June 2019

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to set up Vedic Sanskar and Shikshan Board   The  state is set to form a Vedic Sanskar and Shikshan Board (VSSB) to revive the ancient practices related to education, philosophy and healthcare.   It is following in the footsteps of the previous government, which had initiated a number of measures including setting up … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Government plans cow circuit to boost tourism   The Union government is exploring a new tourism opportunity — a cow circuit. To promote cow-based tourism economy, the newly formed Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog has decided to carve out a route that will wind through places in the country which breed indigenous cows. The board … Read more

RAJASTHAN Plan to review Rajasthan tiger relocation project   The state forest and wildlife officials have written to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) requesting the agency to review the relocation programme.   The Panna National Park was the second reserve in the country after STR which had lost all tigers to poaching. Now, it … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government banned e cigarettes in the State   Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced the banned on thesale of e-cigarettes in Rajasthan. Gehlot issued the order on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on May 31. The government had banned the online or offline sale, storage, production, distribution, and advertisement of e-cigarettesin the state. The … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·         UN project to benefit thousands of families ð  The Andhra Pradesh State Forest Department has identified nine landscapes, including marshes to support climate resilience of thousands of coastal families under the United Nations Development Programme’s Green Climate Fund (GCF).   ð  The States of Maharashtra, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh have been chosen under the … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Kaleshwaram project may not affect irrigation in Andhra Pradesh   The Kaleshwaram project, an engineering marvel that tames the mighty Godavari river to benefit lakhs of people, has added yet another feather in the political cap of chief minister and TelanganaRashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao. The project, completed in a record time, has also brought … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH UltraTech Cement gets green nod for Rs 2,500 crore project in Andhra Pradesh   UltraTech Cement has got environment ministry’s nod for a Rs 2,500 crore project in Andhra Pradesh, as per an official document. Under the project, the company will set up an integrated cement plant at Petnikote village in Kurnool district with a … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·         Budget session likely from July 10 ð  The budget session of the State Legislature is likely to commence in the second week of July, tentatively from July 10, and last till the end of the month. The YSRCP government has to present the full budget for the remaining eight months (August-March) of … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Health scheme gets YSR tag   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ordered that a committee be formed for undertaking a complete revamp of the services in government hospitals and announced the re-naming of NTR Vaidya Seva scheme as ‘YSR Aarogyasri’, besides increasing the salary of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) from … Read more