August 2018

RAJASTHAN   World Bank to provide $250 million loan to state for improving power distribution   The World Bank will provide a $250 million loan facility to Rajasthan for improving the performance of its electricity distribution sector.   The Second Programmatic Electricity Distribution Reform Development Policy Loan for Rajasthan is the second in the series … Read more 29.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Move on to empower self-governing bodies   In a bid to empower self governing bodies, the State Government has decided to prepare Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) for all 191 village panchayats with participatory planning from October 2.   The Constitution Amendment relating to Panchayats for greater participation of the people and more effective … Read more 26-27.08.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

GOA Financial powers delegated to govt school principals, headmasters renewed   The department of education has issued an order as regards delegation of financial powers to principals of all government higher secondary schools and government technical high school centres as well as headmasters/ headmistresses of all government high schools by declaring them ‘Head of Offices’ … Read more 03.08.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State to observe September as ‘Nutrition Month   The state will observe September as ‘nutrition month’ (poshan mah) to cut stunting (low height for age) and wasting (low weight for height) by 2% every year until 2022. Door-to-door nutrition campaigns will be held in September in all rural and urban areas.   The woman … Read more 15.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Now, students under RTE can file complaint online To ease out the problems of the students who are studying in various private schools of the state under the Right to education (RTE) benefit, department of education has launched an online portal. On this platform, the students can raise their complaints or the issue and … Read more 09.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan 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

RAJASTHAN RTU’s A-category list has no government engineering college In a major embarrassment for the state technical education department, none of its 13 government engineering colleges have made it to the Quality Index Value A-Category list of engineering colleges that was released by the Rajasthan Technical University (RTU).   Government engineering colleges failed to score … Read more 26-27.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA 24X7 helpline number to keep Panaji clean   In an effort to keep the city clean, the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) has launched a 24X7 toll-free number 18002333948 on which citizens can call to report about uncollected garbage.   40 black spots have been identified in the city where garbage is being … Read more 04.08.18 Goa (Goa PSC) Current Affairs

GOA Roadmap soon to inculcate culture of innovation in schools   In order to encourage innovation in school students, the Goa State Innovation Council (GSIC) will soon come out with a roadmap.   The roadmap will be prepared in consultation with school teachers and will be ready in about 15-20 days time.   One of … Read more 02.08.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

GOA CCP looks to digitise all existing records   In a bid to eliminate paper and to keep up with the fast changing digital world, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has forwarded a proposal to Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Ltd (IPSCDL) for developing an e-governance portal for digitising all existing records … Read more 29.08.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs