August 2017

  RAJASTHAN   PETA calls on Rajasthan Government to keep tonga races banned.   Under pressure from a minor section of the society with vested interest in using horses for tonga races, the Rajasthan governmenthas approached the High Court of Rajasthanat Jodhpur in a review petition to lift the current ban on cruel tonga races in Nagaur. As … Read more 26.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   ·       Rajasthan not following Centre’s order on speed governors ð Rajasthan is one of the states where accidents have increased while in southern states such as Karnataka, they have gone down, says a member of National Road Safety Council (NRSS) who visited state recently.   ð They have blamed non-implementation of ‘speed limit device’ (SLD) … Read more 21.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Now, Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education to give one-time affiliation to private schools.   The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education(RBSE) on Saturday dismissed the temporary and permanent affiliationsystem and initiated one-time affiliation certificate for private schoolsin the state. The board has also decided to take one-time affiliation fees from private schools.   Now, there will be two different … Read more 28.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan government, HPCL ink pact to form joint venture company for Barmer refinery   HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited(HRRL), state government will have 26% and HPCL will have 74% of partnership.   With JV in place, the government is aiming to complete the construction work in four years.     a revised MoU with … Read more 18.08.17 & 19.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Govt gives reservation to Jats of Bharatpur-Dholpur under OBC.   The state government on Wednesday gave reservation to Jats of Bharatpur and Dholpur districts under the other backward classes (OBC) category.   The notification for the same was issued on Wednesday.The notification stated that Jats of the two districts have been included in … Read more 24.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   State collects Rs 151 cr through ‘gau seva’ cess.   The Rajasthan government has collected ₹151.60 crore in 2016-17 for “gau seva” by imposing 10% surcharge levied on stamp duty for cow conservation and propagation in the year 2016-17.   Of the total income earned from the surcharge, until now the state government … Read more 01.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Despite Rajasthan receiving 21% more rain, 12 districts still dry   As the third spell of the south-west monsoon has come to an end, the state has got 21% higher rain compared to 2016 till Sunday. Despite flood situation at many districts this year, 12 districts in the state have received deficit rainfall which is a matter of concern for these … Read more 16.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   State Level Independence Day Function – Chief Minister announced several important announcements of the Rajasthan Contact Helpline ‘181’.   Mrs Raje inaugurated the Rajasthan Contact Helpline ‘181’ as an innovative initiative to overcome the problems and problems of public and in a time-bound manner.   The State Government has given good governance to … Read more 15.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Jhalawar district collector gets world education award.   In the category of innovation in the public sector, Sri Lankan Education Minister V. S. Radhakrishnan was honored with World Education Award in World Education Conference, 2017, New Delhi.   In the 10th World Education Conference, Jhalawar has been given the award for innovation in … Read more 13.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs