GPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, GPSC Test Series
RAJASTHAN Solar energy: 29 Rajasthan government colleges pay zero sum on electricity Taking a major leap in harnessing solar power, state’s 29 government colleges are fulfilling their 100% power needs through solar energy. The solar panels were set up in these colleges in 2017-18 under the previous government to reduce expenditure on power. Until last year, 10 colleges … Read more 12.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN D B Gupta is Rajasthan’s new chief secretary 1983 batch IAS officer Devendra Bushan Gupta was announced as the chief secretary of the state. He succeeds Nihal Chand Goel, who retired on Monday. He is the sixth chief secretary in four years of the present BJP government. He will also hold the post of chairman, Rajasthan State Mines and … Read more 01.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Government plans to make Rajasthan free of child marriage in 10 years The state government has set a target to make Rajasthan a child marriage free state in the next 10 years. Department of women and child development (WCD) has written letters to zila pramukhs, pradhans, sarpanchs, ASHAworkers and sathins to cooperate and play an active role … Read more 18.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN State touches rock bottom in NITI Aayog health index The state has secured an appalling last rank among 21 bigger states in the ‘performance in health outcomes’ category when NITI Aayog released the health index of the country. It has done slightly better and come 20th in the overall ranking for 2015-16 in the NITI Aayog … Read more 15.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Kabul plans monument in Ajmer to boost ties Afghanistan has expressed interest in setting up a monument in Ajmer to celebrate its religious and cultural ties with the Dargah. Afghanistan has been pitching for declaring Herat and Ajmer as twin cities. Herat is known as the cultural capital of Afghanistan which has a rich history … Read more 31.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Textile units polluting Jojari River: NGT Textile industries operating in and around Jodhpur city are not following norms to check pollution, a recent report submitted a court commissioner to the National Green Tribunal, has revealed. Industries discharging untreated effluents that are polluting the Jojari River should be closed until modifications are not … Read more 25.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN PETA calls on Rajasthan Government to keep tonga races banned. Under pressure from a minor section of the society with vested interest in using horses for tonga races, the Rajasthan governmenthas approached the High Court of Rajasthanat Jodhpur in a review petition to lift the current ban on cruel tonga races in Nagaur. As … Read more 26.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Industrial policy gives incentives to companies for recruiting locals Rajasthan’s new industrial policy will offer “incentives” to companies providing jobs to natives, official sources said, in a move aimed at addressing state’s growing unemployment problem ahead of the assembly elections slated later this year. The new policy is likely to come … Read more 21.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
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 police to verify autos ferrying schoolchildren State police will complete the verification of the school autos and their drivers within a month. The announcement came as a reply to a query raised by BJP MLA Vidya Shankar Nandwana regarding verifications of school autos in Kota, during the question hour at the Rajasthan Assembly. INTERNATIONAL … Read more 26.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs