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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
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan is First state in India to Offer e-mail IDs in Hindi Rajasthan becomes the first state in the country to launch free email addresses in Hindi (in Devanagari script) for its residents, as per the state IT department Principal Secretary Akhil Arora. The initiative aims to ensure maximum participation of people towards e-governance … Read more 12 .12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN School mergers brought down enrolments: Study The merger of schools in 2014-16 by the previous government has reduced enrolments across social groups (ST, SC and OBC) by around 6 per cent. The decline was higher than the average decline of 1.4 per cent registered across the state during the same period in non-merged … Read more 08.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Dams on Chambal to release water for MP, Rajasthan farmers Canal water for the Rabi crops in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will be released from the dams of Chambal river in the first week of October. A meeting of the technical committee of Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Inter State Control Board was … Read more 19 & 20.09.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
Urban morphology is the study of the form of human settlements and the process of their formation and transformation.Morphological studies often deal with development of forms and pattern of the present city or other urban areas through time. Urban morphology is the study of the physical form of a city, which consists of street … Read more Urban morphology
Indian Public Finance Value Added Tax Under the constitution the States have the exclusive power to tax sales and purchases of goods other than newspapers There are however defects of sales tax It is regressive in nature. Families with low income a larger proportion of their income as sales tax. Has a cascading effect – … Read more INDIAN PUBLIC FINANCE
Cold desert of India include areas of ladak, leh and kargil of kashmir and spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh and some parts of northern Uttaranchal and Sikkim. Lies in rain shadow of Himalaya Oak, pine, deodar, birch and rhododendron are the important trees and bushes found there. Major animal include yaks, dwarf cows, and … Read more Cold Desert/ Temperate Desert
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to have ‘temple’ for kids to promote child rights Kids will soon share the stage with Hindu Gods in a special temple in Rajasthan’s Banswara The construction of such a temple in tribal-dominated Ghatol block where statues of young achievers from the area would be installed alongside the idols of Laddoo Gopal(Lord Krishna’s baby … Read more 23.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs