January 2019

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan among bottom five states in learning outcomes: ASER   Rajasthan stood at the bottom of five states in learning outcomes—reading, writing and arithmetic in the academic year 2018-19, says Annual Status of Education Report (ASER).   The report says that the state the poorest performer in all the main parameters – reading and arithmetic … Read more

RAJASTHAN Electrocution main reason behind GIB deaths: Govt   The state government submitted the status report on conservation of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) to the Rajasthan high court, listing the reasons behind the dwindling population of the bird.   The GIB has had a tag of being a critically endangered species in the IUCN Red … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Gulab Chand Kataria took oath as pro tem Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly   Gulab Chand Kataria, the Senior BJP MLA, took oath as the pro tem Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly. He will conduct the first meeting of the 15th Assembly. Once a new Speaker is elected, Mr. Kataria, who was the Home Minister in … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Kia Motors to start trial production at AP unit   Kia Motors India, the world’s 8th largest automaker, is all set to start trial production at the Erramanchi unit in Penukonda mandal in the district on January 29.   Kia Motors India had also entered a Memora-ndum of Understanding (MoU) with the state … Read more

RAJASTHAN Soon, three new drug-testing labs to clear pendency ð  More than 6,000 samples of medicines are pending for quality test as only one drug-testing laboratory is functional in the state. The laboratory is functional in the state, which was set up in 1962. Since then no new drug-testing laboratory has become functional in past … Read more

RAJASTHAN CM to launch campaign to rid state from anaemia   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot will launch a campaign in Jodhpur aiming to free the state from anaemia as part of the Centre’s nationwide Anaemia Mukt Bharat (anaemia free India) drive launched in December last year.   According to the National Family Heath Survey- 4 … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Don’t enrol in both Telangana and AP, warns state election panel   State election authorities have warned people against enrolling themselves as voters in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The authorites also rolled out voter enrolment dates and announced the launch of an app that will help people check their enrolment status and other voting details … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·        Andhra Pradesh govt distributes cars to unemployed Brahmin youth   ð  Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday distributed cars to 30 unemployed youth belonging to Brahmin community.   ð  It is for the first time in the country that an exclusive corporation was set up for the welfare of Brahmins. The … Read more

RAJASTHAN RIICO plans for greener industrial areas   Roads at industrial areas at the state will take a green turn as Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) plans to plant more trees. The measure comes in the sequence of other initiatives in consideration of the corporation towards sustainable industrial growth.   RIICO envisaging … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH CM N.Chandrababu Naidu launched Prana Raksha app of police   Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched the Prana Raksha web application developed by the Chittoor police at Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh. The app has been designed to save the lives of road accident victims and reach out to women in distress. The Prana Raksha app, which works on … Read more