September 2019

HARYANA Buy land for gaushala, pay 1 pc stamp duty   Haryana Gau Seva Commission chairman Bhaniram Mangla has said whoever buys land for gaushalas in the state will have to pay only 1 per cent stamp duty.   The government has started the practice of giving grant for the operation of gaushalas and has … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan schools to have NCERT syllabus from next session   The state government announced the implementation of the NCERT syllabus in schools from the next session.   The new syllabus will be implemented for classes VI to IX and Class XI.   The English and Hindi medium books of the National Council of Educational … Read more

HARYANA ·         State bans sale of e-cigarettes ð  The state government has prohibited the sale (including online sale), production, distribution, import and advertising of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS). ð  In ENDS, a solution is heated to create an aerosol which contains flavours, usually dissolved in propylene glycol. These do not burn or use tobacco … Read more

RAJASTHAN 1,300-year-old Jain scriptures on display in Jaipur   For the first time in Jaipur, two 1,300-year-old Jain religious scriptures on palm leaves have been put on display at an exhibition in Abhigyan Bhawan at Mansarovar.   Scriptures, manuscripts and invitation letters as old as 1,200 years have been brought from Anekant Gyan Mandir at Bina in Madhya … Read more

HARYANA ·         Know your Case’ gets positive response The “Know your Case” scheme launched by Haryana Police to give complainants the right to know the status of the investigation is getting a positive response across the state.   The police had launched the scheme in all police stations in 2016. Under this, the complainant of … Read more

RAJASTHAN NGT bans new industry in five clusters of state   In view of the increasing pollution levels, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned sanction to any new industrial set-up or expansion at five industrial clusters of Rajasthan.   Rajasthan’s five industrial clusters – Jodhpur, Pali, Bhiwadi, Jaipur and Sanganer Industrial area (Jaipur) have … Read more

HARYANA ·        Haryana evokes Mental Healthcare Act, in a first Haryana claims to have become the first state to evoke the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.   It was for the first time that a multiple department approach is being adopted to help the substance abuse addicts. Social justice, police, district administration and health departments have … Read more

RAJASTHAN Kalraj Mishra took oath as Rajasthan Governor   Former Union Minister Kalraj Mishra took oath as the new Governor of Rajasthan on 9 September 2019. The oath of office was administered by  Rajasthan High Court (HC) Chief Justice Shripathi Ravindra Bhat.   Mishra will succeed former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh. Mishra is … Read more

HARYANA State feted for improving child sex ratio   Haryana topped the list of states the Centre today feted for major gains in child sex ratio since the launch of the NDA’s flagship Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme.   The state’s child sex ratio (number of girls per 1,000 boys aged 0-6 years) rose from … Read more

RAJASTHAN State govt inks pact with Unesco for developing tourism circuit   The state tourism department will develop a tourism circuit across Jodhpur, Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner districts with the Unesco’s help.   The project is expected to be completed in 42 months.   The MoU aims at integrated and inclusive development of the local … Read more