nov 2019

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh govt moots legislation to make sand smuggling illegal   The government has mooted a new legislation that would make hoarding, illegal quarrying and blackmarketing of sand a penal offence punishable with a jail term. The government will soon come out with an ordinance which will be replaced by a Bill that … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh government to reduce number of bars by 40%   The Andhra Pradesh government  decided to cancel all existing bar licences and issue fresh licences by reducing the number of bars by 40% in the first phase.   New licences will be given based on lottery system from applications they receive. The … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·       Rajasthan government declared 1,388 villages in 4 districts as drought affected   The Rajasthan state governmentdeclared 1,388 villages of 13 tehsilsin Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, and Hanuman Garh as drought-affected.   It declared 131 villages of Barmer district as severely drought-affected, 92 villages as moderately drought-affected.   InJaisalmer, 632 villages have been declared as severe, and 40 villages … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·       Now, a level playing field’: Experts laud government’s English medium move   ð Members of the expert committee on education reforms have defended the state government’s move to change the medium of education at all public schools to English. Members felt that the move is necessary to save government schools and help children from … Read more

RAJASTHAN Livestock population in Rajasthan dips as new crisis hits rural economy   Population of goats has dipped nearly by 4 per cent while that of sheep has declined by 13 per cent in the state, says the 20th Livestock Census report.   The report also added that the overall livestock population in the state has also gone … Read more

RAJASTHAN Textiles ministry to ink MoU with lab for boosting exports   Rajasthan’s Japanese connect is not limited to the dedicated industrial zone in Neemrana alone. The third largest importer of the world also gets 30% of its garments in womenswear segment from Jaipur. But that’s a scratch compared to the potential.   Out of the $37 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to open 167 English schools from July 2020   The Rajasthan government has decided to open 167 English medium schools in an equal number of blocks from July 2020.   This year, the government had opened 33 English medium schools in each district headquarters. The schools were opened to celebrate the 150 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH 2-Day BIMSTEC Port Conclave to be held in Visakhapatnam   The two-day BIMSTEC Port (Bay of Bengal initiative multi-sector technical and economic cooperation) Conclave will be held on 7th and 8th November at Visakhapatnam. Vizag port trust is hosting the conclave first time ever since the formation of BIMSTECH in 1997.   Seven-member … Read more

RAJASTHAN Delimitation: 1,000 panchayats, 50 samitis may be created It is believed that as per the norms, around 1,000-1,100 new gram panchayats and 50-60 new panchayat samitis could be created in the state. The district administration had on July 29 notified the creation of 66 new gram panchayats and one new panchayat samiti, Jobner, in Jaipur. This would … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Kia Motors plant opened in Andhra Pradesh   Kia Motors Corporation on Thursday inaugurated a production facility in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.   Following a US$1.1 billion investment by Kia, the new Kia Motors India (KMI) manufacturing plant is now fully operational. The opening ceremony took place just two years after construction … Read more