March 2019

RAJASTHAN India’s first seed bank of native trees species for Thar desert to be set up in Jodhpur   India’s first seed bank of native tree species for Thar desert is going to be set up in the Jodhpur city of Rajasthan under project Maruvan (dessert forest).   The project will first focus on Marwar belt including Jodhpur, Bikaner, Barmer … Read more

HARYANA ·         State to ensure guardians for persons with disabilities ð  To ensure the welfare of persons with disabilities (PwDs), the state has framed some rules. A dedicated fund for the PwDs, an institutional mechanism at state and district levels and the concept of limited guardianship for the welfare of the disabled persons are the … Read more

HARYANA Work on Brahma Sarovar eco-project finally begins   After a wait of more than one and a half years, work on Golden Jubilee Brahma Sarovar Community Reserve, a biodiversity site, at Thana village in the district has finally started.   The development project is aimed at strengthening the natural environment for a large number … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan has over 6 lakh unemployed persons, Jaipur on top with 60,000   The National Career Service (NCS) data of the ministry of labour and employment shows that Jaipur has the highest number of unemployed persons in the state, nearly 60,000. According to the data, the total number of registered job seekers in the state are … Read more

HARYANA 10-year-old Panchkula project gets delayed again   A decade-old project of construction of the municipal corporation building has been held up due to pending approval from the urban local bodies after imposition of the model code of conduct. Recently, the municipal corporation received approved building plans for their new building, which will be constructed at a cost of … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         RHB seeks land for building 98,000 houses in eight cities ð  The RHB has proposed to construct approximately 98,000 houses on the earmarked land in eight cities. ð  Established in 1970, the RHB had aimed to provide houses on a no-profit no-loss basis. ð  In 2017, the state government had planned to dissolve … Read more

  RAJASTHAN Rajasthan 3rd in hate crimes in India in ’2018: Amnesty India   According to data released on Tuesday by the Amnesty India on its interactive website ‘Halt the Hate’, Rajasthan was third in the country in terms of hate crimes in 2018, topped only by UP and Gujarat. According to the data collected through media reports, there were … Read more

HARYANA 1,083 unrecognised schools in Haryana face shutdown threat   The Haryana government has released a list of 1,083 schools in the state that will be forced to shut down if they don’t apply for recognition. Before a school gets affiliated to CBSE or the Haryana Board, it needs to be recognised by the state education department.   … Read more

HARYANA Excise department gets Rs 30 crore from application fee   The Mohali excise and taxation department received Rs 30.30 crore as application fee, more than double as compared to previous year, in draw of lots for liquor vends in Mohali.   The department received 10,010 applications for 35 groups which are 40% more than the previous fiscal. In … Read more

RAJASTHAN State writes to Centre for MNREGA fund release   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has urged the Modi government to release Rs 1000 crore fund due under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme for Rajasthan.   An allocation of Rs 543 crores in material head and Rs 260 crores under labour head … Read more