03-04.06.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN • Introduce course to celebrate Gandhi’s birth anniversary  Governor Kalyan Singh has asked the universities to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary by introducing ‘Gandhi Vichar Darshan’ course.  He said while speaking at the governor’s conference in Delhi on Tuesday. During his speech he gave a suggestion that Gandhi’s 150th anniversary can … Read more

14.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Highlights of the Rajasthan budget 2018   Royalty exempted to carry out mining in many areas. Zero belt mining policy will be promoted.   GST will be reduced on Kota stone   Tax relief of Rs 650 crore given in the budget   No new taxes imposed in the current budget   District Lease … Read more

09.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gears up to fight child mortality with new vaccine   The state is getting ready for a new vaccine for preventing mortalities among under-5 children. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) has been included in Universal Immunization Programme(UIP) in the state. About 4.6 lakh children will be benefited in a year in selected nine districts, which have highest … Read more

06.02.18 Haryana (HPSC) Current Affairs

HARYANA Accident insurance scheme launched   The state government has implemented Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Durghtana Sahayta Yojana, an accident insurance scheme, offering accidental death and disability cover of Rs1 lakh.   The scheme is free of cost and no premium or consideration of any kind will be payable by the eligible beneficiaries.   The … Read more

06.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN AICTE lauds Rajasthan’s ranking system for engineering colleges   Rajasthan Technical University’s (RTU) system of ranking its engineering colleges on a scale of 1000 points has won praise from the All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE), the body governing all technical institutes in the country. AICTE has sought details of the system after which it … Read more

01.02.18 Haryana (HPSC) Current Affairs

HARYANA ‘eKarma programme’ to promote entrepreneurship   The Haryana Government has decided to implement ‘eKarma programme’ to promote freelancing and entrepreneurship in the state. The scheme will be started with an initial batch of 2,000 persons spread over 21 colleges is in line with the government’s vision of promoting self-employment, entrepreneurship and start-ups among the … Read more

31.01.18 Haryana (HPSC) Current Affairs

HARYANA State 6th in export of goods, services: Economic Survey   A small state with less than 1.4 per cent of the country’s geographical area, Haryana is among the top six states which account for 75 per cent of the country’s total export of goods and services, according to the Economic Survey 2018.   The … Read more

31.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·        State plans startup exposure programme for students The state information technology and communications department plans to implement a ‘student startup exposure programme’ to help promote startups by college students.   The programme is aimed at increasing the chances of success of startups and will focus on exposure based skill-building to help entrepreneurs become … Read more

23.01.18 Haryana (HPSC) Current Affairs

HARYANA Govt plans to rename Nangal dam after Chhotu Ram: Minister   Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister OP Dhankar described the Bhakra Nangal Dam and canal as the lifeline of people. The state government would try its best to rename the dam after Deenbandhu Sir Chhotu Ram. He was addressing the gathering at a function … Read more

23.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to export 4,000 MW clean energy to other states by early 2019   Rajasthan will start exporting 4,000 MW renewable energy (solar and wind) to other states within one year once an integrated power evacuation system is completed, a senior official said.   Presently, a transmission line for 765-KV Bhadla-bikaner grid sub-station (GSS) … Read more