August 2019

GOA Education policy will be in force within 2 years in Goa   The state will implement the national education policy(NEP) 2019 within two years, which will reclassify the entire schooling pattern. Once NEP 2019 is implemented, schooling of children up to age 6 would be known as foundation education. While upto Class V will be … Read more 02.08.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan tops in ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ for 3rd time   For the third consecutive time, the state will be felicitated for its best practices, innovations, awareness generation, community engagement and improvement in sex ratio at birth, under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ (BBBP). State’s department of women and child development will collect the award at … Read more 04-05.08.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·         State govt plans to develop ‘tribal tourism’ in Baran   ð  The state government is planning to develop ‘tribal tourism’ in the Sahariya dominated Baran district. ð  There is a plan to develop a tribal museum in Baran district where the traditional weapons, crafts, art and culture and lifestyle of Sahariyas will be … Read more 25-26.08.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jhalawar district bags first prize in population check   Jhalawar district has set an example for the state in population control. The district has won the prize for being best in population controlfollowed by Baran and Kota at an annual function on population stabilisation.   The health department is targeting to achieve total fertility rate at 2.1 … Read more 31.08.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan bagged the Best innovation and initiative leadership award   Rajasthan bagged the Best innovation and initiative leadership award 2019 in the 14th elets World Education Summit (WES) held at New Delhi. The award is for its achievements in higher education. The award was received by the  Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh Bhati.  The State was award for … Read more 16.08.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

GOA Goa splurges extra Rs 20 crore to revamp Jawaharlal Nehru stadium   The state government has paid over 50% more than the estimated cost for upgradation and renovation of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Fatorda.   The official said the huge jump in ultimate cost was due to price escalation and varying market rates at the time. … Read more 16.08.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to add more water bodies to boost fisheries   The government plans to give a big boost to fisheries in the state. Rajasthan has not been able to exploit its potential in fisheries. The government plans to bring about 1 lakh more hectares of water bodies under fisheries by 2022.   According to the government data … Read more 13.08.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to table bill against honour killing, khap panchayats   A bill proposing stringent laws against the menace of honour killing. The bill also proposes steps to curb the powers of khap panchayats, which often issue arbitrary diktats.   The bill may propose imprisonment for a period between six months and five years, along … Read more 02.08.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Finance Commission to visit Rajasthan   The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman, N.K. Singh and including Members of the Commission will visit the State of Rajasthan from 16th August to 19th August 2019.   The Commission will hold the other meeting with the representatives of the State’s Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Local … Read more 18-19.08.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

GOA ·         PWD plans app to track potholes ð  The Public Works Department has begun studying various means to repair potholes including a JetPatcher pothole repair machine to fill up potholesduring the monsoons. ð  An app-based system to track and repair potholes, along the lines of the traffic sentinel, was on the cards.   ð  For the next monsoons, the … Read more 17.08.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs