March 2019

RAJASTHAN India’s first seed bank of native trees species for Thar desert to be set up in Jodhpur   India’s first seed bank of native tree species for Thar desert is going to be set up in the Jodhpur city of Rajasthan under project Maruvan (dessert forest).   The project will first focus on Marwar belt including Jodhpur, Bikaner, Barmer … Read more 17-18.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

GOA ·         Eco-study on at Bainguinim site for waste management ð  An environment impact assessment (EIA) through National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is being conducted for the Bainguinim site which was originally finalised for setting up a waste treatment facility.   ð  It’s been over a decade that the Bainguinim site was proposed to … Read more 17-18.03.19 Goa (Goa PSC) Current Affairs

GOA   BJP’s Pramod Sawant sworn-in as new Goa CM   BJP MLA Pramod Sawant was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Goa.   He succeeds Manohar Parrikar, who passed away following a prolonged illness.   Goa Governor Mridula Sinha administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 46-year-old Sawant.   He represents … Read more 16.03.19 Goa (Goa PSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan has over 6 lakh unemployed persons, Jaipur on top with 60,000   The National Career Service (NCS) data of the ministry of labour and employment shows that Jaipur has the highest number of unemployed persons in the state, nearly 60,000. According to the data, the total number of registered job seekers in the state are … Read more 16.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

GOA   Manohar Parrikar second Goa chief minister to die in office   Manohar Parrikar became the state’s second chief minister to die in office. Dayanand Bandodkar, the first chief minister of the then union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, died of a heart attack in March 1973. Bandodkar was the leader of Goa … Read more 15.03.19 Goa (Goa PSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·         RHB seeks land for building 98,000 houses in eight cities ð  The RHB has proposed to construct approximately 98,000 houses on the earmarked land in eight cities. ð  Established in 1970, the RHB had aimed to provide houses on a no-profit no-loss basis. ð  In 2017, the state government had planned to dissolve … Read more 15.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

  RAJASTHAN Rajasthan 3rd in hate crimes in India in ’2018: Amnesty India   According to data released on Tuesday by the Amnesty India on its interactive website ‘Halt the Hate’, Rajasthan was third in the country in terms of hate crimes in 2018, topped only by UP and Gujarat. According to the data collected through media reports, there were … Read more 14.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

GOA Green route: Government to deploy e-buses in coming month   Goa plans to procure 10 electric buses that will soon be operational in the state. The vehicles, that will be operated by Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC), will be deployed on all state routes where the corporation runs its existing buses. A proposal in this … Read more 14.03.19 Goa (Goa PSC) Current Affairs

GOA Goa gears up to grow new okra, rice varieties   The first okra variety released by the Old-Goa based ICAR-Central CoastalAgricultural Research Institute (CCARI) called Goa Bhindi 1, has received the Goa government’s nod. Called Saathsheera (seven rinds), this is the longest variety of okra in Goa at 30cm. Two new rice varieties Goa Dhan 3 and 4 from … Read more 13.03.19 Goa (Goa PSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State writes to Centre for MNREGA fund release   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has urged the Modi government to release Rs 1000 crore fund due under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme for Rajasthan.   An allocation of Rs 543 crores in material head and Rs 260 crores under labour head … Read more 13.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs