Nov 2017

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan colleges told to install Vivekananda statues in campus   State higher education departmenthas directed government colleges to install statue of Swami Vivekananda in their campuses to inspire students. Recently, a circular was issued asking individuals and student union representatives to fund the statues. Rajasthan has 219 government colleges, most of which lack basic infrastructure like classrooms … Read more 02.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Distributors refuse to release ‘Padmavati’ in Rajasthan   Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama Padmavati has run into rough weather yet again with the film distributors refusing to release the film in cinema halls in Rajasthan.   The distributors said if the film hurts the sentiments of people due to the distortion of historical facts they will … Read more 09.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Technical University grades colleges on basis of quality   Rajasthan Technical University(RTU) has graded its engineering colleges on the basis of 18 parameters to help students evaluate the institute before taking admission. The grading will push the colleges to improve their deficiencies. The ranking has been uploaded on RTU 116 engineering colleges are affiliated to RTU with 2.25 … Read more 18.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Peacock census to begin from Dec 1   The forest department of Rajasthan will carry out the peacock census in Jodhpur district between December 1 and 7.   The employees from the panchayati raj institutions (PRIS), non-government organisations (NGOS) and wildlife lovers will take part in the census, which will be conducted using the … Read more 15.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN RU gets UGC ‘university with potential for excellence’ tag   The University Grants Commission (UGC) has extended the Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE) tag for University of Rajasthan (RU) till March 2019   The tag will help the university, facing financial crunch, in getting grants from the commission.   RU, the state’s oldest … Read more 10.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt seeks world record tag for ‘Daughters Are Precious’ event   The state health department will get the ‘Daughters Are Precious’ event registered with the Guinness World Records.   Last year, the department felt that by enforcing the PCPNDT Act, sex determination and female foeticide could be controlled to a limited extent. Higher success … Read more 19-20.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Ganga all set to be state’s first transgender cop   Twenty-four-year old Ganga Kumari is all set to be Rajasthan’s first and India’s third transgender to join a state police force. A two-year-long legal battle has finally borne fruit for Kumari, who could’ve become the first transgender ever to don the police uniform in … Read more 14.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State government has spent Rs 48,800 crore for rural dvpt: Rathore   About Rs 48,800 crore has been spent by the Rajasthan government for various schemes of the rural development and panchayati raj department over the last four years, claimed minister Rajendra Singh Rathore.   Giving a break up of the state funding, he said Rs 15,790 … Read more 24.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan hospitals now equipped with Japanese encephalitis test facility   Taking note of a patient’s death due to Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Bundi in October, the Centre has equipped state’s seven hospitals attached to medical colleges with JE testing facilities.   Earlier, such facilities for JE testing were limited to only few government hospitals … Read more 23.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Vedanta to invest $850 mn to raise Rajasthan oilfields output ð Vedanta Ltd announced a USD 850 million investment for raising oil and gas production from its Rajasthan oilfields by about 100,000 barrels a day.   ð In a regulatory announcement, the company said its board of directors has approved brownfield growth projects.   … Read more 11.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs