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RAJASTHAN Campaign to check diseases in villages The health department teams will fan out into each and every village in Rajasthan and check the locals for various ailments while undertaking activities to prevent outbreak of seasonal diseases. The initiative is being taken under ‘Mera Gaon, Swasth Gaon’ (My village, Healthy Village) campaign … Read more
INTERNATIONAL Delhi’s IGI in world’s top 20 busiest airports Robust air traffic growth at the capital’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has propelled it into the list of top 20 airports in terms of passenger traffic in 2017. According to the Airports Council International (ACI), Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai were among … Read more
INTERNATIONAL · India and Morocco Sign Pact to Promote Mineral Exploration India inked a pact with Morocco under which focus would be laid on the evaluation of potential mineral resources and promoting exploration and mining through the participation of both public and private sector. The MoU was signed in New Delhi after the bilateral discussions between Mines Minister … Read more
RAJASTHAN Govt launches co-op scheme to procure mustard and gram The state government has implemented ‘Sehkar Fasal Kharid Mitr Yojna’ in Rajasthan for the purchase of mustard and gram from farmers on minimum support price (MSP) in 2018. In a first, such an initiative has been launched by the state government for purchase … Read more
INTERNATIONAL · Indo-ASEAN ties have entered 25 years of dialogue The countries around the South China Sea had made a number of attempts to form an intergovernmental platform where countries around the region could come together on principles of Pan-Asianinsm addressing common goals of security, economy and strategic interests.One predominant driving force behind this longing … Read more
RAJASTHAN With 22% ‘girls only’ colleges, Raj tops women education Rajasthan government has taken a major leap in girls’ education. Once infamous for its poor female literacy rate, the state today has the highest number of dedicated educational institutes for girls. 22% of colleges in Rajasthan are ‘girls only’ which is the highest percentage … Read more
INTERNATIONAL Indo-Kyrgyzstan joint training exercise KHANJAR-V concludes The fifth Indo-Kyrgyzstan Joint Training Exercise KHANJAR-V culminated on 29 March, after a joint tactical validation exercise and a closing ceremony held at Counter Insurgency Jungle Warfare School. Two week of joint training that commenced on 16 March included understanding tactics of platoon level, developing … Read more
RAJASTHAN RajasthanDiwas 2018 Rajasthan Diwas is celebrated in the honour of the day on which the vibrant state of Rajasthan came into existence as it was known as Rajputana earlier. It may be recalled that Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, the then home minister of India, had played a key role in the merger … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan second in environment-related offences Salman Khan’s involvement in 1998 blackbuck poaching case is an indicator as to how Rajasthan has remained one of leading states in reporting environment-related offences. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2016 report, the state registered a total of 190 cases for violations related to Wildlife Protection Act … Read more
INTERNATIONAL Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 held in London The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018, also known as CHOGM 2018, was the 25th meeting of the heads of government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in the United Kingdom. Prime Minister attended the meeting for India. The … Read more