March 2019

RAJASTHAN India’s first seed bank of native trees species for Thar desert to be set up in Jodhpur   India’s first seed bank of native tree species for Thar desert is going to be set up in the Jodhpur city of Rajasthan under project Maruvan (dessert forest).   The project will first focus on Marwar belt including Jodhpur, Bikaner, Barmer … Read more 17-18.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   ·         Math needs attention in pre-primary classes: Study ð  Mathematics-related activities need special attention of the course designers for pre-primary education in Punjab as has been revealed in the second baseline evaluation of the first batch of the pre-primary classes (3-6 years). ð  The second evaluation, during the current session, has shown that … Read more 17-18.03.19 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

PUNJAB   All 90 pvt hospitals out of ESI scheme   The state government has cancelled the empanelment of all 90 private hospitals with the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESI) hospitals following complaints of alleged wrongdoing.   The decision was taken on the basis of field reports, which mentioned that ESI doctors and other employees … Read more 16.03.19 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan has over 6 lakh unemployed persons, Jaipur on top with 60,000   The National Career Service (NCS) data of the ministry of labour and employment shows that Jaipur has the highest number of unemployed persons in the state, nearly 60,000. According to the data, the total number of registered job seekers in the state are … Read more 16.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB Sign-language app for hearing-impaired voters   A sign-language mobile application for hearing-impaired voters of Punjab will be developed to help them take informed decisions in the General Election.   The office of the Punjab CEO has called for expression of interest for development of the application. It has also proposed video-calling facility for the … Read more 15.03.19 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·         RHB seeks land for building 98,000 houses in eight cities ð  The RHB has proposed to construct approximately 98,000 houses on the earmarked land in eight cities. ð  Established in 1970, the RHB had aimed to provide houses on a no-profit no-loss basis. ð  In 2017, the state government had planned to dissolve … Read more 15.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

  RAJASTHAN Rajasthan 3rd in hate crimes in India in ’2018: Amnesty India   According to data released on Tuesday by the Amnesty India on its interactive website ‘Halt the Hate’, Rajasthan was third in the country in terms of hate crimes in 2018, topped only by UP and Gujarat. According to the data collected through media reports, there were … Read more 14.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Dept to undertake sparrow census   The state Wildlife Department has decided to conduct a special research-cum-census to study the house sparrow which is considered important as ecologists see it as a sentinel, whose disappearance from urban habitations is viewed as a sign of looming environmental distress.   On the World Sparrow Day … Read more 14.03.19 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

PUNJAB   IIT’s remote controlled boat to monitor siltation in Punjab reservoirs   To effectively monitor siltation in reservoirs, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, has developed a technology to map the underwater features of a water body.   Officials said the institute has come up with a facility of remote controlled boat equipped … Read more 13.03.19 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State writes to Centre for MNREGA fund release   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has urged the Modi government to release Rs 1000 crore fund due under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme for Rajasthan.   An allocation of Rs 543 crores in material head and Rs 260 crores under labour head … Read more 13.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs