Nov 2018

RAJASTHAN Government targets to eradicate malaria from Rajasthan by 2022   Rajasthan eyes to achieve zero indigenous case of malaria by 2022. Malaria, once a common fever, is still contributing not only to mortality and morbidity but imposes economic burden on the people. In the state, more than 3,000 cases of malaria have reported till date this year. … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH   Artificial reefs may be set up to prevent beach erosion’   The Chennai-headquartered National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) has conducted studies on the beach erosion between Rushikonda and Gangavaram Port with World Bank funding and the report will be submitted to the government by June next year.   The idea would … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·        Rajasthan might be no.1 jeera producer ð  By November last week, cumin acreage in Gujarat stands 36% lower at 1.22 lakh hectares as against 1.91 lakh hectares in the same period last year. ð  On the contrary, Rajasthan has witnessed 24% increase in sowing area at 3.1 lakh hectares as compared to 2.5 … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH   World Bank and Centre and Andhra govt signed an MOU to $172 million loan to make farming viable in Andhra Pradesh   Features of the project are: To work with 1000 Small-Scale Community-Based Irrigation (SSCBI) systems spread over an area of 90,000 hectares (ha), covering over 1000 villages across 12 most climate … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh government to set up Kadapa steel plant on its own ð  In a significant move related to the proposed integrated steel plant in Kadapa district, the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has resolved to set it up as a government-owned entity with private participation and to form a special purpose vehicle called Rayalaseema … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Bonds soon to meet power subsidy to agriculture connections   The State government’s subsidy bill towards agricultural connections is on the rise during the last four years with the demand for connections increasing significantly. It has to foot a subsidy bill of about ₹6,030 crore during the current fiscal. As the budgetary allocations … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Nimbarka sect   The Nimarkar sect is also called Dvaitmat, Parashuram ji sect and Sanakadi (sanak) sect.   Nimbarkacharya gave rise to the principles of Dvaitadvaita (bhedabhed) sect and denied Shankaracharya’s advaitadvaitavad.     One of the principal sect of the Vaishnava sect is Acharya Nimbarka. The principal seat of this is located … Read more

RAJASTHAN Percentage of young voters in Rajasthan below national average   The percentage of voters belonging to the age group of 18-19 in Rajasthan is just 2.58 per cent of the total population, way below the national average of 4.22 per cent.   The total population of people belonging to the age group 18-19 is 32,42,874. Out of this, … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·        Rajasthan Heritage : Bhainsrorgarh Fort or Bhainsror Fort ð   It is an ancient fort that has become a major tourist spot in  Rajasthan. The nearest town is Rawatbhata, 7 km from Bhainsror. ð  Bhainsrorgarh is an impregnable fort, inhabited from at least the 2nd century BC. It is dramatically positioned between two rivers, the Chambal and Bamani. It had passed … Read more

RAJASTHAN Stretches of two rivers polluted by sewage: Report   Stretches of two rivers in Rajasthan, Banas and Chambal are polluted by sewage. A report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) aimed at restoring water qualityin rivers has revealed that these two rivers are among 351 polluted river stretches across the country.   Water samples drawn from … Read more