January 2019

GOA Goa passes bill to ban drinking on its beaches   Legislators cutting across party lines unanimously passed the Goa Tourist Places (Protection and Maintenance) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which aims to crack down on tourists who drink and cook in public.   With the bill passed, any tourist found drinking alcohol, breaking bottles or cooking … Read more 29.01.19 Goa (GPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan among bottom five states in learning outcomes: ASER   Rajasthan stood at the bottom of five states in learning outcomes—reading, writing and arithmetic in the academic year 2018-19, says Annual Status of Education Report (ASER).   The report says that the state the poorest performer in all the main parameters – reading and arithmetic … Read more 17.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Panel submits report on farm loan waiver   The interdepartmental ministerial committee constituted to recommend the farm loan waiver model for Rajasthan has submitted its report to chief minister.   As far as the loan in the co-operative sector is concerned, it is not an issue as it is in the states purview, but … Read more 27-28.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Panaji set to get ‘urban living lab   The Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Ltd (IPSCDL) with the help of Denmark will explore the possibility of exchanging latest technologies as well as work on capacity building for the engineers of Corporation for the City of Panaji (CCP).   Under urban living lab, Goa will … Read more 22.01.19 Goa (GPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Heritage Bhainsrorgarh Fort   Bhainsrorgarh Fort or Bhainsror Fort is an ancient fort that has become a major tourist spot in The nearest town is Rawatbhata, 7 km from Bhainsror.   Bhainsrorgarh is an impregnable fort, inhabited from at least the 2nd century BC. It is dramatically positioned between two rivers, the Chambal and Bamani. It had passed through the hands … Read more 11.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Atal Setu in Goa   Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated four-lane, 5.1-kilometer long “Atal Setu”, the third Cable bridge across river Mandovi in Panaji, Goa. This is the third bridge acrossMandovi River.  This bridge would overcome the bottlenecks and curb traffic jams at Panaji Circle and Panaji entrance. INTERNATIONAL   … Read more 24.01.19 Goa (GPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Jobless in Rajasthan to get RS 3,000 a month dole from March 1   Rajasthan is one of the worst performers in terms of generating employment. According to the December 2018 report of the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy (CMIE), the unemployment rate in the state went up to 7.7% last year. … Read more 31.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Solar policy to be notified in 15 days   The joint electricity regulatory commission (JERC) has instructed the Goa electricity department to provide required assistance to consumers interested in generating solar power in the state. It advised the department to do so after consumers and solar installers brought to the notice of the commission at the … Read more 15.01.19 Goa (GPSC) Current Affairs

GOA Cable-stayed Mandovi bridge set to open for public from January 29   The third bridge over River Mandovi would be thrown open to the general public from January 29, two days after its formal inauguration by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on January 27.   The 5.1 km-long bridge is … Read more 20-21.01.19 Goa (GPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan college girls set to get free sanitary pads   Rajasthan is set to become India’s first state to provide free sanitary napkins to college students. The department of higher education has decided to install free sanitary napkin vending machines in all 189 government colleges in the state from the next academic session starting July 2019.   … Read more 02.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs