August 2018

GOA No new shacks on private properties at some beaches   The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority has decided not to entertain any new applications for the upcoming tourist season for  the allotment of huts and shacks in private properties along the beach stretches of Agonda, Cavelossim-Mobor, Varca, and Arambol as   beach carrying capacity has … Read more 31.08.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

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

GOA Govt sets ball rolling for Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy institute   The exercise for setting up of the Institute of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy at Dhargal in Pernem taluka started with handing over of 2 lakh sq mts of land to the Union Ministry of AYUSH.   The transfer of land between the state government … Read more 30.08.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN MOU signed, state to get Yamuna water in summer   In order to meet future water requirements, Rajasthan, along with five other states, signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of ~4,000 crore Lakhwar multipurpose project in the upper Yamuna basin.   The MOU between Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and … Read more 30.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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 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

GOA Proposal for Coconut Development Board scrapped   The state government has decided to scrap the proposal for the formation of the Coconut Development Board.   The government has decided that there is no need of a separate State body as the Central Coconut Development Board under the Union ministry of agriculture and farmers’ welfare … Read more 28.08.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   To boost tourism in Rajasthan, government promotes unexplored heritage sites   Rajasthan, which houses centuries old heritage buildings and monuments, has notched up an important place in global tourism. Lakhs of tourists annually visit its known heritage buildings famous for unique sculpture, which is a great source to boost state’s revenue along with … Read more 28.08.18 (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

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