Daily RAS News Update

30.07.17 & 31.07.17   RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt spent Rs 138 crore for care of bovines.   The Rajasthan governmenthas earned Rs 151.50 crore from the 10 per cent surchargelevied on stamp duty for cow conservation and propagation in the year 2016-17. Of the total income earned from the surcharge, the state government spent Rs 138.67 crore towards the care of bovines … Read more 30.07.17 & 31.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Government Launched Gyan Sankalp Portal to Collect Education Funds.   Rajasthan CM has introduced Rajasthan Education Funding Portal or commonly reffered as Gyan Sankalp Portal to collect funds for education institutions. In order to provide better education facilities and transform study culture the government has asked to pledge and support by donating amount … Read more 29.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   ·       MOU INKED TO PROMOTE TRAINING IN HANDPUMP MISTRI TRADE IN THE STATE A MoU being signed with WSSO (Water and Sanitation Support Organisation) for providing training in Handpumpmistri trade under Regular Skill Training Program (RSTP) of Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSLDC). Under the MoU 2000 youth will be trained to … Read more 28.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan floods: Rescue operation gathers pace in rain-hit areas, 500 shifted to safer places   Two days after torrential rain created havoc at Jalore, Sirohi, Pali and Barmer districts of the state, the rescue work expeditedon Tuesday as heavy rains subsided.   At least 500 people were rescued by the joint teams of Army, Air … Read more 27.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

  RAJASTHAN   Committee gives nod to Rajasthan’s water project   The National Steering Committee on Climate Change (NSCCC) recently approved three detailed project reports (DPRs) submitted by the states for funding under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC).   Among the three DPRs approved, one pertained to Rajasthan’s ‘Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan’. The … Read more 22.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   UDAY scheme: Big jolt as Rajasthan’s borrowing capacity restricted.   Rajasthan government received a major setback as the Centre forestalled the state’s efforts on borrowing against the repayment of loan amount under Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana(UDAY). The move will reduce the state’s borrowing limit by Rs 4,000 crore. Earlier, Rajasthan was allowed to borrow … Read more 26.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan government to study noise pollution by infrastructure projects   Jaipur City’s eight ongoing infrastructure projects will go through an ‘environmental impact assessment’. The agencies will study the noise and sound pollution produced during the construction of these projects. These eight projects include the elevated road proposed between LIC Bhawan and Sodala, Dravyawati River Project, Bassi and other … Read more 25.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) 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

  RAJASTHAN   85% Raj rural women don’t know about HIV/AIDS’   High migratory populationin the state makes Rajasthan vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. But a matter of even more serious concern is that the percentage of women with comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDSis quite low here. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) -4 (2015-16), only 19.1% of … Read more 21.07.17  Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs