Nov 2017

RAJASTHAN Digifest: Rajasthan expects leg-up to jobs, entrepreneurship The Rajasthan government is expecting a big boost for job creation and entrepreneurship from its upcoming Digifest to be held in Udaipur this weekend.   The focus will be on sectors like hospitality, FMCG, information and technology and healthcare.   The two-day event — Rajasthan Digifest 2017 — will … Read more 30.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government launches free learning app for competitive exams   Rajasthan’s Higher and Technical Education department launched ‘Dishari’ — an educational mobile application that provides free study materials for youths preparing for competitive examinations. The app features interactive quizzes with questions related to mathematics, general knowledge, current affairs, computers, reasoning and economics. The app … Read more 22.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Peacock census to begin from Dec 1   The forest department of Rajasthan will carry out the peacock census in Jodhpur district between December 1 and 7.   The employees from the panchayati raj institutions (PRIS), non-government organisations (NGOS) and wildlife lovers will take part in the census, which will be conducted using the … Read more 15.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan hospitals now equipped with Japanese encephalitis test facility   Taking note of a patient’s death due to Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Bundi in October, the Centre has equipped state’s seven hospitals attached to medical colleges with JE testing facilities.   Earlier, such facilities for JE testing were limited to only few government hospitals … Read more 23.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Vedanta to invest $850 mn to raise Rajasthan oilfields output ð Vedanta Ltd announced a USD 850 million investment for raising oil and gas production from its Rajasthan oilfields by about 100,000 barrels a day.   ð In a regulatory announcement, the company said its board of directors has approved brownfield growth projects.   … Read more 11.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

    RAJASTHAN SC bars Rajasthan from crossing 50% quota limit   In a major setback to the state government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained it from crossing the 50% ceiling on total reservation until the writ petition challenging the hike in OBC quota was decided by the Rajasthan High Court. The state government, by a new legislation … Read more 16.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Tourist arrivals rose by 41% since 2013, during Raje rule   Tourist arrivals having increased by 41 per cent during the BJP led Vasundhara Raje government compared to the same of the previous government. This was asserted at a four year review of the government, that 15.25 crore domestic and foreign tourists have visited the … Read more 29.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Nitin Gadkari, Vasundhara Raje discuss highway projects in Rajasthan   Highway projectsworth Rs 10,000 crore in Rajasthan came up for discussion during a meeting between Union minister Nitin Gadkari and state Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.   Raje had called on Gadkari to discuss highways infrastructure, water and irrigation projects in the state.   The projects discussed included … Read more 03.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Technical University grades colleges on basis of quality   Rajasthan Technical University(RTU) has graded its engineering colleges on the basis of 18 parameters to help students evaluate the institute before taking admission. The grading will push the colleges to improve their deficiencies. The ranking has been uploaded on RTU 116 engineering colleges are affiliated to RTU with 2.25 … Read more 18.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Ganga all set to be state’s first transgender cop   Twenty-four-year old Ganga Kumari is all set to be Rajasthan’s first and India’s third transgender to join a state police force. A two-year-long legal battle has finally borne fruit for Kumari, who could’ve become the first transgender ever to don the police uniform in … Read more 14.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs