August 2018

RAJASTHAN Education dept announces 3,290 ‘Ujiyari Panchayats’   Education department announced 3,290 panchayats in the state as ‘Ujiyari Panchayats’.   Government schools in such panchayats had zero dropout rate of students around 50 lakh students will be enrolled in secondary schools under the enrolment campaign in the state.   Directions have been given to officers … Read more 31.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab govt rolls out flagship ‘e-naksha online building plan approval system’   The Punjab Government rolled out flagship ‘e-naksha online building plan approval system’ (OBPAS) — a one-stop place for all the architects or citizens to submit drawings or documents for the building plan approval and would cater to the 165 ULBs as … Read more 15.08.18 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Pb, hry hc launches it initiatives for litigants   The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Sunday launched a slew of IT-based initiatives to facilitate the litigants and lawyers.   Justice Krishna Murari, Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court unveiled the IT initiatives namely e-Payment of High Court services, android based mobile … Read more 17.08.18 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN 2,267 govt schools get five-star rating   A total of 2,267 government schools in Rajasthan have been given ‘5 star’ ranking based on their educational performance, cleanliness, enrolment and other parameters.   While hotels and consumer products are seen carrying fivestar ratings, government schools in the state will now be rated in a similar … Read more 02.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·        State has maximum mother milk banks in Asia   Rajasthan has the largest network of human milk banks in Asia, says the health department.   Rajasthan alone has 18 mothers’ milk banks run by the state government, which is more than China that has 17 mother milk banks. Apart from these 18 banks, … Read more 22.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Assembly adopts resolution on Kartarpur Sahib corridor   The Punjab Assembly, led by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, unanimously passed a resolution asking the Central government to pursue with Pakistan the issue of opening of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor during the 550th birthday celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev.   All members of the House, … Read more 25.08.18 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Om Prakash clinches gold in rowing at Asian Games   After Bajrang Lal Takhar, Om Prakash has brought laurels for the country with a gold medal in rowing in the Asian Games in Jakarta.   Om Prakash bagged the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event with teammates Swarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal and Sukhmeet … Read more 25.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   ·        Private publishers to be out of schools in punjab   ð  Teachers will be the only guides in Punjab’s government schools! For, the Punjab State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has initiated the move to close the book on guides and keep private publishers out of schools.   ð  Punjab … Read more 22.08.18 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Cabinet approves draft Bill on cattle feed quality   The Cabinet has approved a new draft Bill for enactment in the ongoing Vidhan Sabha session to ensure quality control of cattle feed, with the aim to boosting milk production.   The Punjab Regulation of Compounded Cattle-feed, Concentrates and Mineral Mixtures Act, 2018 seeks … Read more 26-27.08.18 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Now, autonomous body to decide curriculum of textbooks in Rajasthan  Rajasthan has formed an autonomous State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in Udaipur, for writing content for state textbooks, curriculum design teachers’ training and research on subjects, especially modern and ancient sciences. The budget for SCERT will be given by the … Read more 23.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs