April 2019

INTERNATIONAL Economist Intelligence Unit set to bring down Indias growth outlook for 2019-20   Both Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI)earlier this month cut their 2019-20 growth projection for India to 7.2 per cent from 7.4 per cent earlier, blaming rising risks to global economic growth as well as weakening domestic investment activity. … Read more 30.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala is home to two new plant species   A small ironwood tree that bears clumps of white flowers on its stalks, and a new species of wild fern are the latest additions to Kerala’s flora.   Currently, the plant is known only from within the Mathikettan Shola National Park and its immediate environs. … Read more 02.04.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA New light: Scribe system for blind students to go   As the Union ministry of human resources development is scheduled to replace the present system of scribes for the visually- impaired candidates for  public examinations, the state will have to make structural adjustments for the new system. The scribe system will be replaced with … Read more 04.04.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Air pollution: Bhiwadi at 5, Jodhpur at 12 in world cities   Industrial hub in Alwar district, Bhiwadi was at the fifth place in the list of cities across world with the worst air pollution in 2018, according to a new study by Swiss-based company AirVisual and Greenpeace. Another city of the state, Jodhpur … Read more 10.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Costumes : Juma   By the latter part of the 17th century, Chalky Juma was Court dress which was called Kachotia Juma, Round Juma was introduced by King Akbar.   The bodice was worn on the juma and the bottom which came up to the knees.   But later, its length increased so … Read more 04.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Architecture : Bhatner fort   The Bhatner fortis at Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, India, about 419 km northwest of Jaipur along the old Multan-Delhi route and 230 km north-east of Bikaner. The old name of Hanumangarh was Bhatner, which means “fortress of the Bhatti Rajputs”.Believed to be 1700 years old, it is considered to be one of the oldest forts of India.   The … Read more 20.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala to have 3 more science centres   Science enthusiasts in the central parts of the State will no longer have to travel all the way to the capital or Kozhikode for the planetarium experience.   Work on three science centres under the Kerala State Science and Technology Museum (KSSTM), Thiruvananthapuram, is progressing at … Read more 20.04.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN 316 fodder depots opened in western Rajasthan   Western Rajasthan is facing severe drought due to insufficient rains for last two years.   The state government has started 316 fodder depots in Barmer and Jaisalmer districts to save the cattle in the region. The depots have been opened in 206 gram panchayats of Barmer and 110 gram panchayats of … Read more 16.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL International Dance Day: 29 April 2019   International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO.   The event takes place every year on 29th April, the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre … Read more 28-29.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Water tanks in Thiruvananthapuram are nearly empty The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has started pumping five million litres of additional water daily and plans to increase it to 10 mld within a week. Though these steps are expected to solve the current drinking water crisis, the water level in major tanks suggests otherwise. One of the … Read more 01.04.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs