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RAJASTHAN CM Ashok Gehlot’s nod to two special units of Special Operations Group Chief minister Ashok Gehlot gave his nod for the setting up two special units in Special Operations Group (SOG) to combat economic and cyber offences. The two upcoming units- Serious Fraud Investigation Unit (SFIU) to investigate economic offences, and … Read more 06-07.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government launches silicosis policy for mining workers Chief minister Ashok Gehlot launched a scheme under which those suffering from silicosis, a lung disease, will be treated at par with differently abled persons and will get a monthly pension of up to Rs 1,250. Mining and mineral processing industry is a major employer in … Read more 05.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Indrajit Mahanty is new chief justice of Rajasthan high court The senior-most judge of Orissa High Court and presently Justice of the Bombay High Court, Indrajit Mahanty, has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court. He is the 37th Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court. Justice Mahanty was born on November 11, 1960 … Read more 04.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan bans certain categories of pan masala The Rajasthan government announced a ban on pan masala containing magnesium carbonate, nicotine, tobacco, mineral oil and flavoured ‘supari’ in the state. With this, Rajasthan has become the third state after Maharashtra and Bihar to announce such a move. All such products will now be banned … Read more 03.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
Waste is everybody’s responsibility. A waste reduction strategy can be incorporated by each of us whether at home or at work by following the4 Rs principle. This will not only reduce the amount of solid waste going to landfill, but turn waste into a resource & also save our fast depleting natural resources. Reduce:At home … Read more DMPQ- What is 4 Rs principle for Waste reduction?
RAJASTHAN Jaipur, Jodhpur, Durgapura cleanest stations in India: Railways survey Three railway stations in Rajasthan bagged top honours in the railways’ cleanliness survey unveiled by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. Jaipur, Jodhpur and Durgapura were the top three ranking railway stations among 720 stations. Andheri, Virar and Naigaon railway stations were the top three among … Read more 02.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
Agroecology goes beyond a one-dimensional view of agroecosystems – their genetics, agronomy, edaphology, etc., – to embrace an understanding of ecological and social levels of co-evolution, structure and function. Instead of focusing on one particular component of the agroecosystem, agroecology emphasises the interrelatedness of all agroecosystem components and the complex dynamics of ecological processes that … Read more DMPQ- Mention the Importance and relevance of Agroecology in detail.
RAJASTHAN Interoperability of rashan cards started between Rajasthan and Maharashtra The Centre launched an inter-state portability ration card in Rajasthan and Haryana in a bid to implement its ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme. According to the new system, beneficiaries can buy their quota of wheat from ration shops in either of the … Read more 01.10.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
The biodiversity available at equator is highly unmatchable and it one of the riches area in terms of quanta and different types of flora and fauna. But this potential is difficult to translate into commercial extraction as Lack of pure strands as compared to taiga region. Every inch is filled with different kinds of tree. … Read more DMPQ-Despite having large biodiversity in equatorial region, lumbering and livestock farming is still difficult. Comment.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an intergovernmental treaty developed to address the problem of climate change. The Convention, which sets out an agreed framework for dealing with the issue, was negotiated from February 1991 to May 1992 and opened for signature at the June 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development … Read more DMPQ-United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change