March 2019

RAJASTHAN Government institute for poor in Alwar marred by delay   India’s first world-class national institute for poor, backwards and minorities (government funded), to be set up in Alwar, is marred by delay. Union ministry for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had laid the foundation stone on October 1, 2018 is yet to complete its onsite studies … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Sanitary napkins for Rs 1 per packet   The state government has decided to distribute sanitary napkins at a nominal cost of Re 1 per packet.   The napkins will be provided to girls up to Class XII in government as well as private schools.   The scheme is being implemented under … Read more

RAJASTHAN First national seminar on e-learning held in Ajmer college   The first national seminar on e-learning and MOOCs (massive open online courses) was organized in Sophia Girls’ College.   This will change the face of higher education in Rajasthan and break barriers of distance education in higher studies. This new technology will also enhance the teachers’ … Read more

RAJASTHAN First national seminar on e-learning held in Ajmer college   The first national seminar on e-learning and MOOCs (massive open online courses) was organized in Sophia Girls’ College.   This will change the face of higher education in Rajasthan and break barriers of distance education in higher studies. This new technology will also enhance the teachers’ … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   ·         Waste segregation in state from April 1 ð  All 54 urban local bodies in the state have been directed to start 100 per cent segregation of waste from April 1 as per directives of the National Green Tribunal as on ground the compliance of the rules is extremely poor. ð  Three … Read more

RAJASTHAN India’s first seed bank of native trees species for Thar desert to be set up in Jodhpur   India’s first seed bank of native tree species for Thar desert is going to be set up in the Jodhpur city of Rajasthan under project Maruvan (dessert forest).   The project will first focus on Marwar belt including Jodhpur, Bikaner, Barmer … Read more

RAJASTHAN India’s first seed bank of native trees species for Thar desert to be set up in Jodhpur   India’s first seed bank of native tree species for Thar desert is going to be set up in the Jodhpur city of Rajasthan under project Maruvan (dessert forest).   The project will first focus on Marwar belt including Jodhpur, Bikaner, Barmer … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Insurance cover for cash crops   Himachal farmers cultivating tomato, potato, garlic and capsicum can breathe easy as the commercial crops have been covered under the Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (R-WBCIS) for 2019-20.   The crops affected by factors like high-mean temperature and low-mean temperature, deficit or excess unseasonal rainfall, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan has over 6 lakh unemployed persons, Jaipur on top with 60,000   The National Career Service (NCS) data of the ministry of labour and employment shows that Jaipur has the highest number of unemployed persons in the state, nearly 60,000. According to the data, the total number of registered job seekers in the state are … Read more

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Electoral clubs to educate 7,681 students   As many as 7,681 electoral literacy clubs (ELC) have been formed in the state to educate students about their voting right and familiarise them with the electoral process.   Schools have been asked to appoint one or two teachers, preferably from the Humanities Department to … Read more