sep 2018

RAJASTHAN CM to launch lion safari, project leopard on Sept 13   Chief minister Vasundhara Raje is likely to inaugurate the much awaited Lion safari at Nahargarh Biological Park in Jaipur on September 13.   The Lion safari in Jaipur will be the first in Rajasthan and the state forest department along with Jaipur Development … Read more 12.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan 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 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 Cancer kills nearly 1,000 people in Goa every year   Cancer has consistently been claiming close to 1,000 lives every year for the last three years and has turned out to be one of the major killer diseases in Goa.   ð  The lethal combination of tobacco and alcohol consumption accounts for 30 per … Read more 10.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan used only 21% swacch mission funds  Government of Rajasthan had released Rs 292.81 crore to Local Bodies (ULBs) during 2015-17 for solid waste management under Swachh Bharat Mission out of which only 21% fund was utilised, says the CAG report.   Besides, there were no effective plans for ‘reducing, reusing and recycling’ of … Read more 10.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA ·        Government to notify Curtorim as biodiversity heritage site ð  Within the next fifteen days, the state government will notify Curtorim as a biodiversity heritage site (BHS). ð  Officals said, that by virtue of being a biodiversity heritage site, the village will have a protection and the land cannot be converted. There would be some kind of monitoring by the Goa State Biodiversity Board, … Read more 08-09.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Central team to assess quality of services in Rajasthan   The Centre has sent a team for review the programmes implemented in the state under National Health Mission (NHM). The team has already arrived in the state and inspecting health institutes which will continue till September 12.   Under NHM, Centre provides fund to the state … Read more 08-09.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Experts say plastic ban will fail in absence of alternative   The ban on plastic is unlikely to succeed in the absence of an alternative to carry and pack food items, according to experts in waste management.   Experts say that the decision taken by the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) to … Read more 07.09.18 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

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