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RAJASTHAN Govt school students to get coaching free of cost   Upbeat over substantial share of Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) students in IITs and NEET, the state education department has signed an MoU with a private coaching centre in Kota to provide free coaching to interested students enrolled in 730 government schools.   State is … Read more 29-30.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN With 22% ‘girls only’ colleges, Raj tops women education   Rajasthan government has taken a major leap in girls’ education. Once infamous for its poor female literacy rate, the state today has the highest number of dedicated educational institutes for girls. 22% of colleges in Rajasthan are ‘girls only’ which is the highest percentage … Read more 28.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Mission ‘Pink Belt’ to empower women   Keeping in mind the series of crimes against women and children, the Rajasthan women’s commission launched mission ‘Pink Belt’ for training women to be physically and mentally strong and have sound knowledge of the law.   The mission aims at getting girls from college and school to … Read more 26.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Scheduled Area got bigger in state   With assembly polls due this year end, the Union cabinet on Wednesday approved extension of the scheduled areas in Rajasthan, covering 3.7 lakh people in a number of districts to bring in more developmental funds for the tribal belt in south Rajasthan.   The cabinet chaired … Read more 25.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Campaign to check diseases in villages   The health department teams will fan out into each and every village in Rajasthan and check the locals for various ailments while undertaking activities to prevent outbreak of seasonal diseases.   The initiative is being taken under ‘Mera Gaon, Swasth Gaon’ (My village, Healthy Village) campaign … Read more 24.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Department of tourism bags 2 top awards   Rajasthan’s department of tourism  bagged two prestigious awards – Times Travel Awards 2018 for ‘Best Marketing Initiative – Domestic Tourism’ and Brand Equity Marketing Magazine Award for ‘Best Print Media Creatives’. Department of tourism collected the Editor’s Choice award for ‘Best Marketing Initiative – Domestic Tourism’ at … Read more 22-23.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Industrial policy gives incentives to companies for recruiting locals   Rajasthan’s new industrial policy will offer “incentives” to companies providing jobs to natives, official sources said, in a move aimed at addressing state’s growing unemployment problem ahead of the assembly elections slated later this year.   The new policy is likely to come … Read more 21.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Nabard approves Rs 14,690 cr funding to Rajasthan   National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has extended total credit support of Rs 14,690 crore to Rajasthan for 2017-18.   Rajasthan has been one of the biggest beneficiaries under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of NABARD, under which NABARD disbursed concessional loan … Read more 20.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   First Parshurama panorama coming up in Chittorgarh Country’s first panorama on Lord Parshuram, the sixth avataar of Lord Vishnu as per Hindu mythology, would be set up at Matrakundiya in Chittorgarh district.   Parshuram Jayanti would be a state holiday every year from this year and the panorama would be great place to visit as it … Read more 19.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Government plans to make Rajasthan free of child marriage in 10 years The state government has set a target to make Rajasthan a child marriage free state in the next 10 years.   Department of women and child development (WCD) has written letters to zila pramukhs, pradhans, sarpanchs, ASHAworkers and sathins to cooperate and play an active role … Read more 18.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs