Articles for State Gears

State Seed Farm in Kochi gears up for Onam with an assorted seedlings tray and a dance
1 year, 5 months ago

State Seed Farm in Kochi gears up for Onam with an assorted seedlings tray and a dance

The Hindu  

“Onam is just 60 days away and people can start growing vegetables and flowers to be ready in time for the festival,” says Lisymol J. Vadukkoot, Assistant Director of Agriculture at the State Seed Farm in Aluva. “It is zero-energy travel,” says Lisy, as we disembark on the opposite side where a unique crop of floating paddy grows in bamboo …

Kerala Rice Onam Paddy State Plant Farm
Karnataka budget session begins; BJP gears up for battle, Cong has task cut out
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka budget session begins; BJP gears up for battle, Cong has task cut out

Hindustan Times  

The budget session of the Karnataka Legislature began on Monday with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot emphasising on the need to eradicate corruption in the state, and the ruling Congress and opposition BJP gearing up for a battle both inside and outside the Assembly. BJP president J P Nadda has appointed Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya and party general secretary Vinod Tawde as …

Karnataka Assembly Budget Congress State Bjp Siddaramaiah
Idaho gears up for wildfire season with bolstered crews
2 years, 6 months ago

Idaho gears up for wildfire season with bolstered crews

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Cooler and wetter weather this spring has alleviated drought concerns in much of Idaho but spurred grass growth that could cause large rangeland wildfires in the southern part of the state as plants dry out this summer, wildfire forecasters told the Idaho Land Board on Tuesday. Brad Little and four other statewide elected office holders, that the …

State Harvey Idaho Wildland Firefighters Wildfire Season
West Bengal Assembly polls | State gears up for counting across 108 centres
3 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal Assembly polls | State gears up for counting across 108 centres

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India has made elaborate arrangements for counting of votes for West Bengal Assembly election on Sunday. There are 108 counting centres across the State where counting will start at 8 a.m. Across these centres, counting will be carried out in over 700 halls. The Election Commission has specified seven tables for smaller counting halls, and up …

Election West Bengal Eci Counting Centres State Gears
Cyclone alert for Tamil Nadu, state gears up for heavy rainfall again
4 years ago

Cyclone alert for Tamil Nadu, state gears up for heavy rainfall again

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu, which saw cyclone Nivar just last week, is preparing for heavy rains once again after India Meteorological Department sounded another cyclone alert for the state and Kerala. People wade through a waterlogged street during heavy rainfall, in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, on November 30. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross Sri Lanka coast close to Trincomalee …

Tamil Nadu Heavy Rainfall Heavy State Gears
Covid effect: Govt to switch gears, double ‘Apni Gaddi’ scheme subsidy
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid effect: Govt to switch gears, double ‘Apni Gaddi’ scheme subsidy

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government has decided to rejig its ‘Apni Gaddi Apna Rozgar’ scheme to create self-employment opportunities for jobless youth in the changed post-coronavirus market scenario in the state. HT Image The department of employment generation and training has set in motion the process to double the subsidy support and facilitate finance for two-wheelers and light commercial vehicles under the …

Scheme Subsidy Employment Generation Cab Aggregators Covid Effect