sep 2018

RAJASTHAN Compared to last year, Rajasthan records lesser rains this time   Till September 4, rainfall received in the state is 5.41 per cent lower to normal rainfall. As per Water Resource Department data, state has received 441.16 mm of rainfall against the normal rainfall of 466.42 mm in the period of June 1 to … Read more 06.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

GOA Installation of bio-toilets to begin by November   In a move to make the state open defecation free (ODF), the Goa State Waste Management Corporation (GSWMC) will start installing bio-toilets in identified individual households and public places within the next two months so as to meet its deadline of December 19.   The Corporation … Read more 05.09.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jaipur’s Vishwakarma area most polluted in state, says report Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has released the data collected by pollution surveillance centres in eight cities of the state. As per the data, Vishwakarma Industrial Area (VKI) has the highest particle matter (PM 10 rate) in the state. Jaipur came up as the most polluted … Read more 05.09.18 (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

RAJASTHAN More clusters to help promote MSME in Rajasthan   The state industries department in Rajasthan is gearing up for more clusters to promote medium, small and micro enterprises (MSME) in the state.   The state has not taken due advantage of the central government’s modified industrial infrastructure up-gradation scheme for cluster development.   The … Read more 04.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan 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

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 Panaji to become plastic-free soon   Panaji will soon become a plastic-free zone, thanks to a decision taken by the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP).   The CCP will allot one month’s time to the traders conducting business in the market to stop the use of plastic bags and the decision will … Read more 01.09.18 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