Oct 2018

HARYANA ·        Haryana to set up Pharma Park ð  A Pharma Park would be established over 100 acres at Haryana’s Karnal. ð  Apart from this, Haryana Pharmaceutical Policy 2018 is being framed to facilitate pharmaceutical companies in the state   ð  The Pharma Park would be established over 100 acres in Haryana and special concessions and … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan textiles industry goes to downturn   For the last two years there has been no growth in the textile industry, the mainstay of Bhilwara’s economy. The city is home to 850 textile units that create direct employment for 85,000 people and indirect employment for 60,000. Unlike in other industrial towns, here migrants make … Read more

HARYANA 46,500 taps installed, about 1.05 L to be installed by Dec in Haryana   Under water conservation programme being run by the department, 46500 taps have been installed so far and about 1.05 lakh taps would be installed by December  31.   Apart from this, the work of fixing of valves in water tanks … Read more

RAJASTHAN • Rajasthan to introduce ‘sports philosophy’ in higher education institutions  In the first such course being introduced, higher education institutions of Rajasthan will have to include ‘sports philosophy’ as a subsidiary subject for all streams of studies.  According to government sources, sports philosophy is also likely to be introduced in medical education … Read more

HARYANA Kids of police martyrs to get free education up to Class XII   Director General of Police (DGP) BS Sandhu on Sunday said they would provide free education up to Class XII in police public schools to children of policemen who laid their life in the service of the nation.   Sandhu announced this … Read more

RAJASTHAN Digitalisation of Textbooks in Rajasthan The introduction of ‘energised’ (QR code imposed) Science and Mathematics textbooks for students of Classes IX and X from this academic year (2018-19) will provide additional content for topics in the syllabus which are difficult to comprehend for an average student. QR codes providing contextualised interactive audio-visual content and … Read more

HARYANA Haryana bags number 1 State award for sanitation   Haryana has bagged the number-one State award for its outstanding achievements in the field of sanitation and cleanliness under Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2018.   The award was presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal, who received it on behalf of the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Statue of Unity waste to carve Gate of Unity   The waste material from the construction of the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, will be used to construct a Gate of Unity in the outskirts of Sikar in Rajasthan.   The gate will be about 46 feet high, on top of which, there will be a six-feet-tall statue of Sardar … Read more

HARYANA Haryana to boost availabilty of family planning commodities   To ensure availability, supply and monitoring of family planning commodities from the state level to the ASHA workers level, Haryana Government has launched Family Planning Logistics Management Information System (FP-LMIS). ð   This information system would be available on mobile as well as web. This system … Read more

HARYANA Haryana MDU Declared Cleanest Government University By HRD Ministry Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar announced the “Swachh Campus rankings” under various categories. The rankings are decided on the basis of a survey under the ‘Swachhta Hi Sewa’ campaign. “Swachh Campus rankings” under various categories are listed below: Cleanest ‘Government Universities’: 1. Maharishi Dayanand University, … Read more