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RAJASTHAN State working on law to penalise water wastage A new Right to Water law of the Rajasthan government proposes to provide 70 litres of water every day to an individual in the state and a jail term of one and a half years or a fine of~1 lakh or both for any violation … Read more
RAJASTHAN · Rajasthan Heritage : Sun Temple Sun Temple of Ranakpur is a famous Sun or Surya temple well known as the Surya Narayan Temple. This 13th centry temple was rebuilt in 15th century after destruction. Sun temple is bilt with white lime stone in Nagara style with a delicate ornamented work. Sun … Read more
Concept Definition Carbon sequestration Carbon sequestration is the process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in a fixed molecule in soil, oceans or plants. Carbon sink An organism or landscape that stores carbon is called a carbon sink. Carbon source An organism or landscape that emits carbon is called a carbon source. Climate change adaptation … Read more
RAJASTHAN Female sterilization is the most common form of contraception in Rajasthan: Study Majority of married women in Rajasthan are using modern contraceptives methods and female sterilization is the most common form of contraception in the state, a recent study reveals. The study named as the PMA-2020 project was done by the IIHMR … Read more
HARYANA First virtual court launched in Faridabad The Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana high court, Justice KrishnaMurari on Saturday launched the first virtual court in Faridabad through video conferencing. This virtual court will deal with traffic challan cases of the entire state of Haryana. It is aimed at eliminating presence of litigant in the court and adjudication … Read more
HARYANA 3rd party assessment of learning levels in Haryana Govt schools The test to assess the learning level of students will be conducted by third party on September 6 and 7 in Haryana government schools under the ‘Saksham Ghoshna 2.0’ programme. Saksham Ghoshna 2.0 covers all the classes from Class III to VIII. … Read more
RAJASTHAN Nabard approves Rs 14,690 cr funding to Rajasthan National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has extended total credit support of Rs 14,690 crore to Rajasthan for 2017-18. Rajasthan has been one of the biggest beneficiaries under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of NABARD, under which NABARD disbursed concessional loan … Read more
Components of Money Supply M1 Consists of currency with the public (ie notes & coins in circulation minus cash with the banks) plus demand deposits with the bank (deposits which can be withdrawn without notice) plus other deposits with RBI (usually negligible). Also called narrow money M2 M1 + saving … Read more
HARYANA Renewable energy dept gets certificate of merit Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh awarded Haryana with “Certificate of Merit” under the state designated agency category for significant contribution in the area of energy conservation. The Department of New and Renewable Energy had taken … Read more
RAJASTHAN Health dept seeks life imprisonment for adulteration of food The Rajasthan health department has sought amendments to Indian Penal Code (IPC) provisions for stringent action against those manufacturing, selling and distributing substandard and misbranded food items. It has sent a proposal to the home department seeking amendments to sections 272 and 273 … Read more