july 2017

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan floods: Rescue operation gathers pace in rain-hit areas, 500 shifted to safer places   Two days after torrential rain created havoc at Jalore, Sirohi, Pali and Barmer districts of the state, the rescue work expeditedon Tuesday as heavy rains subsided.   At least 500 people were rescued by the joint teams of Army, Air … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Now, use Facebook for college admissions.   ð Rajasthan college education dept directive allows Facebook and Gmail accounts as valid identity document The education department, in its admission policy for 2016-17, has allowed Aadhaar and Bhamashah cards as well as Facebook and Gmail accounts for ‘single sign on identity’ (SSOI) registration. Earlier, only … Read more

  RAJASTHAN   85% Raj rural women don’t know about HIV/AIDS’   High migratory populationin the state makes Rajasthan vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. But a matter of even more serious concern is that the percentage of women with comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDSis quite low here. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) -4 (2015-16), only 19.1% of … Read more

Daily Current Events – 01.07.17 RAJASTHAN ·       Rajasthan’s more than six lakh registered beneficiaries to get revised social security pensions from July 1 More than six lakh pensioners in Rajasthancovered under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Samman PensionYojana’ will begin receiving increased pensions from Saturday, July 1. The revised social security pensions were announced by chief minister Vasundhara Rajewhile presenting … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Wrestling event to be held in Jaipur.   The Rajasthan Wrestling Association (RWA) will organise a Junior National Wrestling Championship for boys and girls at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium from January 4 to 7. The decision was taken at the annual general on Sunday.   About 900 players, including 200 officials, are … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Soon, ‘show your face’ to machines at health directorate to mark attendance.   Now employees and officers of the health department at the administrative offices will have to mark their attendance on face reading biometric machine from July 15.   The health department has issued orders in this regard on July 3 directing … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Indira’s name removed from Girls scheme in Rajasthan.   The Rajasthan education department replaced the name of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s name from a scheme for meritorious girls in secondary schools.   The Indira Priyadarshini Puruskar Yojana, given to girls who score the highest in their district in Classes 10 and 12 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Biodegradable bags to replace plastic bags.   Biodegradable bags, made of starch from maize, are likely to replace regular polythene bags in the state.   After imposing effective ban on usage of plastic bags, government has been looking for a substitute. According to officials, biodegradable bags look to be the best available option which … Read more

Haryana   Haryana CM launches Saksham Skill Certification Programme in Gurugram.   Haryana’s chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched Saksham Skill Certification Programmeat Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University (HVSU). The programme offers youth an opportunity to enhance their employability skills.   These programmes are for the students with technical (IT) proficiency, who aspire to be a cyber … Read more