Dec 2018

KERALA Kerala slips in ‘baby-friendly’ status   Kerala has slipped from the top slot on the list of ‘baby-friendly’ States, which is a certification of exclusive breastfeeding for six months. Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, an independent body of organisations, had reported the downward trend, based on the health indicators in the National Family Health Survey … Read more 15.12.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA Now, declaring the assets is must while joining state government service   In an extraordinary gazette issued by personnel and administrative reforms department it has been made mandatory that “every government servant at the time of joining the government service, furnishes the details regarding his/her movable or immovable properties for entering in the service … Read more 07.12.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   ·        Rajasthan Institutions : BUREAU OF INVESTMENT PROMOTION (BIP) ð  Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP), is the nodal agency for investment promotion in the state, was established in 1991 to facilitate large investment in the state. BIP serves as a one-stop knowledge house with respect throughout the ‘conceptualization-to commissioning’ stage. The most important … Read more 25.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN After Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan too waives farm loans   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot  announced that farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh defaulted till November this year will be waived. The CM said it would cost the state exchequer Rs 18,000 crore. Rajasthan is the fourth state to waive farm loans after Congress-held MP and Chhattisgarh and … Read more 14.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA to clear title deed applications   Minister for Revenue said that the government would soon settle all applications for title deeds in the district.   As many as 12,010 applications with the Land Tribunal and 7,900 applications with the Devaswom Tribunal will be settled soon and title deeds would be distributed.   The government … Read more 19.12.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA New apps to make Aryad waste-free   In a bid to ensure effective waste management, the Aryad grama panchayat has launched a mobile app to facilitate collection of plastic waste in the local body.   According to panchayat officials, with the introduction of the app, Plastic Smart Aryad, the management of non-biodegradable waste is … Read more 14.12.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Elections, 2018     Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Election, 2018 was held on 7 December 2018 in a single phase.   Rajasthan has a unicameral legislature and thus has only one housecalled Vidhan Sabha or Legislative Assembly, located in Jaipur, the state capital.   The current strength of Rajasthan Assembly is 200 … Read more 11.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Centre exempts 3,115 sq km from Ecologically Sensitive Areas in Kerala   The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has lifted the restrictions imposed on new projects and activities in 3,115 sq km of human settlements, plantations and agricultural land in Kerala that are included in the Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) … Read more 01.12.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA ·        CM announces Design Incubator for start-ups to rebuild Kerala ð   Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that his government is planning to set up a ‘Design Incubator’ for start-ups to offer design solutions to rebuild the flood-ravaged state. ð  Kerala faced the century’s worst devastating floods and the challenge to rebuild Kerala is what lies ahead … Read more 06.12.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jaipur wax museum unveils Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s statue     Jaipur Wax Museum, situated at Nahargarh Fort, marked its second anniversary by unveiling a wax statue of cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Weighing 56 kg, of which 19 kg is wax and the rest is fibre, the statue is five feet and nine inches tall, and is … Read more 20.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs