March 2019

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 Rajasthan set to pip Gujarat in cumin production   Armed with estimated 20% increase in cumin seed (jeera) production this year, Rajasthan is expected produce more cumin than Gujarat, the largest producer of the spice so far. Unlike Rajasthan, Gujarat is likely to witness 3% reduction in cumin production during 2019 due to lower acreage. Cumin production in Rajasthan is estimated to … 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

HARYANA New illegal wall comes up along leopard corridor in the Aravalis   A 100m-long boundary wall has been illegally built in the Raisina area of the Aravalis. This is the third such illegal construction in the area in the past three months, which continues brazenly despite the forest department removing an illegal construction in December last year and the Haryana … Read more

HARYANA Health experts raise doubts over ranking Jind as 20th most polluted city in world   If the latest data compiled in the IQAir AirVisual 2018 World Air Quality Report is to be believed, the semi-urban town of Jind is much more polluted than metro cities such as Beijing, Dubai and even Mumbai.   The … 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 Rajasthan Day was celebrated on 30th March   Rajasthan Day is celebrated every year on March 30to commemorate the day on which the state of Rajasthan came into existence. Rajasthan, earlier known as Rajputana, came into existence on March 30, 1949. Rajasthan Day commemorates the valour, strong will power and sacrifice of the people of Rajasthan. Before Independence, Rajasthan was comprised … 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

HARYANA Zamindaries of Haryana – Pilkha town   Pelkha is a town that falsehoods 10 km north-west of Shamli in the locale of Shamli in the province of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is arranged in the old place where there is Kuru, now western Uttar Pradesh, a standout amongst the most ripe and horticulturally propelled … 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