March 2019

HARYANA ·         Haryana roads most fatal per lakh population in 2018 ð  Road deaths in India increased to nearly 1.49 lakh in 2018 showing a rise of 0.6% with UP registering maximum spike in fatalities. ð  While the country’s largest state saw an increase of over 2,000 deaths last year as compared to 2017, Tamil Nadu recorded … Read more 06.03.19 HARYANA (HPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan: Ordinance to help MSMEs start projects sans approvals   The micro, small and medium enterprises are not required to knock the doors of the state government for getting approvals to start their projects; they can do so by simply filling up a self-declaration form without wasting time and losing opportunities. For three years, … Read more 05.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

HARYANA   Cabinet approves setting up of 22nd AIIMS at Manethi, Haryana   The new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Manethi, District Rewari, Haryanawill be established at a cost of Rs 1,299 crore. Like other AIIMS in the country, the AIIMS Rewari will also be set up under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana(PMSSY). The new AIIMS … Read more 05.03.19 HARYANA (HPSC) Current Affairs

HARYANA New illegal wall comes up along leopard corridor in the Aravalis   A 100m-long boundary wall has been illegally built in the Raisina area of the Aravalis. This is the third such illegal construction in the area in the past three months, which continues brazenly despite the forest department removing an illegal construction in December last year and the Haryana … Read more 03-04.03.19 HARYANA (HPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government allocate land, funds for defence academy   Rajasthan is set to become the second state in the country to open a defence academy (coaching) aiming to provide free coaching to aspirants in defence services, including preparations for highly competitive National Defence Academy and Staff Selection Board for the state domicile students. The education department has … Read more 03-04.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

HARYANA Haryana targets 32k jobs this yr   In an election year, the Manohar Lal Khattar Government in Haryana has set a target to provide around 32,000 jobs to the youth of the State.   The State Government has proposed to organize 84 district level job fairs and 12 mega job fairs in Haryana with … Read more 02.03.19 HARYANA (HPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan govt submits Start-Up Policy draft to governor   A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for setting up the GIB captive breeding centre at Sorsan and a hatchery for GIB at Nokh in Jaisalmer district was signed last year (2018) by the state wildlife department, Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MOEFCC) … Read more 02.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Shortage of forest area has forced tribal population to migrate’   Rajasthan has lowest share in the country in granting land rights to the tribes under the Forest Rights Act. “Rajasthan has 3.10% of the country’s forest cover. The FRA rights are given only on the notified limited forest areas. There is a clear mismatch … Read more 01.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

HARYANA   Stationery, transport departments laggards in offering online services   After two months of the launch of Antyodaya Saral, an initiative by the Haryana Government that promised 485 services of 37 departments online, it has emerged that the printing and stationery department, despite offering just one service, is the worst performer.   According to … Read more 01.03.19 HARYANA (HPSC) Current Affairs