March 2019

ANDHRA PRADESH ·         EC to keep a tab on online poll campaign ð   With Andhra Pradesh gearing up for elections on April 11 and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and YSR Congress Party (YSRC) fighting for space, social media posts of all political parties and groups in the state will come under the Election Commission’s scanner to check for objectionable content … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Liquor flow from border States poses a major challenge   Given the fact that 11 of the 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh share border with 22 districts spread across five States — Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha and Chattisgarh and one union territory Puducherry — it is a Herculean task for the Excise … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan defers closure of Gang Canal for repair   The Rajasthan Government has deferred the closure of the Gang Canal for carrying out repair works due to the lack of funds.   The move also ensures the supply of tonnes of fresh vegetables that were transported from Sriganganagar to Abohar and Fazilka.   Notably, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan University set to receive Rs 50 crore education fund   Rajasthan University (RU) has become eligible for receiving fund from the Ministry of Human Resource Development under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme phase II. The university will receive Rs 50 crore in total out of which Rs 35 crore is for research … Read more

RAJASTHAN Some key customs of Rajasthan   Nangal – The ceremony of inauguration of the newly built house is called Nangal.   Janeu practice– There is practice of putting Janeu on children in Brahman caste. It is is also called Yaghopavit.   Sati Practice – The practice of Sati was prevalent in bygone  era in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan set to pip Gujarat in cumin production   Armed with estimated 20% increase in cumin seed (jeera) production this year, Rajasthan is expected produce more cumin than Gujarat, the largest producer of the spice so far. Unlike Rajasthan, Gujarat is likely to witness 3% reduction in cumin production during 2019 due to lower acreage. Cumin production in Rajasthan is estimated to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan chalks out strategy to improve health indicators   After failing miserably to secure respectable place in overall delta ranking of NITI Aayog, the five aspirational districts of the state identified by the Centre need improvement in 49 different indicators set by NITI Aayog. The health department has chalked out a strategy to improve health indicators in the … 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

ANDHRA PRADESH Education department introduces quality initiatives to implement ALA   The school education department has drafted a strategy to better implement the ongoing ‘Ananda Lahari Abhyasana’ (ALA) The initiative was scaled up to about 1,340 schools in Andhra Pradesh after it was inaugurated by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on a pilot basis in Chittoor district in 2017.   Initially, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Transport dept to change ticket checking system to curb losses   In order to curb revenue leakage and generate profits, the state transport department will change the ongoing ticket checking system, use e-governance, employee behaviour and renovation of bus stands.   In order to curb revenue leakage change will be made in the ongoing … Read more