March 2019

HARYANA Haryana History : Tomar Dynasty   The Tomara Rajput-Gurjar family guarantee drop from the legendary Chandravanshi administration, numbering the Mahabharata warrior Arjuna among their forebears.   The most punctual surviving authentic reference to the Tomaras (the Sanskrit type of “Tomar”) happens in the Pehowa engraving of the Pratihara ruler Mahendrapala I. This undated engraving … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan’s Saraswati is ‘poorest’ MP in India, says ADR report   Sumedhanand Saraswati (67), Lok Sabha MP from Sikar, is the “poorest” parliamentarian in the country having declared a total asset of just Rs. 34,311, which is the lowest, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report.   According to the ADR report, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP … Read more

HARYANA Haryana Geography: Climate of Haryana   The climate of the state is subtropical, semi-arid to sub-humid, continental and monsoon type.   The average rainfall of the state is 560 mm which varies from less than 300 mm in south-western parts to over 1000 mm in the hilly tracks of Shivalik hills.   Rainfall is … Read more

RAJASTHAN Health dept seeks life imprisonment for adulteration of food   The Rajasthan health department has sought amendments to Indian Penal Code (IPC) provisions for stringent action against those manufacturing, selling and distributing substandard and misbranded food items.   It has sent a proposal to the home department seeking amendments to sections 272 and 273 … Read more

HARYANA Haryana History: Vardhan Dynasty   Prabhakar Vardhana was the principal lord of the Vardhana tradition with his Capital at Thanesar, which is currently a residential community in the region of Kurukshetra. It is situated at a separation of about 150 km. from Delhi. After his demise in 606 A.D, his eldest child, Rajya Vardhana … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan University set to receive Rs 50 crore education fund   Rajasthan University (RU) has become eligible for receiving fund from the Ministry of Human Resource Development under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme phase II. The university will receive Rs 50 crore in total out of which Rs 35 crore is for research … Read more

HARYANA Need expert panel to implement organ transplant law, says Punjab and Haryana HC The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that a committee consisting of experts from the PGIMER, Chandigarh/private hospitals needs to be set up for effective implementation of the law related to transplantation of human organ donation law. After hearing the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Government institute for poor in Alwar marred by delay   India’s first world-class national institute for poor, backwards and minorities (government funded), to be set up in Alwar, is marred by delay. Union ministry for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had laid the foundation stone on October 1, 2018 is yet to complete its onsite studies … Read more

HARYANA Fuel-efficient pump sets must for new tubewell connection   The release of around 44,000 tubewell connections for the agriculture sector by the government in the next six months will come with some riders.   The installation of five-star energy-efficient pump sets and micro-irrigation system by applicants would be the highlights of the new policy … Read more

RAJASTHAN First national seminar on e-learning held in Ajmer college   The first national seminar on e-learning and MOOCs (massive open online courses) was organized in Sophia Girls’ College.   This will change the face of higher education in Rajasthan and break barriers of distance education in higher studies. This new technology will also enhance the teachers’ … Read more