August 2018

KERALA ₹5,815.25-crore plan to rebuild roads A short-term and long-term action plan have been worked out by the Public Works Department (PWD) to clear debris, repair potholes, reconstruct culverts, protection walls, drains, roads, bridges and buildings damaged in the monsoon fury in the State.   A sum of ₹5,815.25 crore is needed for the exchequer … Read more 19-20.08.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Afforestation in state will help reduce pollution in Delhi   Afforestation of agriculturally marginal lands in Rajasthan and Gujarat would help in effectively reducing dust pollution in Delhi, which recently witnessed severe deterioration in air quality due to dust storm in neighbouring states.   The drop in air quality brought into light the new … Read more 19-20.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN CM opens country’s biggest techno-hub in Jaipur   Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has inaugurated the Bhamashah Techno Hub in Jhalana Industrial Area of Jaipur.   Raje said the country’s biggest centre equipped with the ultra-modern technology will help around 700 entrepreneurs to work under one roof and realise their dreams.   The centre … Read more 18.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala MP moves Supreme Court against Centre’s refusal to allow foreign aid   Rajya Sabha member and former Kerala Minister Binoy Viswam moved the Supreme Court, accusing the Centre of “turning its back” on the people of flood-ravaged Kerala. The Centre has neither released sufficient relief funds nor allowed foreign countries like the United Arab Emirates … Read more 18.08.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala government announced to provide health care centers and 36 lakh books to the schools   Kerala government has arranged to deploy six health officers in each panchayatto prevent any outbreak of communicable diseases as the flood water has started to recede. The government has also announced that it will provide 36 lakhs textbooks free of cost … Read more 17.08.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN 10 years saw more than 48k suicide cases in state: Study   There is need for the Rajasthan government to set up a crisis intervention centre to prevent suicides, which were more than 48,000 in the state from 2007 to 2017.   The need is to implement the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 in the … Read more 17.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Qatar announced Financial aid of Rs. 34.89 crore for Kerala   Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued a directive to allocate USD 5 million(Rs. 34.89 crore) in aid of those affected by the floods that recently hit Kerala, to help provide shelter to those who lost their homes as a result of the humanitarian … Read more 16.08.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Gavial count goes up in Chambal sanctuary   The Chambal Ghariyal Sanctuary of Kota is witnessing growth in the number of gavials, which were on the verge of extinction some years ago.     There has been a gradual rise in the nesting and population of gavials at Gudla over the last five years. … Read more 16.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA 82,000 rescued in battered Kerala   Hundreds of volunteers and fishworkers in Kerala joined teams from the armed forces, the National Disaster Response Force, and State government agencies on Friday in a massive operation to rescue over 82,000 persons from flooded locations in four districts.   The rescue efforts, which commenced at daybreak, continued … Read more 15.08.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA State to give Onam kits to tribespeople   The State government will distribute Onam kits to 1,59,541 Scheduled Tribe families and Onakkodi to 56,426 senior citizens, both men and women above 60 years of age.   The Onam kit, with nine items, has been readied at ₹790/kit. The government is spending ₹940 for every … Read more 14.08.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs