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Tamil Nadu reported the highest number of dengue
deaths and dengue cases in 2017, shows the National
Vector Borne Disease Control Programme provisional
data 2017
Maharashtra reported the second highest number and
Kerala reportedly had the third highest number
Uttar Pradesh government of which state launched the
DASTAK campaign to eradicate Japanese Encephalitis
Supreme Court refers jallikattu challenge to
Constitution Bench. “prevention” of cruelty to
animals under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Act of 1960.
Article 29 (1) is a fundamental right guaranteed under
Part III of the Constitution to protect the educational
and cultural rights of citizens.
The Legislative Assembly election are scheduled be held
on 27th February, 2018 to elect members of the 60
constituencies in Nagaland.
The Maharashtra Government has approved
Ghodazari in Chandrapur district as new wildlife
sanctuary in the state.
Centre Sanctions New Project to Control Pollution of
River Sal at Navelim, Goa
The Floating Treatment Wetland (FTW) was
inaugurated on World Wetlands Day (February 2) in
Neknampur Lake in Hyderabad to clean and purify the
polluted waterbody.
‘Advantage Assam ‘- Global Investors Summit 2018 in
Guwahati, Assam
The Ministry of Railways has decided to set up of a
massive rail coach factory in Latur district Marathwada
region of Maharashtra
Odisha Government has won ‘Geospatial World
Excellence Award-2018’ for successful IT application for
tracking of mineral production, dispatch and value
accrued on real-time basis through its i3MS web-based
software.
Assam Government has signed a MoU with
the National Building Construction Corporation
Limited (NBCCL) to build a Twin Tower Trade
Centre in Guwahati at a cost of Rs. 1950 crores.
Tamilnadu : Andhra Pradesh agreeing to release three
TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of Krishna water by
increasing the discharge from Kandaleru reservoir to the
State
Kerala has emerged as the best state in terms of
healthcare performance, reveals a latest Health Index
report, jointly prepared by the World Bank and Niti
Aayog. Kerala was followed by Punjab, Tamil Nadu
Bihar Government has banned sale of loose cigarettes in
the state.
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A new research by US-based Institute for Energy
Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) showed how
nine major global power markets, including India's
Tamil Nadu
Wind and solar accounted for 14.3 per cent of Tamil
Nadu's total electricity generation in 2016-17.
At Bhadla in Rajasthan, India has a 2.2 GW solar facility
under construction.
Madhya Pradesh government in connection with the Ken-
Betwa river- linking project will be resolved : Union
minister Nitin Gadkari
Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development
Corporation (TNRIDC), a State highways wing, is to
begin widening of the 16-km stretch between
Oragadam and Walajabad into six lane highway.
Assam has become the fourth state in the country to
issue the Right of Way (RoW) guidelines for telecom
service providers.
BHEL has secured the order for "supply and
installation of the flue gas desulphurisation (FGD)
system from NTPC for 2x490 MW National Capital
Power Station at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh
India Sign 2nd Loan Agreement with New Development
Bank (NDB) for USD 100 Million for Rajasthan Water
Sector Restructuring Project for Desert Areas
The West Bengal became the first state to option out
of Centre’s National Health Protection Scheme
(NHPS) announced in Union Budget 2018-19
Arunachal Pradesh : newly constructed state-of-the-art
Dorjee Khandu State Convention Centre at IG Park in
Itanagar.
Punjab government has notified six-member Revenue
Commission with an aim to bring greater efficiency
and accountability in functioning of t Revenue
Department
6th conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary
Association(CPA) of India Region has been inaugurated
by the Loke Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in Patna.
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The Tamil Nadu government’s Anna Award for
Gallantry to K. Shanmugam, Kottai Ameer Communal
Harmony Award to Dr. I. Sadiq Basha of
Tiruvannamalai district, The Agriculture Department’s
Special Award to R. Munusamy in Dharmapuri
Punjab Government has launched Mahatma Gandhi
Sarbat Vikas Yojna (MGSVY) for the welfare of the
downtrodden citizen across the state.
Tamil Nadu: Inter-state fame for black chicken
(Kadaknath), the meat of which is free from cholesterol
Maharashtra Government has approved 1% reservation
for orphans in government jobs & education for orphans
in the state under general category
President on the recommendation of Election
Commission of India (ECI) has disqualified 20 Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs from Delhi.
Articles 102(1)(a) & 191(1)(a) of Constitution,
legislators (MP or MLA) can be barred from holding
office of profit under Central Government.
The Hitachi company has assured Maharashtra Chief
Minister of exploring possible technological solution for
solid and liquid waste management in the state.
Four districts in Nagaland (Mokokchung, Zunheboto,
Kiphire, and Longleng) have achieved the status of
Open Defecation Free under Swachh Bharat
Mission (Gramin).
The proposed new mofussil bus terminus at
Kelambakkam,Tamilnadu for south-bound buses is
expected to cost the exchequer Rs 985 crore
11th Jaipur Literature Festival begins, will represent
over 15 Indian and 20 international languages this year
Raipur organizes nation's first 'Kachra Mahotsav'
The objective of the festival is to increase awareness of
use the waste generated in the city creatively and to
showcase multiple techniques for reusing things that are
labeled as garbage
Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu has
inaugurated the World War II Memorial Museum in
Jairampur in Changlang District.
Maharashtra Government has approved Nanaji
Deshmukh Krishi Sanjivani Yojna, a Rs.4,000-crore
project aimed at promoting climate-resilient agriculture
Odisha in April will become the first Indian state to
have an early warning system in place for natural
disasters such as cyclones and tsunami for people living
along its coast.
West Bengal is planning to renovate a World War II
United States Air Force airbase at Charra in Purulia
district into a full-fledged airport.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister said the government had
approved a plan of Rs 750cr for a law university at
Nagpur.
Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has launched the
three MCD’s mobile application App 311 to enhance
engagement of citizens in the resolution of grievances
and improvement of civic services in the city.
Bandicoot Robots will soon replace men in cleaning up
sewer holes in Kerala, ending the age-old practice of
manual scavenging in the state.
Himachal Pradesh CM launches 'Shakti' app
for women's safety
Odisha Government has launched Mukshyamantri
Kalakar Sahayata Yojana (MMKSY) to provide financial
assistance to the literature & cultural artists of State
Maharashtra became first state
in country to unveil Public Cloud Policy
Haryana has become the first state in India to launch
the High-Risk Pregnancy (HRP) Portal.
India’s second FTII (Film and Television Institute of
India) to be set up in Arunachal Pradesh.
First FTII in Pune
Couples in West Bengal may soon get their marriages
registered online and instantly get marriage certificates
in hand!
Arunachal Pradesh became the second state in the
North-East after Sikkim to become Open Defecation
Free.
The West Bengal government has inaugurated its own
State symbol. The emblem designed by Ms. Banerjee
features the Ashoka Pillar on the top with the theme of
“Biswa Bangla” at the centre.
Bhanakpur village of Haryana has become the second
village in the country to sing National Anthem on
loudspeakers daily.
Jammikunta first in the country
Telangana Chief Minister has given New Year gift to
the farmers of the state by launching a 24-hours power
supply free of cost.
Bhopal becomes the first state to have a ‘Happy Nari’
sanitary napkin vending machine in the railway station
Jammu & Kashmir Student Exchange Programme
‘Maitreyi Yatra’ concludes
Tamilnadu Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for
the first unit of 1,320-MW super-critical thermal power
project at Udangudi in Thoothukudi district setup by
BHEL
Javadi hills, located in the border regions of Vellore and
Tiruvannamalai districts, could have
been known as ‘Navira Malai’ during
the ancient Sangam period
Accusing Karnataka of diverting the water of a Mahadayi
tributary into the Malaprabha river basin, Goa
Assembly's deputy Speaker Michael Lobo has said a
resolution against it is likely during the Budget session.
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India & Israel have jointly set up a Centre for excellence
in floriculture at Thally in Krishnagiri district of Tamil
Nadu
India’s ‘first’ mobile food testing laboratory enabling on-
the-spot food safety tests was launched in Goa
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly has unanimously
passed Kapu Reservation Bill, to provide 5% quota in
education and employment
The Aadivasi Mahotsav 2017 was held in Chhattisgarh to
display the rich and diverse tribal traditions of the
central state
The Telangana Government is going to set up the
world’s first Information and Technology (IT) Campus
for differently-abled persons (divyangs)
Bihar government has launched Safe City Surveillance
Scheme for checking crime against women
Uttarakhand has taken a new initiative for energy
conservation by making it compulsory for all
government offices to install LED bulbs
Rajasthan has decided to recognize political
prisoners held in jails during the emergency period as
'Loktantra Sainani'.
Madhya Pradesh Assembly has passed Dand Vidhi
(Madhya Pradesh Sanshodhan) Vidheyak, that will see
rapists of girls 12 years or below being hanged till death
Rajasthan has become the first state in India to launch
free email addresses in Hindi for its residents
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $346
million loan for highways upgradation project in
Karnataka
Meghalaya became first state in country to
operationalize The Meghalaya Community Participation
and Public Services Social Audit Act, 2017
Haryana government would distribute sanitary napkins
free of cost to all women
Uttar Pradesh Government launched ‘Prakash hai to
vikas hai’ Scheme, a free household power connection
scheme for the poor in the state
Andhra Pradesh government has signed Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with Alphabet InC.’s X (Google
X) to bring Free Space Optical Communication
MoEFCC has accorded environmental clearance for
Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) in Telangana
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UNESCO Director – General Irina Bokova designated 64
cities from 44 countries as UNESCO Creative Cities
Chennai became the third Indian city on the list after
Jaipur and Varanasi.
Haryana Government announces lifetime pension for
194 ‘Hindu Satyagrahis’
Goa to host Nobel Prize Event during 1- 28 February
2018.The event will be jointly organized by Department
of Bio-Technology, Union Ministry of Science and
Technology and Nobel Media, Sweden to host
The state government of Haryana signed agreement
with Virbind to setup a Logistics and Trading Hub near
Gurugram
Scientist C N Rao at ‘ Bengaluru India Nano 2017’
shared information of creating an ecosystem to bring all
stakeholders to use nanotechnology across verticals
including energy, Medicine, Transport & Engineering
Geographical Indications ( GI Tag ), a Chennai based
Registry announced Rosgulla originated from West
Bengal and not Odisha.
The State government of Odisha imposed a seven (7)
months ban on a sea fishing activity in order to protect
the Olive Ridley Sea Turtles
India's 1st Tribal Entrepreneurship summit begins in
Chhattisgarh. The event was organized by NITI Aayog
in partnership with the Government of USA
The 48th International Film Festival of India was held at
Goa. "Celebrating the Future of Cinema" was set as
the festival's theme
Haryana became India’s first state to treat Hepatitis-C
patients of all categories through oral medicine
The state government of Kerala has launched ‘She Pad’
scheme for 300 government schools, to provide free
sanitary napkins.
Urdu was declared second official language in Telangana
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Prime Minister has announced the setting up of the
country’s first “Marine Police Training Institute” at the
newly created Dev Bhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat.
Scientists have obtained the first evidence of the elusive
snow leopard in Arunachal Pradesh.
Karnataka Government has launched Mathru Poorna
Scheme to meet nutritional needs of pregnant and
lactating women in rural areas of state
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will set
up a research centre in Guwahati, Assam for start ups,
academicians, environmentalists and entrepreneurs.
The Chennai Metro Rail has introduced a free bicycle
ride scheme for its customers.
Rajasthan passes bill to provide 5 % reservation to Gujjars
and four other nomadic communities.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has laid the foundation
stone for an aerospace park at Kanchipuram district to
be set up by the State Government in 245 acres and at
an estimated cost of Rs. 198 crore.
Maharashtra has emerged as the leading source market
for Australia with over 59,000 tourists from the state
visited Australia
Gujarat first state to slash VAT on fuel pricesRajasthan became first state in the country to
incorporate skill development Programme in higher
education.
Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA)
is all set to be become country’s first Aadhaar-enabled
airport by 2018.
Rajasthan Assembly becomes first in India to call motions
online
Andhra Chief Minister lays foundation stone for
TU142M aircraft museumSecond edition of India International Cherry Blossom
Festival will be held in Shillong
The Centre has given clearance for greenfield airport
project at Hirasar, Gujarat
Odisha will be the ‘Focus State’ in the World Food India
(WFI)-2017, a mega international food event to be held
at New Delhi
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