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RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gears up to fight child mortality with new vaccine The state is getting ready for a new vaccine for preventing mortalities among under-5 children. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) has been included in Universal Immunization Programme(UIP) in the state. About 4.6 lakh children will be benefited in a year in selected nine districts, which have highest … Read more 09.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Gender balance programme planned at schools in 9 Rajasthan districts The state education department is undertaking a special training programme, ‘Gender Balance’, for teachers in nine districts where the gender gap in literacy level is above 20%. The State Institute of Education Research and Training (SIERT), Udaipur, has integrated the gender balance component in their training modules … Read more 03.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan population set for high growth rate on fertility levels Sixty to seventy percent of population in the state will come from Rajasthan’s past high fertility levels till 2026. The rest of 30-40% will grow due to the still higher Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in the state which stands at 2.4 as against the national TFR of 2.2. Rajasthan … Read more 12.07.17 RAS Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Japan to Offer Grant For Vocational Training Centre In Rajasthan Japan has decided to offer a grant worth 8.4 million Yen for the construction of a vocational training centre for poor women and youth in Rajasthan’s Baran district. The Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects (GGP) for development projects are designed to meet … Read more 15.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Patients to get free food at govt hospitals in state. The state government has announced that it will offer food free of cost at government hospital across the state and health department will bear the entire expenditure. The scheme is likely to be implemented from September. In addition, the government has … Read more 23.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) 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 New Rajasthan ordinance seeks to protect judges, public servants from probe The Vasundhara Rajegovernment has passed an ordinance which seeks to protect both serving and former judges, magistrates and public servants in Rajasthan from being investigated for on-duty action without its prior sanction. The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, promulgated on September 7, … Read more 21.10.17 (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
INTERNATIONAL Venezuela, Libya suspended from voting in UNGA. Venezuela and Libya were suspended from voting in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in the 2016-17 session for not paying dues to the world body. This is for the second time in two years both countries have been suspended. Venezuela was to … Read more Daily Current Events – 25.02.17
RAJASTHAN State collects Rs 151 cr through ‘gau seva’ cess. The Rajasthan government has collected ₹151.60 crore in 2016-17 for “gau seva” by imposing 10% surcharge levied on stamp duty for cow conservation and propagation in the year 2016-17. Of the total income earned from the surcharge, until now the state government … Read more 01.08.2017 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs