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RAJASTHAN Jaipur ranks 3rd in cases of cruelty by husband in country The Pink City of India is not a safe zone for married women as figures show it is among the top three cities that have reported maximum cases of cruelty by husband or his relatives. As per the recently released National … Read more 29.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN State govt procures superfood quinoa at ₹5,000/quintal After introducing Quinoa as a new cash crop in Rajasthan due to its high commercial value, the state government has so far purchased 150 quintals of the crop from farmers. Quinoa, whose seeds mini kit, were distributed to farmers of 13 districts of Rajasthan in … Read more 26.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Vasundhara Raje expands Annapurna Rasoi scheme in Rajasthan, launches 500 more mobile vans Chief minister Vasundhara Rajelaunched 500 mobile kitchen vans of Annapurna Rasoi which serve subsidised food across the state. The Annapurna Rasoi scheme was started by the state government on December 15, 2016 in Jaip ur on the lines of … Read more 14.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Funds for Rajasthan police cut under central scheme Already facing paucity of funds, Rajasthan policewitnessed a massive cut-down in funds released under modernization of police forces (MPF) Scheme from the Centre. Under MPF scheme, Rajasthan was allotted Rs 102 crore in 2014-15. However, in the subsequent years it came down to just Rs … Read more 14.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) 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 Government to install 100 statues of prominent people in Rajasthan With an eye on the 2018 assembly elections, the Vasundhra Raje government has decided to erect statues of prominent personalities, leaders and philanthropists from different communities and naming roads after them. Sources said the government is likely to erect 100 statues across the state. The … Read more 20.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN CSI ‘e-Ratna of India’ Award Handed Over to CM ð The ‘e-Ratna of India’ award conferred upon Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje by Computer Society of India during the 52nd Annual Convention was handed over to Smt. Raje by Principal Secretary, IT & Communication Shri Akhil Arora here at Chief Minister’s residence. … Read more 01.02.18 (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
RAJASTHAN After overall rise in state, child sex ratio still declines in four districts Rajasthan was in news in 2011 census due to drastic fall child sex ratio (CSR) from 909 in2001 to 888 per 1,000 boys in 2011, but now until 2017-18, the CSR has improved to 922 per 1,000 boys. Although, … Read more 21.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Machia park likely to abode white tiger. Visitors at Machia Biological Parkof Jodhpur will soon be able to see a white tiger. Process for bringing a male white tiger from Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur Zoohas already been initiated and once the permission from both the departments and the Central Zoo Authority(CZA) is obtained, shifting will be executed. Jodhpur’s Machia … Read more 24.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs