August 2018

RAJASTHAN Om Prakash clinches gold in rowing at Asian Games   After Bajrang Lal Takhar, Om Prakash has brought laurels for the country with a gold medal in rowing in the Asian Games in Jakarta.   Om Prakash bagged the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event with teammates Swarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal and Sukhmeet … Read more 25.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA HC for separate account   The High Court has orally suggested maintaining a separate account for managing the flood relief funds collected by the government. It also suggested that transparency be ensured while dealing with the money.   The court made the observations while considering a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the supervision of … Read more 25.08.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA States yet to activate Mullaperiyar panel   Though the Supreme Court had on January 11 ordered constitution of a separate sub-committee to monitor preparedness to face any disaster related to the Mullaperiyar dam, it never met even after the water level reached the allowed 142 feet and the entire 13 spillways opened.   The … Read more 24.08.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt nod to Nandi Gaushalas, cost to be borne by agencies initially   The state government has given its approval to the establishment of Nandi Gaushala (shelters for stray bulls, bullocks and male calves) in each district of Rajasthan.   The idea behind the decision is to not just provide home to stray bulls, … Read more 24.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA US based GEER to investigate the impact of the torrential rains that hit Kerala   A team of scientists from the U.S.-based Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance(GEER) Association is to investigate the impact of the torrential rains that hit Kerala. The team will be arriving on September 3, 2018. The delegation is led by Thomas Oommen, Associate … Read more 23.08.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Now, autonomous body to decide curriculum of textbooks in Rajasthan  Rajasthan has formed an autonomous State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in Udaipur, for writing content for state textbooks, curriculum design teachers’ training and research on subjects, especially modern and ancient sciences. The budget for SCERT will be given by the … Read more 23.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA ·        Floods imperil Western Ghats ecology   ð  The intense rainfall that unleashed widespread devastation throughout Kerala earlier this month could have extracted a heavy toll on the rich biodiversity and ecology of the Western Ghats region, according to experts.   ð  The government has initiated steps for a rapid assessment of the biodiversity … Read more 22.08.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·        State has maximum mother milk banks in Asia   Rajasthan has the largest network of human milk banks in Asia, says the health department.   Rajasthan alone has 18 mothers’ milk banks run by the state government, which is more than China that has 17 mother milk banks. Apart from these 18 banks, … Read more 22.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA CM seeks WB help to rebuild State   Kerala has sought loan from the World Bank (WB) to overcome the devastation caused by the monsoon fury and recent floods and to rebuild the State.   Creating world class roads, bridges and infrastructure would instil confidence among the people. Those staying in the ecologically fragile areas … Read more 21.08.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Gps-fitted radio collars for Sariska tigers soon   After the poaching of tiger ST-11 and disappearance of tigress ST-5, the Sariska Tiger Reserve administration decided to get six high quality radio collars fitted with global positioning system (GPS) by September first week, reserve officials said. These radio collars from Germany cost Rs 5 lakh … Read more 21.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs