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RAJASTHAN Khadi plaza to come up in Jaipur, Bikaner and Jodhpur Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board plans to set up three ‘khadi plazas’ with hi-tech facilities in the state to promote khadi products. The board plans to set up a khadi plaza each in Bikaner, Jaipur and Jodhpur At khadi plaza, … Read more 29.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
: The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (also known as the Stockholm Conference) was an international conference convened under United Nations auspices held in Stockholm, Sweden from June 5-16, 1972. It was the UN’s first major conference on international environmental issues, and marked a turning point in the development of international environmental politics. … Read more DMPQ: Write a note on Stockholm conference.(ENVT)
Solis of Goa “Earth needs to be nurtured with mother’s care because Earth gives everything for sustaining life” The main types of soils found in the State of Goa are Coastal Alluvial soil, mixed red and black soil, laterite soil and red sandy soil, which are sub-divided into 32 soil series. Type of Solis of … Read more Solis of Goa for Goa PSC
Wetlands are lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic system where the water table is usually near the water surface and land is covered by shallow water. Essential as: control floods, water treatment, recharging of water sources, reduce sediments, check soil erosion, bulwark against encroachment by the sea, winter resort for birds and important … Read more Wetland Conservation Programme
Components of Money Supply M1 Consists of currency with the public (ie notes & coins in circulation minus cash with the banks) plus demand deposits with the bank (deposits which can be withdrawn without notice) plus other deposits with RBI (usually negligible). Also called narrow money M2 M1 + saving … Read more Components of Money Supply
India State of Forest Report 2019 has been prepared by Forest Survey of India (FSI). It is a biannual report. The report is prepared after mapping of forests and trees through satellite. Key highlights of the report are as follows: the forest area has increased by 3976 kilometers and the area of trees by 1212 … Read more DMPQ- Recently Forest report was released by forest survey of India. Highlight the major findings.
RAJASTHAN O P Galhotra supersedes seniors, becomes top cop of Rajasthan Giving rest to all speculations regarding the next director general of police (DGP), the state government on Thursday made Om PrakashGalhotra, a 1985-batch IPS officer, the new DGP of the state. Galhotra took charge from the outgoing DGP, Ajit Singh who retired on Thursday. At the police … Read more 03/04-12-2017 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
Single-use plastics, often also referred to as disposable plastics, are commonly used for plastic packaging7 and include items intended to be used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. These include, among other items, grocery bags, food packaging, bottles, straws, containers, cups and cutlery. Figure 1.1 introduces the main polymers used to manufacture … Read more DMPQ- Recently there was ban on the use of single use plastics. What is single use plastics.
RAJASTHAN Aged, differently-abled people to get ration at their doorsteps Aged and differentlyabled people, who are beneficiary of the national food security scheme, will be given food coupon in order to provide them ration at their doorstep. The department issued directives to the district food officer, who will first identify the beneficiaries and … Read more 21.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Tribal village to launch own website A village in the tribal belt of Rajasthan will become the first hi-tech tribal village to launch its own website. A committee formed to monitor the development of the village, Gamdi Ahada, in Dungarpur district, had taken up the task to put all the schemes online and … Read more 21 &22.09.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs