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RAJASTHAN Govt seeks world record tag for ‘Daughters Are Precious’ event The state health department will get the ‘Daughters Are Precious’ event registered with the Guinness World Records. Last year, the department felt that by enforcing the PCPNDT Act, sex determination and female foeticide could be controlled to a limited extent. Higher success … Read more
RAJASTHAN Vedanta to invest $850 mn to raise Rajasthan oilfields output ð Vedanta Ltd announced a USD 850 million investment for raising oil and gas production from its Rajasthan oilfields by about 100,000 barrels a day. ð In a regulatory announcement, the company said its board of directors has approved brownfield growth projects. … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan colleges told to install Vivekananda statues in campus State higher education departmenthas directed government colleges to install statue of Swami Vivekananda in their campuses to inspire students. Recently, a circular was issued asking individuals and student union representatives to fund the statues. Rajasthan has 219 government colleges, most of which lack basic infrastructure like classrooms … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH ₹4,848 crore to improve amenities in State schools Minister for Human Resource Development Ganta Srinivasa Rao on Wednesday said Andhra Pradesh was the first State in the country to propose allocation of funds to the tune of ₹4,848 crore to improve basic amenities in schools under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM). … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan may make Sanskrit compulsory in schools Rajasthan education department may make Sanskrit a compulsory third language from Class IV to Class X in state board schools to ensure that students have access to “ancient wisdom regarding Bharat Varsha”. The decision will be implemented in both government and private schools. Currently, students have the option to … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH CM promises stress-free environment for staff Addressing the valedictory of the 20th APNGOs Association council meeting here, Mr. Naidu explained the series of measures taken for the welfare of the employees. “We are planning to offer two months maternity leave to outsourcing employees and increase the retirement age for Class … Read more
RAJASTHAN Digifest: Rajasthan expects leg-up to jobs, entrepreneurship The Rajasthan government is expecting a big boost for job creation and entrepreneurship from its upcoming Digifest to be held in Udaipur this weekend. The focus will be on sectors like hospitality, FMCG, information and technology and healthcare. The two-day event — Rajasthan Digifest 2017 — will … Read more
RAJASTHAN Nitin Gadkari, Vasundhara Raje discuss highway projects in Rajasthan Highway projectsworth Rs 10,000 crore in Rajasthan came up for discussion during a meeting between Union minister Nitin Gadkari and state Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. Raje had called on Gadkari to discuss highways infrastructure, water and irrigation projects in the state. The projects discussed included … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Drones to be used for spraying pesticides The State government is ready to bear the entire expenditure for using drones to spray pesticides to prevent the spread of plant diseases. small-scale spraying of pesticides using drones taking all the environmental safety precautions was being planned. This would be done under … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra beat Gujarat to lift cricket tournament for the blind Andhra Pradesh defeated Gujarat by seven wickets to clinch the title of the 24th National Cricket Tournament for the Blind. The tournament was hosted by the Cricket Association for the Blind of Maharashtra (CABM). Winning the toss, Andhra Pradesh chose to field and restricted … Read more