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INTERNATIONAL 89th Academy Awards The 89th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to honor the best films of 2016, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. … Read more
RAJASTHAN Tenth Jaipur International Film Festival The 10th Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF)is all set to present International Cinema to film buffs. The Festival has become a great favourite of both the cinegoers and the filmmakers. The second and the last list of films selected for the Festival was released that includes a total of … Read more
INTERNAIONAL 1 World radio day – 13th February UNESCO invites all radio stations and supporting organisations to join the World Radio Day 2017.World Radio Day is now in its 6th year. FM broadcastingbegan on 23 July 1977 in Chennai, then Madras, and was expanded during the 1990s, nearly … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan tops in economic offences Rajasthan remains a land of gullible investors with ever-increasing numbers of chit fund scams, ponzi schemes and cheating cases. According to 2017 NCRB figures, the state topped in economic offences in 2017 with 21,645 cases and thus going past traditional cheating dens in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Bureau figures say … Read more
RAJASTHAN To monitor big cats, Rajasthan will have hi-tech anti-poaching system by January The core areas of five popular wildlife sanctuaries in Rajasthan – Sariska, Ranthambore, Mukundra, Jhalana and Jawaibag – will be equipped with hi-tech wildlife surveillance (WS) and antipoaching system (APS), a step foresters say will go a long way in curbing … Read more
RAJASTHAN Chirayu programme launched in 8 dists The need to reduce infant mortality rate (IMR) rapidly has prompted health department to target where it is needed the most. It has decided to focus more on saving lives of under-28 days children as majority of infants (under one year) die before they complete four weeks … Read more
RAJASTHAN HC notice on abolition of commercial courts in Rajasthan The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Centre, state government and High Court administration on a PIL challenging the new notification through which commercial courts constituted in every district of the state have been abolished. Singhvi said the state government … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan learning model added as case study by Harvard An educational programme to improve learning outcomes in Rajasthan government schools has been added as a case study by the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government. The programme is based on artificial intelligence and ICT intervention in regular studies. It was validated by … Read more
RAJASTHAN Government to frame rules for Rajasthan Apartment Ownership Act The long-pending Rajasthan Apartment Ownership Act is likely to be implemented in the state soon. The Act received a nod from the President of India in July. However, it was not implemented as department failed to draft the rules till date. This Act gives … Read more
RAJASTHAN Union Government Inks $100 Million Loan Agreement With NDB For Rajasthan Water Project The union government has signed second Loan Agreement with New Development Bank (NDB)for the financing of Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project for the Desert Areas. This is the first tranche loan of $100 million was approved by the NDB under Multi-Tranche … Read more