21.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gives 1% quota to Gujjars, 4 other communities   The Vasundhara Raje government on Friday announced one per cent reservation for Gujjars and four other castes by creating a new category — most backward classes (MBC). This will take the total reservation in the state to 50%, which is the limit for quotas permitted by … Read more

20.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Government to install 100 statues of prominent people in Rajasthan   With an eye on the 2018 assembly elections, the Vasundhra Raje government has decided to erect statues of prominent personalities, leaders and philanthropists from different communities and naming roads after them. Sources said the government is likely to erect 100 statues across the state.   The … Read more

19.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan HC notice over condom ads regulation   Rajasthan High court issues notice to the Centre challenging the ban of condom advertisements during day time on television as an ” unhealthy practice and indecent for children.   The petition has challenged the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry advisory issued to all television channels on Dec 11 2017 … Read more

17-18.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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

16.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN High tax results in 5.6% drop in tobacco use in Rajasthan   The prevalence of smoking in Rajasthan has decreased by 5.6 percentage points in Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2), 2016-17, compared to GATS-1, as per the recently released GATS-2. Experts give the credit to high tax on tobacco products in Rajasthan.   State government had imposed up … Read more

15.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Japan to Offer Grant For Vocational Training Centre In Rajasthan   Japan has decided to offer a grant worth 8.4 million Yen for the construction of a vocational training centre for poor women and youth in Rajasthan’s Baran district.   The Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects (GGP) for development projects are designed to meet … Read more

14.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Tribal artists to sell crafts vie e-com platform   Tribal artists from the state will now be able to sell their article or hand-made items in international market through e-commerce platforms. Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) has signed a MoU with Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and GeM for selling 5,000 tribal items. … Read more

13.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN BPL families to get free chicks in Rajasthan’s Kota   In an effort to promote entrepreneurship, the Agriculture University in Kota is set to transform the lives of 150 BPL families by providing them 30 free chicks to start poultry business.   The distribution of chicks will take place in the coming weeks. The university will also give them a … Read more

12 .12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan is First state in India to Offer e-mail IDs in Hindi   Rajasthan becomes the first state in the country to launch free email addresses in Hindi (in Devanagari script) for its residents, as per the state IT department Principal Secretary Akhil Arora. The initiative aims to ensure maximum participation of people towards e-governance … Read more

10 &11 .12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan cabinet lifts ban on transport of ‘Nagori’ calves   The government will make the necessary amendment to Rajasthan Bovine Animal (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 1995, to allow the export of these male calves to states where slaughter is banned. The move was proposed by Gulab Chand Kataria-led sub-cabinet committee about … Read more