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RAJASTHAN 108 ambulance service gets 65% fake calls a month. The integrated emergency response service or “Jeevan Vahini” in Rajasthan that provides the 108 and 104 ambulance services, gets 65% fake calls every month, an official said. Presently there are 645 emergency 108 ambulances, 586 Janani Express or 104 ambulances meant for ferrying … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to be part of Centre’s study on dengue The state will be one of the centres for the multi-centric cross-sectional study to be conducted in the country to estimate the sero-prevalence of dengue virus infection in India. The study will be conducted by the Centre with the main objective to establish age specific sero-prevalence … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan may make Sanskrit compulsory in schools Rajasthan education department may make Sanskrit a compulsory third language from Class IV to Class X in state board schools to ensure that students have access to “ancient wisdom regarding Bharat Varsha”. The decision will be implemented in both government and private schools. Currently, students have the option to … Read more
INTERNAIONAL Scientists claim discovery of Zealandia a submerged continent in Pacific Ocean Geologists have claimed discovery of new geological continent named Zealandia submerged beneath the south-west Pacific Ocean. Zealandia is around 4.5-million square km land mass and is 94% under water. Only its highest points — New Zealand and New Caledonia are visible. … Read more
RAJASTHAN Dams on Chambal to release water for MP, Rajasthan farmers Canal water for the Rabi crops in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will be released from the dams of Chambal river in the first week of October. A meeting of the technical committee of Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Inter State Control Board was … Read more
INTERNATIONAL China becomes world’s largest Solar Energy Producer. China has emerged as the world’s largest producer of solar energy. According to China’s National Energy Administration, its photovoltaic (PV) capacity reached to 77.42 GW in 2016. It has surpassed Germany, former global solar-power leader which has produced 40.78GW solar energy in November 2016. … Read more
RAJASTHAN Nitin Gadkari, Vasundhara Raje discuss highway projects in Rajasthan Highway projectsworth Rs 10,000 crore in Rajasthan came up for discussion during a meeting between Union minister Nitin Gadkari and state Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. Raje had called on Gadkari to discuss highways infrastructure, water and irrigation projects in the state. The projects discussed included … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan: Cradle project manages to save 100 abandoned babies Cradles set up in various government hospitals for abandoned children have proved to be a success and managed to save several children who may otherwise have been left on the streets or bushes. The idea was mooted to encourage safe abandoning of children. Over … Read more
RAJASTHAN · State govt begins process to invoke RAJPASA in Barmer crude oil theft The state government has initiated the process for invoking provisions of RAJPASA (Rajasthan Prevention of Antisocial Activities Act, 2006) in the high profile Barmer crude oil theft case. Rajasthan Prevention of Antisocial Activities Act, 2006, provides for preventive detention of … Read more
RAJASTHAN Now, Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education to give one-time affiliation to private schools. The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education(RBSE) on Saturday dismissed the temporary and permanent affiliationsystem and initiated one-time affiliation certificate for private schoolsin the state. The board has also decided to take one-time affiliation fees from private schools. Now, there will be two different … Read more