March 2018

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan artisans carve stones for temples in US   Artisans from Bayana town of Bharatpur are busy carving stones imported from Turkey which will be used to construct the Akshardham Temple at Robinsville city in the US state of New Jersey.   The temple is being constructed by Swami Narayan TempleTrust of Ahmedabad. Other than New Jersey, … Read more 31.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan received ‘Palace on Wheels’ awarded ‘Tourist Train of The Year’ by PATWA   Rajasthan Tourism participated at the ITB Berlin, one of the most important tourism fairs. The fair was organized from 7th March to 11th March 2018 at the Messe Berlin. Department Tourism, Government of Rajasthan aimed to increase awareness of the … Read more 13.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State tops in issuing ID cards to divyangs   Rajasthan has topped the country in issuing Universal ID and Disability (UDID) cards, a single document of identification and verification for differentlyabled persons, with a total of 2,22,422 cards made so far.   In the latest status report of the department of empowerment of persons … Read more 30.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan blood banks told to get linked to eRaktkosh   The National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) has directed the state blood banks to work as a network of blood banks and not independently by connecting through Centre’s eRaktkosh, a central website and mobile application launched by the Union health ministry.   The web portal was inaugurated on … Read more 11-12.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt to track purchase of rabi crops at MSP   The Rajasthan government will monitor procurement of rabi crops at minimum support price (MSP) to avoid a repeat of last year’s farmers’ agitations, said officials assigned with responsibilities for buying the produce.     After chief minister Vasundhara Raje announced last month one-time crop … Read more 23.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Railway introduce a semi high speed train on Delhi Jaipur route to reduce travel time to 90 mins   The Railway Ministry is planning to introduce a semi-high speed train on the Delhi-Jaipur route which would operate at the speed of 200 kmph and cover the distance within 90 minutes. Currently, existing tracks on routes can support … Read more 10.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN 87 lakh metric tonnes minerals illegally excavated in Rajasthan: CAG report   A whopping 98.87 lakh metric tonnes of minerals were illegally excavated in a period of five years in five Rajasthan districts, says a latest Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, which highlights rampant unlawful mining and gross violations in the desert state, … Read more 02.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Chittor’s human milk bank best in Rajasthan   Human milk bank in Chittorgarh has been adjudged as the best in all 16 such banks operational in the state.   In a state level function organised at Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sansthan for celebrating first annual function of milk banks in the state, 14 persons received awards … Read more 25-26.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Chipko originated in Rajasthan’s Khejadli village in 1730   About 240 years before the launch of Chipko Movement in Uttar Pradesh by Sunderlal Bahuguna, 363 persons of the Bishnoi community had laid down their lives to save the ‘khejadi’ trees (Prosopis cineraria) in Jodhpur’s Khejadli village in 1730.   The Jodhpur king had ordered wood for the … Read more 27.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs