Nov 2018

GOA Rs 150 crore hit likely for tourism industry   Goa Citizens’ Action Forum, a forum of activists, has said that if there is ban on import of fish into Goa for six months, as announced by the government, the tourism industry will suffer to the tune of up to Rs 150 crore.   Due to a … Read more 19.11.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·        Rajasthan Heritage : Bhainsrorgarh Fort or Bhainsror Fort ð   It is an ancient fort that has become a major tourist spot in  Rajasthan. The nearest town is Rawatbhata, 7 km from Bhainsror. ð  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 … Read more 19.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Norway to help Goa with its building debris   In an interesting example of wealth out of waste, construction and demolition debris, which is otherwise dumped in truck loads along the state’s roads, has become an opportunity for Goa and Norway to deepen bilateral ties and improve technical exchange. A thousand miles away in a chilly laboratory … Read more 17-18.11.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Swasth Bharat Yatra to reach Jaipur in December   Swasth Bharat Yatra, a Pan-India cyclothon and an outreach of Centre’s ‘Eat Right India’ movement, will reach Jaipur in December for spreading the message of healthy lifestyle. Health officials are making preparations for the Yatra.   After traversing through various cities and towns of … Read more 17-18.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Toll-free health helpline 104 launched   Health minister Vishwajit Rane, launched a dedicated toll-free health helpline number ‘104’.   An initiative of the directorate of health services (DHS), the helpline will enable the public to redress queries pertaining to health services offered by the government.   The 24×7 call centre will provide all information regarding schemes and blood … Read more 16.11.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Bengu Kisan movement – (started in 1921)   The main centre of the peasant movement of Bengu was Raita.   Earlier,this place was in Bhilwara, but it is currently in Chittorgarh district.     This movement ran at the time of Bangngu’s Zamidar Anoop singh.   Maharana of Mewar was Fateh Singh.   Reason … Read more 16.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Govt boost to preserve Goan maand   In a bid to revive the Goan maand culture and encourage folk artists to preserve the art form, the government has invited applications under the scheme.   The scheme has listed various folk forms like zagor, ranmalle, kallo, perni zagor, talgadi, tonyamell, shigmo, among others, under the maand culture … Read more 15.11.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Art : Malwa painting   17th-century school of Rājasthanī miniature paintingcentred largely in Mālwa and Bundelkhand (in modern Madhya Pradesh state); it is sometimes referred to as Central Indian painting on the basis of its geographical distribution. The school was conservative, and little development is seen from the earliest examples, such as the Rasikapriyā (a poem analyzing the love sentiment) … Read more 15.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Nimbarka sect   The Nimarkar sect is also called Dvaitmat, Parashuram ji sect and Sanakadi (sanak) sect.   Nimbarkacharya gave rise to the principles of Dvaitadvaita (bhedabhed) sect and denied Shankaracharya’s advaitadvaitavad.     One of the principal sect of the Vaishnava sect is Acharya Nimbarka. The principal seat of this is located … Read more 14.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Pvt hospital gets state nod for organ transplant   Goa will soon have its own registry for the deceased donor transplant programme. He also said that the government has decided to recognise Manipal Hospital at Dona Paula for organ transplant in the state.   The status of SOTTO (State Organ Tissue Transplant Organisation), an initiative of the government … Read more 14.11.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs