09.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gears up to fight child mortality with new vaccine   The state is getting ready for a new vaccine for preventing mortalities among under-5 children. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) has been included in Universal Immunization Programme(UIP) in the state. About 4.6 lakh children will be benefited in a year in selected nine districts, which have highest … Read more

17.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gets Rs 784 cr for smart city projects   The Centre has released Rs 784 crore for Rajasthan’s four cities – Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota and Ajmer – which were selected under the smart city projects. The housing and urban affairs ministry has announced 99 cities for central assistance under the BJP government’s flagship programme. The state has … Read more

10.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Smart transmission management system launched in Rajasthan   Pushpendra Singh, minister of state for energy, launched the smart transmission operation management system through web in the state.   Through this system, functions of scheduling of generation and demand, deviation settlement, energy accounting and billing, approval of open access, etc., are automated through web-based services. … Read more

16.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan falls to sixth rank in ease of doing business   Rajasthan’s ranking in ‘ease of doing business’ has slipped from top five positions as local bodies and urban improvement trusts (UITs) lag in implementing business reforms. The state’s real-time ranking was third till January 2018, but now it has slipped to sixth position. … Read more

01.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN CSI ‘e-Ratna of India’ Award Handed Over to CM   ð  The ‘e-Ratna of India’ award conferred upon Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje by Computer Society of India during the 52nd Annual Convention was handed over to Smt. Raje by Principal Secretary, IT & Communication Shri Akhil Arora here at Chief Minister’s residence.   … Read more

11-12.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt puts Public Private Partnership policy for school education in cold storage   The state government has put the policy for Public Private Partnership (PPP) in School Education-2017 on a cold storage after series of protests by the teachers’ associations, opposition party and even their own members of legislative assembly.   Under the … Read more

15.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State touches rock bottom in NITI Aayog health index   The state has secured an appalling last rank among 21 bigger states in the ‘performance in health outcomes’ category when NITI Aayog released the health index of the country.   It has done slightly better and come 20th in the overall ranking for 2015-16 in the NITI Aayog … Read more

21.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Alumni associations at govt schools soon in Rajasthan   State education department will ask the district education officers to form alumni associations in each government secondary and senior secondary schools from the coming academic session.   It aims to bring confidence among students and seek assistance from the alumni in developing infrastructure. The formal announcement of … Read more

02.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Solar pumps may help cut subsidized power in Rajasthan   The Budget proposals provided a fillip to the vibrant solar sector in Rajasthan. As per the proposals, the import of solar tempered glass for manufacture of solar cells will be exempted from customs duty. The decision will reduce the cost of manufacturing and eventually the cost … Read more