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13th Jaipur Literature Festival to begin

13th Jaipur Literature Festival will be held from 23th to 27th January. The themes of the festival include climate, constitution, poetry, and artificial intelligence. The five-day event will see more than 200 sessions. Around 500 speakers of different fields are expected to participate in the festival, out of which 120 are award-winning speakers.

The festival will have a range of speakers including Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, Booker award-winning British novelist Howard Jacobson and Auther Elizabeth Gilbert. 37 sessions will be held on the first day, which includes speakers such as Nandita Das, Subha Mudgal and Prasoon Joshi among others.

Cabinet approves construction of 780 Km of green highways in four states

Highway

Union Cabinet approved a proposal for the construction of 780 kilometer of green highways on 13 March 2020. It was declared by the Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. The project targets to rehabilitate and upgrade various National Highways in four states, namely Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.

Rajasthan police released a mobile app titled “RajCop citizen app”

RajCop citizen app
  • Rajasthan police have released a mobile app “RajCop citizen app” to enable individuals and company employees in the state to take authority for venturing out in necessary conditions.
  • Rajasthan Police begins giving permits on the app for movement during the lockdown.

Aayu and Sehat Sathi app launched by Rajasthan Government

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  • The government of Rajasthan has partnered with MedCords to launch Aayu and Sehat Sathi app. Using this app, people of rajasthan can consult doctors online for any consultation and can also order medicines if required.

Petroleum Minister gives to the nation, 56 CNG stations

Petroleum Minister
  • Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan committed to the nation, 56 CNG stations scattered over 11 States and Union Territories. These stations are in Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

Rajasthan govt to start “Indira Rasoi Yojna”

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
  • Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on 22nd June declared that his government will soon start the “Indira Rasoi Yojna” for the poor to make sure that ‘‘no one sleeps hungry’‘ in the state.

Rajasthan launches campaign “Pure for Sure” to ensure purity of milk, dairy products

pure for sure
  • Rajasthan launched a week long campaign named ”Pure for Sure” to ensure purity of milk and its products.
  • Under the campaign samples of milk and dairy products will be collected for testing at Food Testing Laboratory available at the divisional level and the food safety officers have been directed to send the campaign report to the headquarters on daily basis.

Rajasthan Govt ties up with SIDBI

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  • The Rajasthan government ties up with the Small Industrial Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in order to create newer avenues and growth opportunities for MSME units across the state.

Patrika Gate in Jaipur inaugurated by PM virtually

Patrika Gate
  • On 8th September 2020 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Patrika Gate in Jaipur, Rajasthan virtually.
  • Jaipur’s Patrika Gate will enhance the pride of the state and will also be a Gateway of Rajasthan along with a new tourist destination.

Rajasthan tied up with SIDBI to develop MSMEs

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  • The Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rajasthan Government to provide financial, technical, marketing and export support to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state.

States’ Startup Ranking Exercise by DPIIT

Startup
  • The second edition of the States’ Startup Ranking Exercise was conducted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
  • Gujarat has been categorised as the best performer among all States and one Union Territory (UT), Delhi.
  • Karnataka and Kerala have been ranked as ‘top performers’
  • Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan have been ranked as the ‘leaders’.

‘Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020’ approved by Rajasthan

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
  • ‘Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020’ approved by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot with an aim to allow free bus travel to two members of the family of the deceased to immerse ashes of their loved ones in the Ganga in Haridwar.

ADB approves 300 million US dollar loan to Rajasthan

ADB
  • India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a 300 million US dollar loan to finance inclusive and sustainable water supply and sanitation infrastructure and services in 14 secondary towns of the state of Rajasthan.

M. Venkaiah Naidu confers 2nd National Water Awards

National Water Awards
  • The Vice President of IndiaM Venkaiah Naidu has conferred the National Water Awards (NWAs) for 2019.
  • This is the second edition of the award. Among the states category, Tamil Nadu got the Best State Award, followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

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