july 2018

GOA Aldona panchayat to launch online payment of house tax   The Aldona panchayat will facilitate the payment of house tax by launching its online   In this connection, the panchayat will sign an agreement with the HDFC Bank within few days. A presentation on the payment of house tax online was made to the … Read more 28.07.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

GOA 3 innovative planning tools to be introduced in House for balanced development   The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Bill 2018, which will be taken up for consideration in the state legislative assembly on July 30, seeks to introduce three innovative planning tools namely accommodation reservation, transferable development rights (TDR) and transferable developments … Read more 31.07.18 Goa (GoaPSC) 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 IIT creates tech to treat water with sunlight and Rajasthani clay   IIT Jodhpur has come up a low-cost and environment friendly technology for treating contaminated water by using Rajasthani clay and sunlight.   This technology can be used to treat contaminated water containing textile industry effluents, which is a major problem in Western … Read more 20.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Now tourists can enjoy cow safari in Rajasthan   The cow safari, scheduled to start from Janmashtami, can allow tourists to visit Hingonia Gaushala on bullock carts and they will be able to witness first-hand cows’ upkeep inside the cow shelter home.   The Hingonia cow shelter, which around two years back, was in … Read more 03.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Govt to bring Bill to ban sale of agri land to non-farmers   The state government is working on drafting bills to facilitate contract farming and ban sale of agricultural land to non-agriculturists in the state.   Both the bills are likely to be introduced by the revenue department during the forthcoming monsoon session … Read more 03.07.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN • Rajasthan No.1 in water conservation  NITI Aayog has ranked Rajasthan at first place among states in water conversation as it registered a significant increase in the level of groundwater.  The water level has increased in the state due to water conservation structures built under Chief Minister’s Jal Swawlamban Abhiyaan programme. Also, … Read more 06.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN MJSA-Very less political donation in scheme   The crowd-funded project, Mukhya Mantri Jal Swalamban Abhiyan received least donations from political institutions in the first two phases — 0.007 per cent in Phase-i and 0.2 per cent in Phase-ii.   In other words, of the total ₹35.76 crore the MJSA received in Phase-i from different … Read more 22-23.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA   Heritage scheme hangs in balance   The decision as regards handing over of various Goan monuments to private parties for maintenance under the ‘adopt a heritage’ scheme of the central government is still pending, as the department of archives and archaeology is awaiting the response from the Church authorities as to whether the … Read more 04.07.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN 35 POCSO courts to come up in Rajasthan  The state government has in principle agreed for setting up of 35 POCSO courts in the state. one POCSO court will be set up at each of the 33 district headquarters and two in the bigger districts of Jaipur and Jodhpur The government a few days … Read more 15-16.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs