August 2019

GOA GoaMiles eyes expansion, set to add new features   The government-supported taxi app GoaMiles, which recently completed a year of service in Goa, is planning to add a few features as it seeks to expand. The service plans to introduce a home button that will enable driver to secure bookings in the direction of their residence. This … Read more 20.08.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to acquire land for northern corridor of Ring Road   The state government will soon start the process to acquire land for northern corridor of the Ring Road that will connect the Jaipur-Agra National Highway with the Jaipur-Delhi National Highway.   The length of the northern corridor will be 44-km and the NHAI will construct … Read more 20.08.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

GOA   Museum at Fort Aguada likely to be named after Parrikar   The new museum coming up at the premises of the former central jail at Fort Aguada is likely to be named after former chief minister Manohar Parrikar.   When he was defence minister in Delhi he had taken up the project with the Central … Read more 18-19.08.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily 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

RAJASTHAN ·         Rajasthan gets an award at the World Education Summit ð  Rajasthan has bagged the “best innovation and initiative leadership award” for its achievements in higher education in the World Education Summit-2019 held in New Delhi. ð  Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh Bhati received the award at the summit. ð  Representatives … Read more 17.08.19 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

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 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 sees 50 theft cases every month ð  An average of 50 theft cases are reported in the state every month, police statistics show. This is in addition to cases of dacoities and robberies.This year, till June 30, 309 theft cases have already been registered. ð  Chief minister Pramod Sawant said that Goa police has … Read more 15.08.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·         State in forefront of Sanskrit promotion ð   Rajasthan has been in forefront of promoting Sanskrit education and is the only state in the country with an education directorate and an education minister for Sanskrit.   ð  “The Sanskrit education directorate was set up in Rajasthan in 1958 when Mohan Lal Sukhadia was the … Read more 15.08.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs