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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 can leverage land bank to attract industries With the implementation of GST, the scope for using tax as an incentive has gone out of window for the government. Chief minister Vasundhara Raje has to look for other avenues to drive the state’s industrialization and job generation thereof. The one nation, one tax (GST) regime … Read more 13.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Aged, differently-abled people to get ration at their doorsteps Aged and differentlyabled people, who are beneficiary of the national food security scheme, will be given food coupon in order to provide them ration at their doorstep. The department issued directives to the district food officer, who will first identify the beneficiaries and … Read more 21.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan is First state in India to Offer e-mail IDs in Hindi Rajasthan becomes the first state in the country to launch free email addresses in Hindi (in Devanagari script) for its residents, as per the state IT department Principal Secretary Akhil Arora. The initiative aims to ensure maximum participation of people towards e-governance … Read more 12 .12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan population set for high growth rate on fertility levels Sixty to seventy percent of population in the state will come from Rajasthan’s past high fertility levels till 2026. The rest of 30-40% will grow due to the still higher Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in the state which stands at 2.4 as against the national TFR of 2.2. Rajasthan … Read more 12.07.17 RAS Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN · State govt begins process to invoke RAJPASA in Barmer crude oil theft The state government has initiated the process for invoking provisions of RAJPASA (Rajasthan Prevention of Antisocial Activities Act, 2006) in the high profile Barmer crude oil theft case. Rajasthan Prevention of Antisocial Activities Act, 2006, provides for preventive detention of … Read more 17.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Turkey lifts scarf ban on women soldiers. Turkey’s Army is lifting a historic ban on women officers wearing the Islamic headscarf in the officially secular country The move, ordered by the Defence Ministry, applies to officers working in the general staff and command headquarters and branches Women may wear the … Read more Daily Current Events – 23.02.17
RAJASTHAN 85% Raj rural women don’t know about HIV/AIDS’ High migratory populationin the state makes Rajasthan vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. But a matter of even more serious concern is that the percentage of women with comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDSis quite low here. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) -4 (2015-16), only 19.1% of … Read more 21.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Machia park likely to abode white tiger. Visitors at Machia Biological Parkof Jodhpur will soon be able to see a white tiger. Process for bringing a male white tiger from Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur Zoohas already been initiated and once the permission from both the departments and the Central Zoo Authority(CZA) is obtained, shifting will be executed. Jodhpur’s Machia … Read more 24.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Alumni associations at govt schools soon in Rajasthan State education department will ask the district education officers to form alumni associations in each government secondary and senior secondary schools from the coming academic session. It aims to bring confidence among students and seek assistance from the alumni in developing infrastructure. The formal announcement of … Read more 21.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs