sep 2018

GOA Crop yield in Bicholim expected to see 20% drop   Due to long dry spell, paddy crop in Bicholim taluka fields took a hit as it was in the grain-filling stage and with this, the output is expected to see a drop of at least 20 per cent.   Although there was copious rainfall … Read more 28.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Sushma Swaraj inaugurated ‘Jaipur Foot’ camp in Vietnam capital Hanoi   External Affairs Minister Sushma Swarajwho is on a four day two nation tour of South East Asia which includes Vietnam and Cambodia, presented free India-made prosthetic limbs for 500 Vietnamese beneficiaries. Last month, it was announced in Jaipur that about 1,000 differently-abled people in Myanmar and Vietnam would be provided … Read more 01.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA ·        Mining unlikely to commence this season ð  There is no further move at the central government level to find out a legal solution to the Goa mining imbroglio after the series of meetings held in August by the Group of Ministers in New Delhi. ð  on October 1 and even if the Centre … Read more 23-24.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

GOA ·        Dry spell likely to hit paddy yield by 25%   ð  The virtual absence of rain during the months of August and September is expected to hit the state’s paddy crop badly. Although the agriculture department is still assessing the setback to the total crop due to the scanty rainfall, initial estimates look gloomy … Read more 19.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Delegates from 20 countries to be at Smart City Expo   Delegates from 20 countries will take participate in a three-day international conference ‘Smart City Expo India 2018’ in Jaipur. The event will be organised from September 26 to September 28 at Jaipur Exhibition and Convent Centre (JECC) in Sitapura.   Jaipur Development Authority … Read more 13.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Election Commission survey finds 1.12 lakh fake voters in Jaipur When the Jaipur Election Department investigated 10 lakh voters in 19 Assembly constituencies of the district, it was found that there are 1,12,000 fake voters. The data showed that most of the fake voters are from Sanganer, Vidhyadhar Nagar and Kishanpole Assembly constituencies. The … Read more 14.09.18 (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

GOA Standard EC norms set for 25 industrial sectors   Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has prepared standard conditions for as many as 25 industrial sectors like steel, coal, oil and gas exploration, hydropower projects, industrial estates, complexes, export processing zones (EPZS), special economic zones (SEZs), biotech parks, for the grant … Read more 02-03.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

GOA Primary health centres to have I-STAT devices   I-STAT handheld devices, which can quickly check blood samples for 28 parameters, will be made available in various primary health centres.   This facility will be made available within a few months – firstly in 62  health centres considering the remoteness of villages.   The blood … Read more 26.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs