August 2018

HARYANA Fortified mustard oil to be distributed via PDS   The Haryana Government has decided to distribute fortified mustard oil through the Public Distribution System (PDS) at the rate of two litre per month per family from September 1. The scheme will be first launched in Ambala and Karnal districts. It will be ensured that … Read more 14.08.18 Haryana (HPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jaipur, Jodhpur cleanest railway stations in NWR   Jaipur and Jodhpur railway stations have made both the state and the NWR division proud. Jaipur railway station achieved second position in the Cleanliness Survey Report 2018, which was recently released. The NWR has stood first in all the zones in this cleanliness report. While Jaipur … Read more 12-13.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HARYANA HARYANA TO COME UP WITH STUDENT TRANSPORT SAFETY POLICY   The State Government is framing Student Transport Safety Policy. Under this policy, transportation facility would be provided, especially to girls, coming from the rural areas. Besides, places where there is no proper facility, small vehicles would be run to provide smooth transportation.   Under … Read more 12-13.08.18 Haryana (HPCS) Current Affairs

HARYANA Haryana cm bats for ‘one nation one poll’   Amid talks of simultaneous Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha polls in the country, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal batted for the “one nation one poll” idea.   This would provide relief from financial burden caused by holding elections again and again. Apart from this, development … Read more 11.08.18 Haryana (HPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Raj Info Panel asks courts to reduce RTI fee Citing an order of the Supreme Court, the Rajasthan Information Commission has asked all the courts in the state, including the High Court to reduce RTI application fee.   In the state, the RTI application fee at present is Rs100 in the courts, whereas in … Read more 11.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN PM’s insurance scheme for farmers sees poor response in Raj   The farmers’ interests to avail Modi government’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna has declined drastically in Rajasthan. A dip of 33 per cent in its coverage has been reported, which is the highest as compared to the other states across the … Read more 10.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HARYANA Min: haryana govt rs 100 cr to ensure timely payment to workers   Haryana Finance Minister, Captain Abhimanyu said that the Government has made a revolving fund of Rs 100 crore to  ensure timely payments to the workers of the State. As soon as the work gets completed, the payment would be deposited in … Read more 10.08.18 Haryana (HPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Now, students under RTE can file complaint online To ease out the problems of the students who are studying in various private schools of the state under the Right to education (RTE) benefit, department of education has launched an online portal. On this platform, the students can raise their complaints or the issue and … Read more 09.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HARYANA First airport of hry to be inaugurated on aug 15   The flight service from Hisar Airport will become operational from this month with Chief Minister Manohar Lal set to inaugurate the Airport on August 15.   The Hisar Airport will be the first licensed airport of Haryana.   The flight service from Hisar … Read more 09.08.18 Haryana (HPCS) Current Affairs

HARYANA Hry to launch ayushman bharat scheme on aug 15   Haryana Government has decided to launch the Ayushman Bharat-Haryana Health Protection Mission  on August 15 to provide cashless and paperless healthcare treatment facility to the eligible beneficiaries in the empanelled government hospitals of the state.   On pilot basis, the scheme would be implemented … Read more 08.08.18 Haryana (HPCS) Current Affairs