Oct 2019

HARYANA Ratnavali 2019 inaugurated by central minister of state in Kurukshetra University   The central minister of state for Jal Shakti, social justice and empowerment and Ambala MP Rattan Lal Kataria inaugurated the Haryana cultural heritage event Ratnavali 2019 at Kurukshetra University (KU)   It has become the hallmark of Haryana. Ratnavali is a celebration of Haryanavi … Read more

HARYANA Women count in Haryana House falls from 13% in 2014 to 9% in 2019   Only 15% of MLAs elected to the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly are between the ages of 25 and 40 years while in the 90-member Haryana assembly, it is just 11%, an analysis by PRS Legislative Research has shown.   However, the number of MLAs above … Read more

HARYANA     ·       Air quality ‘severe’ in 13 cities ð Of the 23 cities in the country which have “severe” air quality index (AQI), 13 are in Haryana. The “severe” air quality affects people’s health and seriously impacts those infected with some diseases. ð In the top 10 cities with worst air quality in … Read more

HARYANA Of innovative ways & infra in place   Experts say paddy straw can be utilised to generate bio-fuels, bio-CNG, bio-manure and biogas, solving the stubble burning issue. But both Punjab and Haryana, two states with highest incidents of farm fires in the country, have a long way to go when it comes to putting … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Disarmament Week: 24-30 October Disarmament Week is an annual event that is observed from 24 October to 30 October in various parts of the world. The observance revolves around raising public awareness of the dangers of the arms race and the need for international disarmament. An important focus of this week is trying … Read more

HARYANA Haryana gets hung assembly, BJP needs six more to form govt   Haryana ended up with a hung assembly with the ruling BJP emerging as the largest party bagging 40 seats, but still six short of the halfway mark needed to form the next government.   In the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP cornered … Read more

HARYANA Faridabad’s air quality worsens With air quality ranging from moderate to poor and threatening to turn worse in the coming days, the municipal corporation (MC) has decided to activate graded action response plan (GRAP). Particulate matter (PM) 2.5 rose to 258 against the safe level of 60. Announcing GRAP implementation, directions were issued to … Read more

HARYANA Haryana has 3rd highest crime rate: NCRB report   Haryana ranks third (next only to Kerala, Delhi) as regards crime rate across all states and union territories, says the recent report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).   In 2017, Haryana recorded 1,072 murders and 1,099 rapes. The state registered 2,408 cases of rioting, … Read more

HARYANA 65 per cent voter turnout as voting for Haryana Assembly concludes   Haryana recorded a turnout of 65 per cent for 90 constituencies in the assembly elections.   In the 2014 assembly elections, 76.54 per cent voters in Haryana had exercised their franchise.   In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the voting percentage was … Read more

  HARYANA Haryana polls: Over 89 lakh young voters to play key role Over 89 lakh young voters under 40 years of age are likely to play a crucial role in the Haryana assembly elections. According to the Election Commission data, there are 89,42,668 voters who fall in this category, which forms a major chunk of over 1.83 … Read more