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RAJASTHAN State to electrify all households by September The Rajasthan government aims to electrify 19,000 dhanis (hamlets) and about 10 lakh rural households under rural electrification schemes by September this year. According to government records, 95,000 dhanis and all 43,199 inhabited villages have been electrified in the state. A village is said to … 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 Haryana constitutes 5 member body for Community Reserve Project Haryana government has constituted a five member committee for the management of state’s first community reserve project, Golden Jubilee Brahma Sarovar Community Reserve at Village Thana in District Kurukshetra. The project envisages the conservation of biodiversity of this area. The ancient Brahma Sarovar at Thana village is a … Read more
INTERNATIONAL · China’s Alibaba Buys Pakistan E-Commerce Firm Daraz Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba purchased leading Pakistani online retailer‘Daraz’,continuing its overseas expansion by gaining a foothold in the growing South Asian consumer market. China is seeking closer economic ties with Asian neighbors including Pakistan through its Belt and Road initiative, a strategy to increase … Read more
RAJASTHAN Govt may launch scheme to provide cost-effective power The Rajasthan government is likely to initiate ‘Kusum Yojna’ to install solar water pumps from next month, with an aim to raise income and provide cost-effective electricity to the farmers. “The Kusum Yojna is likely to start from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan from next … Read more
RAJASTHAN Kabul plans monument in Ajmer to boost ties Afghanistan has expressed interest in setting up a monument in Ajmer to celebrate its religious and cultural ties with the Dargah. Afghanistan has been pitching for declaring Herat and Ajmer as twin cities. Herat is known as the cultural capital of Afghanistan which has a rich history … Read more
RAJASTHAN Now, use Facebook for college admissions. ð Rajasthan college education dept directive allows Facebook and Gmail accounts as valid identity document The education department, in its admission policy for 2016-17, has allowed Aadhaar and Bhamashah cards as well as Facebook and Gmail accounts for ‘single sign on identity’ (SSOI) registration. Earlier, only … Read more
RAJASTHAN Government to revise industry policy to boost local recruitment In a bid to make companies recruit local people in a bigger way, the government is working on a policy that would provide enhanced incentives to employers. A committee has been set up under additional chief secretary (industries) to frame guidelines within the framework … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan bags awards for implementing housing schemes Rajasthan shined at the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Aawas (rural), Pradhan Mantri Sadak and MGNREGA at the national level by winning several awards. Rajasthan bagged the first prize at the state level in achieving the the target under the Prime Ministers Rural Housing scheme while Banswara … Read more
RAJASTHAN Jaipur to have night flights from June 1 The completion of ongoing construction work of parallel taxiway at Jaipur airport, scheduled for May 31, will see launch of four new flights and also result in easing of traffic congestion during the day time. flights to Bangalore, Chennai and Pune will commence from … Read more