts of the city. However, … Read more

HARYANA   Hry notifies power tariff subsidy plan   Haryana Government has notified the “Power Tariff Subsidy Scheme” to provide affordable power supply to the micro and small enterprises in the State.   Under this scheme, micro and small enterprises in ‘C’ and ‘D’ category blocks would be provided power tariff subsidy of Rs two … Read more

HARYANA 64,95,997 bank accounts opened in hry under pmjdy   As many as 64,95,997 bank accounts have so far been opened in Haryana under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana upto March 31,2018, out of which 58,33,365 accounts have been linked with Aadhaar.   “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMSBY) aims to open bank accounts … Read more

RAJASTHAN ₹25,000 grant to schools every year for renovation, improving sanitation   State education minister Vasudev Devnani on Monday said that the government will provide an annual grant of Rs 25,000 to government schools for renovation, sanitation and other purposes.   In order to encourage computer education; the government will setup Information, Communication and Technology … Read more