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PUNJAB Sign-language app for hearing-impaired voters A sign-language mobile application for hearing-impaired voters of Punjab will be developed to help them take informed decisions in the General Election. The office of the Punjab CEO has called for expression of interest for development of the application. It has also proposed video-calling facility for the … Read more 15.03.19 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN · RHB seeks land for building 98,000 houses in eight cities ð The RHB has proposed to construct approximately 98,000 houses on the earmarked land in eight cities. ð Established in 1970, the RHB had aimed to provide houses on a no-profit no-loss basis. ð In 2017, the state government had planned to dissolve … Read more 15.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan 3rd in hate crimes in India in ’2018: Amnesty India According to data released on Tuesday by the Amnesty India on its interactive website ‘Halt the Hate’, Rajasthan was third in the country in terms of hate crimes in 2018, topped only by UP and Gujarat. According to the data collected through media reports, there were … Read more 14.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs
PUNJAB Dept to undertake sparrow census The state Wildlife Department has decided to conduct a special research-cum-census to study the house sparrow which is considered important as ecologists see it as a sentinel, whose disappearance from urban habitations is viewed as a sign of looming environmental distress. On the World Sparrow Day … Read more 14.03.19 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs
PUNJAB IIT’s remote controlled boat to monitor siltation in Punjab reservoirs To effectively monitor siltation in reservoirs, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, has developed a technology to map the underwater features of a water body. Officials said the institute has come up with a facility of remote controlled boat equipped … Read more 13.03.19 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN State writes to Centre for MNREGA fund release Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has urged the Modi government to release Rs 1000 crore fund due under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme for Rajasthan. An allocation of Rs 543 crores in material head and Rs 260 crores under labour head … Read more 13.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs
The Battle of Saragarhi occurred on 12 September 1897 and was fought between 10,000 Orakzai and Afghan tribesmen and just 21 soldiers of the 4th Battalion of the British India’s Sikh Regiment.All 21 Sikhs chose to defend their army post, instead of choosing to surrender.The UK parliament gave all the brave Sikh soldiers a standing … Read more DMPQ- What is Battle of Saragarhi?
PUNJAB Pollution: Punjab govt readies action plan for 9 cities With the National Green Tribunal asking six states, including Punjab, to submit an action plan for keeping air quality standards within the prescribed norms in all 102 cities included in the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), the state government has chalked out a detailed strategy to … Read more 12.03.19 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to set up regulatory body to monitor private hospitals Join Our Telegram Channel The state government is planning to set up a regulatory authority for monitoring their activities, the fees they charge and the treatment they provide. As of now, there is no Act or any government body in place, … Read more 12.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs
The Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, was passed by Parliament in May, 2005. 2. After extensive consultations, the SEZ Act, 2005, supported by SEZ Rules, came into effect in, 2006, providing for drastic simplification of procedures and for single window clearance on matters relating to central as well as state governments. Join Our Telegram Channel … Read more DMPQ- Discuss India’s SEZ policy.