Oct 2019

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government schools to grow veggies, fruits The state government has directed education department officials to help schools grow vegetables and fruits on their campus to reduce the cost of midday meals (MDM) and give students a first-hand experience of gardening. The department has asked its officials to identify fertile land on school campuses … Read more 27-28.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan tops in economic offences   Rajasthan remains a land of gullible investors with ever-increasing numbers of chit fund scams, ponzi schemes and cheating cases.   According to 2017 NCRB figures, the state topped in economic offences in 2017 with 21,645 cases and thus going past traditional cheating dens in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.   Bureau figures say … Read more 24.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN In Rajasthan, 40% children underweight, 44% anaemic   Despite efforts to tackle malnutrition in Rajasthan, 40.9 percent children under five years are underweight and 44.4 percent are anaemic, according to the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey.   The survey report reveals that 26 percent children aged 5-9 years and 36.8 percent children aged 10-19 years … Read more 18.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN • Rajasthan No. 2 in green violations after UP  According to the bureau report, the state registered 10,122 cases for violations related to environment-related offences. Rajasthan is second only to Uttar Pradesh, which reported 20,914 cases. In fact, 24 per cent of all environment-related offences in the country were reported from the state. … Read more 25.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan bans unregulated ponzi schemes   Rajasthan has become the first state to implement the central government’s Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019, providing a major relief to the account holders whose money has been trapped in ponzi schemes.   The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha in July 2019 to plug gaps in the … Read more 16.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan learning model added as case study by Harvard   An educational programme to improve learning outcomes in Rajasthan government schools has been added as a case study by the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government. The programme is based on artificial intelligence and ICT intervention in regular studies. It was validated by … Read more 30.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Indrajit Mahanty is new chief justice of Rajasthan high court   The senior-most judge of Orissa High Court and presently Justice of the Bombay High Court, Indrajit Mahanty, has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.   He is the 37th Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court. Justice Mahanty was born on November 11, 1960 … Read more 04.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs