sep 2018

RAJASTHAN Bhilwara dairy launches packaged cow milk   Bhilwara dairy has started selling of packed cow milk in the market. Bhilwara Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh, a co-operative union of milk producers affiliated to Rajasthan Co-operative Dairy Federation (RCDF) is the only second dairy board in the state, after the one in Bikaner, which is … Read more 15.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA All post offices in Goa will have IPPB access points by year-end   Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the India Post Payments Bank to ensure speedy financial inclusion for people across the country with the leverage of a vast network of the postal department, just as Governor Mridula Sinha launched the Panaji … Read more 04.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

GOA Goa Urban Co-operative Bank’s NPAs surge to Rs 109.01 cr   The closure of the Goan mining industry in the winter of 2012 still continues to haunt the Goa Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd, with the NPAs (non performing assets) of the bank rising to Rs 109.01 crore during the fiscal 2017-18, as compared to … Read more 25.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Internet shutdowns cost state ₹659 crore in 3 years: Report   Seventeen instances of internet shutdowns over 2015, 2016 and 2017, cost Rajasthan ~659.37 crore , shows an April 2018 report by think tank, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).   Mobile internet shutdowns alone added up to 594 hours in … Read more 02-03.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA FDA method for testing fish is flawed: transport dept   The method employed by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to check the imported fish for chemicals does not guarantee that the entire fish in the trucks is safe for consumption, according to sources in the transport department.   The FDA inspection teams at … Read more 06.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan seeks project report on feeder canal   The Rajasthan Irrigation Department has requested its counterpart in Punjab to prepare and submit a detailed project report (DPR) to reconstruct the Ferozepur feeder canal.   The feeder canal, which emanates from the Harike headworks, has a capacity of 11,192 cusecs and was constructed in 1952-53. … Read more 11.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA 3,361 households in Salcete lack toilets   As many as 3,361 households in Salcete taluka in South Goa lack toilet facility and constructing toilets for these households before the end of this year so as to make the state open defecation free (ODF) will be a tough challenge before the government authorities.   Chief … Read more 18.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

GOA ·        Goa holds inaugural Naval Flight Test Seminar ð  There were also a series of papers which were presented on weapon integration on service aircraft and towards building and sustaining the training for Naval Experimental Test Pilots and Flight Test Engineers. ð  The industry participation was from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Boeing Defence and Dassault … Read more 22.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

GOA Special drive for voter enrollment   The Election Commission has been constantly endeavouring to improve the fidelity of electoral rolls with focused efforts for maximisation of registration of eligible electors and removing the impurities in the rolls drive for which is already underway since September 1, 2018.   This year, the Commission has decided … Read more 11.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Now, used cooking oil from eateries to be used for biofuel in Rajasthan The Biofuel Authority of Rajasthan has decided to find a solution about the used cooking oil in the restaurants of the city that can be really harmful for public health. This decision is taken after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of … Read more 07.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs