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RAJASTHAN 11,000 youths to get skill training in Rajasthan The Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSLDC) has signed 16 Mous under Deen Dayal Upadhaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDUGKY) and Regular Skill Training Program (RSTP) to train over 11,000 youths. The RSLDC signed three Mous under the DDUGKY, 12 under the RSTP and … Read more 05.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Chipko originated in Rajasthan’s Khejadli village in 1730 About 240 years before the launch of Chipko Movement in Uttar Pradesh by Sunderlal Bahuguna, 363 persons of the Bishnoi community had laid down their lives to save the ‘khejadi’ trees (Prosopis cineraria) in Jodhpur’s Khejadli village in 1730. The Jodhpur king had ordered wood for the … Read more 27.03.18 (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 Rajasthan govt sets up committee to study farmers’ demands The state government has set up a five-member cabinet sub-committee under home minister Gulab Chand Kataria to study the demands of farmers’ organisations and representatives and give recommendations to the government. The government’s move to set up the sub-committee under Kataria is seen as one to … Read more 07.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt spent less fund on welfare of women: CAG The latest report by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has highlighted that total expenditure against Gender Budgeting decreased from 78.6% to 62.4% during 2012-17. The examination of leading schemes like Missing Gramya Shakti (MGS), Rajeev Gandhi Balika Empowerment Scheme (SABLA) etc has highlighted several … Read more 09.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN IT carnival conculeded, 125 firms to hire 6,000 Rajasthan youths The fourth IT day of Rajasthan had emerged as huge carnval.The Digifest cum IT-Day lined up events like hackathon 4.0, edu hack, green-a-thon e-mitra/ITGK hackathon and TecRush. Under the Hackathon 4.0, a 36 hour non-stop coding marathon on numerous themes was planned and … Read more 22.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN After overall rise in state, child sex ratio still declines in four districts Rajasthan was in news in 2011 census due to drastic fall child sex ratio (CSR) from 909 in2001 to 888 per 1,000 boys in 2011, but now until 2017-18, the CSR has improved to 922 per 1,000 boys. Although, … Read more 21.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Harsimrat Kaur Badal to inaugurate Rajasthan’s first mega food park in Ajmer Union Food Processing Industries Minister Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal will inaugurate the first mega food park at Roopangarh Village in Ajmer, Rajasthan. The Food Park is being set up at a cost of Rs 113.57 crore and will benefit around … Read more 03.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan witnesses double-digit growth Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan has clocked double-digit growth in a row for the second year in 2017. Despite a higher base of 17% growth in 2016, the arrivals increased by 10.50% to 45.91 million visits in 2017 riding on the rush of domestic travelers and an improvement in … Read more 15.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government on a mission to weed out TB’ The state is working on a mission to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from the state. In the state there are 283 TB units functional in 33 districts and Jaipur rural. There are more than 2,000 TB treatment centres, including 848 microscopy centres from where … Read more 18-19.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs