Oct 2018

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan textiles industry goes to downturn   For the last two years there has been no growth in the textile industry, the mainstay of Bhilwara’s economy. The city is home to 850 textile units that create direct employment for 85,000 people and indirect employment for 60,000. Unlike in other industrial towns, here migrants make … Read more 31.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA New law mulls land-based gaming houses   The state government is considering bringing in a new legislation which will restrict authorised gaming houses to designated land areas and five-star hotels.  The proposed law aims to provide immediate relief from the inconvenience of casino operations in the river and restrict gaming to tourists only.   … Read more 31.10.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

GOA Goa moves to implement law to protect the elderly   The social welfare department has begun implementing the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 passed by the Parliament and the Goa Rules 2009 in order ensure protection of life and property of senior citizens. ð  Although the said act had … Read more 30.10.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Statue of Unity waste to carve Gate of Unity   The waste material from the construction of the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, will be used to construct a Gate of Unity in the outskirts of Sikar in Rajasthan.   The gate will be about 46 feet high, on top of which, there will be a six-feet-tall statue of Sardar … Read more 30.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Govt bans fish imports for 6 months   Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said the government has decided to ban fish imports from neighbouring states for six months, and if need arises then the ban could be extended by another six months.   The decision has been taken by the government after fish traders failed … Read more 29.10.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan Heritage :Kalibangan – Indus Valley Civilization   Kalibangan is a town on the banks of the Ghaggar river, Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan, 205 kms. north of Bikaner. The existence of Indus Valley civilization in desert of Thar and the remnants of the pre-Harappan and Harappan settlements that have been unearthed here have played … Read more 29.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Digitalisation of Textbooks in Rajasthan The introduction of ‘energised’ (QR code imposed) Science and Mathematics textbooks for students of Classes IX and X from this academic year (2018-19) will provide additional content for topics in the syllabus which are difficult to comprehend for an average student. QR codes providing contextualised interactive audio-visual content and … Read more 27-28.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Soon, register pet dog with the state   In a bid to control the burgeoning canine population in the state, authorities are trying to revive the system of registering dogs by civic bodies and panchayats — a system that worked successfully in Goa till the 1970s.   Under this system, the owners of dogs … Read more 26.10.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN A fourth of Aravali hills in Rajasthan gone forever   In a starting revelation, Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee(CEC) on Tuesday told the court that 31 out of 128 hills in Aravali region in Rajasthan have vanished in the last 50 years due to massive illegal mining, compelling the court to direct the state to … Read more 26.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Preparations begin for IFFI-2018   Preparations have begun for the 49th edition of the International Film Festival of India to be inaugurated at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium on November 20,  and the ministry of information and broadcasting will set up its camp office in the Entertainment Society of Goa complex next … Read more 25.10.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs