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RAJASTHAN New mustard seed hub in Rajasthan to boost production A new mustard seedhub has been opened in Rajasthan to increase mustard production in the state, which is the leading producer of mustard in the country. The step has been taken under the scheme of the Central government to improve the production of edible oil in … Read more
HARYANA ● KU, soil institute ink research pact The Institute of Environmental Studies, Kurukshetra University (KU), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI), Karnal, for research and training. The advanced instrumentation facilities and experimental farms available in the CSSRI and the advanced research at the Institute … Read more
RAJASTHAN High tax results in 5.6% drop in tobacco use in Rajasthan The prevalence of smoking in Rajasthan has decreased by 5.6 percentage points in Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2), 2016-17, compared to GATS-1, as per the recently released GATS-2. Experts give the credit to high tax on tobacco products in Rajasthan. State government had imposed up … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rural Rajasthan to be ODF by March 31 ALL the 9,891 gram panchayats in Rajasthan will be open defecation free (ODF) by March 31,2018. There are 246 gram panchayats with 14,000 households that have not yet become ODF. But they will also meet the target by March 31, the official said. … Read more
HARYANA Four new bridges to help connect Haryana, Uttar Pradesh better Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s reaching out to Uttar Pradesh for resolving bilateral issue attained success as the neighbouring state has agreed to construct three bridges on River Yamuna. Apart from this, it was also decided that both the states would construct the bridge connecting … Read more
RAJASTHAN Central team to assess quality of services in Rajasthan The Centre has sent a team for review the programmes implemented in the state under National Health Mission (NHM). The team has already arrived in the state and inspecting health institutes which will continue till September 12. Under NHM, Centre provides fund to the state … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Culture : Dilwara & Ranakpur Jain Temples Dilwara Temples The Dilwara Temples are located about 2.5 kilometers from Mount Abu. There are 5 Dilwara Templesin Rajasthan namely, the Vimal Vasahi, Pithalhar, Mahaveer Swami, Luna Vasahi and Khartar Vasahi. They are dedicated to Jain Tirthankars. They were constructed in 11th and 13th centuries AD. All … 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
HARYANA State bags 4 awards Haryana has bagged four awards for its performance under the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ (BBBP) programme. The state will be awarded in a function to be organised by the Centre on the occasion of National Girl Child Day in Delhi on January 24. The state has bagged one state-level … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to add more water bodies to boost fisheries The government plans to give a big boost to fisheries in the state. Rajasthan has not been able to exploit its potential in fisheries. The government plans to bring about 1 lakh more hectares of water bodies under fisheries by 2022. According to the government data … Read more