july 2018

GOA State team to visit Gujarat to study health insurance model   Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that a team of the health department will visit Gujarat next week to study that state’s hybrid model of health insurance scheme.   The state government will soon sign a memorandum of understanding with the Union health ministry … Read more 13.07.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State govt plans to introduce MP’S price difference scheme   Rajasthan government may introduce the Madhya Pradesh ‘price difference’ model in the state for providing relief to garlic farmers, who have not been able to sell garlic at government purchase rates so far.   Under the scheme, farmers in Madhya Pradesh are compensated when … Read more 13.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA   Goa University has discovered a pigment in wild edible mushroom that may help fight cancer The mycological laboratory of the Department of Botany, Goa Universityhas discovered a new pigment from wild mushrooms in Goa. The chemical nature of the brown or black color pigment in wild edible mushrooms Roen alamis or Termitomyces species has a new sulphur-rich melanin pigment with immense … Read more 12.07.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Proposals sought for biogas, organic fertiliser plants at cow shelters   The directorate of Gopalan department has invited request for proposal (RFP) to carry out construction of 25 biogas plants project for power generation and organic fertiliser processing plants on built, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model to be carried out at 25 cow … Read more 12.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Disaster response centre on the horizon at Porvorim   The state government will set up a state disaster emergency response centre at Porvorim which will be outsourced to a professional private agency. The centre will help response teams take preventive measures or proactive steps to mitigate the impact of disasters like flooding, landslides and … Read more 11.07.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan inks agreement with Microsoft for digital literacy   To provide free digital training to students, the higher education department has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Microsoft.   In order to strengthen the PM’S digital India initiative and CM’S digital Rajasthan, Microsoft has signed a MOU with Rajasthan, under which 9,500 students … Read more 11.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA New pay scales not in sight for employees of autonomous bodies   Only 21 departments have submitted their proposals to the government for implementing revised pay structure under the Seventh Pay Commission to the employees of autonomous bodies coming under these departments.   The state government has more than 50  autonomous bodies including corporations, … Read more 10.07.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN First private UAV unit to be set up in Kota   India’s first private sector unit for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and light bullet proof vehicles (LBPV) will be set up by DCM Shriram Industries Group on the campus of Shriram Rayons in Kota.   UAVS and LBPVS are likely to be used … Read more 10.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Panel against granting of penal powers to women’s commission   A twelve-member committee constituted to recommend amendments to the Goa State Commission for Women Act, 1996, has submitted its report to the government.   The committee is not in favour of giving penal or arrest powers to the Goa State Commission for Women on … Read more 08-09.07.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State not able to implement Centre’s Ayushman Bharat   Rajasthan has expressed its inability to implement the Centre government’s Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Scheme (AB-NHPS) citing lack of time to migrate from the state-run Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana (BSBY).   AB-NHPS aims to provide ₹5 lakh health insurance cover per family. It has … Read more 08-09.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs