Dec 2018

GOA ·        Goa has ignored most suggestions made by 2012 groundwater report ð  As the state water resources department (WRD) is preparing to carry out a groundwater assessment after nearly a decade, the last report by the department, while stating that Goa falls in the safe category in the groundwater situation, had raised some areas … Read more 13.12.18 Goa (GPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Bikaner state set up first legislative assembly   Before the Rajasthan legislative assembly came into existence in 1952 in independent India, erstwhile Bikaner state had the first functioning legislative assembly, which was set up in 1913. Maharaja Ganga Singh announced the parliamentary form of government in 1911 to mark the 25th anniversary of his rule. It was among … Read more 13.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Goa sets March 31 as new ODF target   The government has now set its sights on March 31 to make Goa open defecation-free (ODF), given that it is about to miss the December 31 deadline. A survey it had conducted pointed to a requirement of 52,883 toilets for rural households and 3,336 for those in municipal areas. … Read more 12.12.18 Goa (GPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN 41% choose NOTA, number dips since last assembly polls in Rajasthan There were only 1.41 per cent who voted for NOTA this time while in last assembly elections there were 1.93 per cent voters who chose the option. Among 3,12,800 postal ballots received, only 0.8 per cent (2,622) went for NOTA. However,  more than … Read more 12.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA ·        ‘Goa University will get funding under RUSA 2.0’ ð   Goa University vice-chancellor made requested Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar to make additional funding available to varsities like GU under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Sikshya Abhiyan (RUSA) 2.0. He said there was no reason why funding under RUSA 2.0 should be denied to universities with a score of three and above in … Read more 11.12.18 Goa (GPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Elections, 2018     Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Election, 2018 was held on 7 December 2018 in a single phase.   Rajasthan has a unicameral legislature and thus has only one housecalled Vidhan Sabha or Legislative Assembly, located in Jaipur, the state capital.   The current strength of Rajasthan Assembly is 200 … Read more 11.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Porvorim will be first digital constituency in state: Khaunte   Porvorim is going to be the ‘first digital constituency’ in the state.   The digital constituency will serve all purposes – social as well as commercial, and benefit everybody besides generating suitable jobs for sons and daughters of the soil.   Once Penha de … Read more 09-10.12.18 Goa (GPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN 255 wellness centres a big boost for healthcare in Rajasthan   The state has made operational 255 health and wellness centres (HWC) under Ayushman Bharat. The state has not adopted Ayushman Bharat’s insurance component yet but it has adopted its provision of developing health centres as HWCs to provide improved healthcare facilities in the state.   Among 255 … Read more 09-10.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA 77th round of National Sample Survey to commence in Jan   The 77th round of National Sample Survey will  commence in the state in January 2019, and will continue till December 2019.   The year-long socio-economic survey will focus on four areas, namely, land and livestock holdings of households, situation assessment of agricultural households, … Read more 08.12.18 Goa (GPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt okays water supply through pipeline to scarcity-hit areas   The state government has given work orders to the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) to provide water through pipelines in Kho Nagoriyan, Jamdoli and Amber region which are facing an acute water crisis. The project will cost more than Rs 100 crore. Residents of Kho Nagoriyan … Read more 08.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs