August 2019

JHARKHAND 41 years on, Konar irrigation project is ready for inauguration   The much-delayed Konar irrigation project, foundation of which was laid in 1978 with estimated cost of Rs 11.43 crore, will finally be inaugurated after 41 years when its estimated cost rose to Rs 2,176.25 crore.   The irrigation project meant to rejuvenate over … Read more

JHARKHAND Jharkhand second from bottom in child well-being index   With a score of 0.50 points on a scale of 0 to 1, Jharkhand has featured as the second worst performer among the 29 states in the India Child Well-Being Index released by World Vision India and IMFR LEAD   The report divides the performance of each … Read more

JHARKHAND ·         Jharkhand short of 22,500 doctors, says MCI study   ð  Jharkhand, which annually produces about 300 doctors, will take at least 87 years to meet the doctor- patient ratio of 1:1000 set by World Health Organisation(WHO), says a Medical Council of India (MCI) study.   ð  At the moment, there are about 10,000 doctors … Read more

JHARKHAND CM asks DCs to monitor MMKAY on daily basis   Chief Minister Raghubar Das asked Deputy Commissioners (DC) of all the 24 districts in Jharkhand to monitor the data entry under Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana (MMKAY) and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi on daily basis.   The Government rolled out the Mukhya Mantri … Read more

JHARKHAND State enters new era with piped cooking gas in households   The dream to get piped cooking gas in households has been finally realized in Jharkhand with Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda launching the City Gas Distribution under … Read more

JHARKHAND CNG will boost industries in Jharkhand’   Union minister for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan and chief minister Raghubar Das jointly inaugurated the piped natural gas (PNG) supply services in Ranchi   250 CNG-filling stations will come up in 12 districts of the state under the Union government’s Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project. … Read more

JHARKHAND ·         Jharkhand: Soon, women may be able to work in night shifts ð   Soon, women in Jharkhand will be able to work in night shifts, albeit only in factories. Till date, no woman can be employed beyond 10pm. Once the bill gets the Presidential assent, women can work in night shifts, too ð  The amendment, once approved by … Read more

JHARKHAND Jharkhand to start migration support centres in 7 cities   The Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society (JSDMS) has finalized seven locations across the country to set up ‘Migration Support Centres’ (MSC) in a bid to aid migrating skilled workers from the state. These centres will help the workers move to the new cities with ease by … Read more

JHARKHAND ·         Re 1 stamp duty scheme misused, Jharkhand loses Rs 1.07 cr ð  The Jharkhand government has suffered a loss of Rs 1.07 crore due to widespread misuse of a scheme that allows registration of property worth Rs 50 lakh by women at only Re 1 stamp duty. ð  Launched by the state’s Raghubar … Read more

JHARKHAND PM to inaugurate Jharkhand assembly building, Sahibganj port in September   Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new assembly building in Ranchi and multi-modal port in Sahibganj — the ambitious projects which are in final stages of completion — in September.   Spread on about 39 acres at Kute in HEC area, the new assembly building … Read more

JHARKHAND CM Das to distribute soil health cards to 50K farmers   Chief Minister Raghubar Das will distribute soil health cards to 50,000 farmers in a grand ceremony to be organised in Hotwar on August 21. This is for the first time that soil quality of land, for providing soil health card, will be tested … Read more

JHARKHAND Jharkhand will soon be free of poverty, says Raghubar Das   Chief minister Raghubar Das said Jharkhand will eradicate poverty soon, largely owing to government-sponsored poverty alleviation and developmental schemes.   UN Development Programme report of 2019 has ranked Jharkhand first among states in India in fighting poverty, the CM said the report has come as … Read more

JHARKHAND ·         Summit aims to make Jharkhand BPO destination ð   In order to attract IT and IT-enabled companies to invest in Jharkhand, the state information and technology department will hold the maiden Jharkhand BPO summit at Judicial Academy in Dhurwa here on August 22. ð  After the 2016 BPO policy by the state IT department, this will be the first major … Read more

JHARKHAND Jharkhand: Cabinet OKs another free Ujjwala refill   The jharkhand government on Wednesday cleared the decks for a proposal that aims to provide one additional free refill of LPG cylinders to beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). The Das cabinet okayed a proposal to fully subsidise one more refill of PMUY beneficiaries in the ongoing … Read more

JHARKHAND ·         Four wildlife sanctuaries of Jharkhand come under the ambit of ESZ ð  As part of the Centre’s ongoing programme to gradually carve out eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around over 650 protected areas in the country, the Union environment ministry has notified such ‘no go’ zones around four wildlife sanctuaries in Jharkhand. ð  The ESZ around these sanctuaries … Read more

JHARKHAND ·         Jharkhand to get 70 ‘Eklavya’ schools, says Arjun Munda ð  The minister said Centre was planning to open these schools at block level to enhance education levels in tribal-dominated areas. ð  A sum of around Rs 24 crore would be allocated for these schools.   ð  Munda also said along with education, sports … Read more

JHARKHAND 2 mega petroleum projects to come up at Bokaro soon   With an estimated investment of Rs 350 crore two mega petroleum projects will soon come up at Bokaro.   Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is going to erect infrastructures for LPG bottling plant and POL Terminal (Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants) at Bokaro which … Read more

JHARKHAND VP launches ‘Mukhya Mantri Krishi Aashirvad Yojna’ in Jharkhand Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched the Jharkhand government’s ‘Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana’. Under this money will be directly transferred into the bank accounts of farmers in the state. Under the scheme, beneficiaries having farmland of less than one acre to five acres will … Read more

JHARKHAND   Momentum Jharkhand likely to generate 70,000 jobs   At least 70,000 jobs are likely to be created in Jharkhand through a total of 504 ventures for which the State has performed ground breaking ceremonies so far since its maiden global investors’ summit held in February 2017. The State performed ground breaking ceremonies for … Read more

JHARKHAND New frog species discovered in State   The breakthrough discovery came from the vigilant nocturnal searches in and around the agricultural areas in Nawadih and Joungi Village of Koderma District in Jharkhand during 2015 and confirmed in 2019.   This study highlights the geological significance of Chota Nagpur Plateau and the importance of exploration … Read more

JHARKHAND Jumbo rescue centre to come up in Ranchi   In view of growing man-animal conflicts, mainly involving elephants in Jharkhand, the state forest department said they have started applying enforcement of prohibitory orders as one of the measures to prevent gatherings and subsequent fatalities.   Man-animal conflict is an unending menace in Jharkhand with regular reports of casualties … Read more

JHARKHAND Wildlife Crime Control Cell in State soon   The State Forest, Environment and Climate Change department is all set to launch a wildlife crime control cell by the end of this year.   A wildlife crime control bureau is already functional at centre and the cell would be made at the State headquarters, having … Read more

JHARKHAND Wildlife Crime Control Cell in State soon   The State Forest, Environment and Climate Change department is all set to launch a wildlife crime control cell by the end of this year.   A wildlife crime control bureau is already functional at centre and the cell would be made at the State headquarters, having … Read more

JHARKHAND No tigers in J’khand’s Palamau Tiger Reserve   Tigers no longer roar at Jharkhand’s lone and one of India’s first tiger habitats, Palamau Tiger Reserve (PTR), according to All India Tiger Estimation (AITE)-2018 report.   The reserve recorded its highest tiger population in 1995 with 71 tigers but since then the big cat population … Read more

JHARKHAND Govt to set up GPS for commercial vehicles   The Jharkhand government is keen on setting up GPSenabled service for all commercial vehicles on road.   The project is being delayed in want of 24×7 command and control system for round the clock monitoring and quick response. The government is doing research on manpower … Read more

JHARKHAND Govt working on housing for all by 2022: CM   The State government is working right in the direction to reach the target of providing houses for one and all by the year 2022.   “As many as 49,000 houses have been constructed in the urban areas of the State and by August 15,522 … Read more

JHARKHAND Cabinet OK’s CM canteen scheme   The State Cabinet gave its nod for selection of M/S Touchstone Foundation for running the ‘Chief Minister Canteen Scheme in Ranchi, while in East Singhbhum district, M/S Amrita Foundation will run the scheme. The Cabinet sanctioned Rs 11.3 crore for running the scheme in Ranchi. Similarly, for running … Read more