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RAJASTHAN Rajasthan reports 70% growth in PhD enrolments The state has recorded a whopping 70% growth, topping all other states, in enrolling research scholars in the country. The desert state has seen enrolment for PhDs jump from 4,134 to 7,010 between 2015-16 and 2016-17, according to All India Survey On Higher Education 2016-17. Surprisingly, during … Read more 06.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to set up export promotion council soon. ð The state government has announced to set up Rajasthan Export Promotion Council which would facilitate the local exporters to obtain certificate of origin, registration and membership acknowledgements for which they are now going to Delhi, said state industries minister Rajpal Singh Shekhawat on the side-lines of the first … Read more 13 & 14.09.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
Rajasthan : Schemes and Projects Rajasthan Bhamashah Yojana The state government of Rajasthan has introduced the Bhamashah Yojana and Bhamashah card to empower women. Under the scheme, the women from below poverty line (BPL) families are benefited through direct benefit transfer. The beneficiary of the scheme will get the amount directly into their bank … Read more Rajasthan : Schemes and Projects
Rajasthan: Irrigation and Hydropower At the time of independence there was 1 major project, 43 medium and 2272 minor projects and the irrigation potential was only 4 lac ha. Hence after independence the state irrigation department was formed in 1949 with the objective of increasing the production of the food and fodder and to … Read more Rajasthan: Irrigation and Hydropower
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to be part of Centre’s study on dengue The state will be one of the centres for the multi-centric cross-sectional study to be conducted in the country to estimate the sero-prevalence of dengue virus infection in India. The study will be conducted by the Centre with the main objective to establish age specific sero-prevalence … Read more 17-18.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to export 4,000 MW clean energy to other states by early 2019 Rajasthan will start exporting 4,000 MW renewable energy (solar and wind) to other states within one year once an integrated power evacuation system is completed, a senior official said. Presently, a transmission line for 765-KV Bhadla-bikaner grid sub-station (GSS) … Read more 23.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
Rajasthan: Public Finance and fiscal Policy Due to creation of huge liabilities in earlier years, State remains into revenue deficit and fiscal deficit also increase to 3.13 per cent of GSDP in the year 2014-15. During 2015-16, there was a revenue deficit of 5,954 crore and fiscal deficit was 9.38 per cent of GSDP (with UDAY … Read more Rajasthan: Public Finance and fiscal Policy
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 wins gold at national volleyball championship Rajasthan clinched the 20th Youth National Volleyball Championship title for the first time in the history of this game on Monday evening at Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, Rajasthan had emerged as the runners up. Defeating Tamil Nadu in the final, Rajasthan bagged the … Read more 11.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
Rajasthan: Industrial Development Rajasthan is a MOST leading investment destination in India after Maharashtra and Gujarat because of peaceful environment, better law and order situation, excellent infrastructure, investment friendly climate and very less population density. Areas facing NCR such as Bhiwadi are now buzzing with automobile and manufacturing companies. Many of the small scale … Read more Rajasthan: Industrial Development