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RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh discontinues ceremonial guard of honour Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh has discontinued the ceremonial guard of honour accorded to his office, Raj Bhawan officials said. While a letter in this regard was sent by his office to the state government, the practice was discontinued during his recent visit to Jodhpur … Read more 16.06.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
GOA Goa CM reviews biz reforms action plan with 11 departments Chief minister Manohar Parrikar chaired a meeting to track the progress made on the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) 2018 chalked out by the Union government’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. Presently, Goa has implemented 61% of the 372 reforms specified under … Read more 27.06.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs
GOA Goa to get Rs 1.4 crore plant to convert waste to electricity Goa will soon get a plant that turns food waste and septic solids into electricity. The plant, currently being set up by BITS Pilani at its Goa campus at a cost of around Rs 1.4 crore, will receive funds from the … Read more 23.06.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs
GOA Goa govt approves single joint inspection system for licenses Aimed at simplifying the procedure for issuing construction permits/licenses, the government has approved the system of single joint site inspection by all the concerned authorities, the department of urban development informed in a circular. Urban local bodies (ULBs) will be the nodal agencies for the inspection. … Read more 30.06.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan introduces incentive for govt school staff State education department has set a new goal of ‘Drop Out Free Panchayat’ (DOFP) for teachers leading enrollment drives in its schools. Officials say that those gram panchayats which are declared DOFP will be rewarded by the state. The DOFP status is granted after officials confirmed … Read more 23.06.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
GOA Air quality in Goa’s urban areas worsens in 2017-18 High density of vehicles, inadequate monitoring system for checking vehicular emission and operation of condemnable vehicles is contributing to the deterioration of the air quality in the state’s major towns and cities, sources said. The air quality index values compiled by Goa State Pollution Control Board … Read more 10-11.06.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs
GOA Goa included in National plan to check marine pollution Recognising the grave challenge that marine pollutants, especially plastic, pose to the oceans, the Union ministry of earth sciences plans to study the quantum of marine litter and their sources along India’s coastline. With scientific estimates indicating that eight million metric tonnes of … Read more 13.06.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Godawan breeding centre to be set up in Baran dist A centre for breeding the dwindling number of Great Indian Bustard(GIB), which comes under Schedule 1 of Wildlife Protection Act, will be set up at Sorsen in Baran district. This centre will be set up under the supervision of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) GIB experts. … Read more 20.06.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
GOA Three education schemes merged under new name Following a decision by the Union human resource development (HRD) ministry, three of the central government’s programmes— Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Scheme of Restructuring and Reorganisation of Teacher Education (STE)—will be merged in Goa as well. The merged body will be known as Goa … Read more 15.06.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthans govt reserves 15% seats for NRIs in new medical colleges The state government has reserved 15% MBBS seats in five new medical colleges for NRIs. The decision has been taken to strengthen financial condition of the five new medical colleges, which will be run by Rajasthan Medical Education Society (RMES). These five … Read more 21.06.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs