Dec 2018

KERALA ·        Waste management survey using app ð  The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation will kick off a survey as part of streamlining the capital city’s waste management mechanism. ð  The survey is intended to ascertain the methods used by households and commercial establishments in the city to manage organic and non-biodegradable waste. The exercise will be conducted … Read more 25.12.18 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

KERALA ·        Kerala named ‘Top Performer’ ð  Kerala has received a shot in the arm for its efforts in nurturing the start-up ecosystem of innovators and entrepreneurs, with the Government of India recognising its initiatives in a nationwide ranking of States’ performance in the field. ð  The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), the nodal agency for … Read more 23-24.12.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·        State likely to miss immunisation target due to ANM shortage ð  Rajasthan may fall short of achieving the 90% full immunisation coverage (FIC) target by this month because of shortage of auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMS) who act as vaccinators. ð  The ministry of health and family welfare had planned to achieve 90% immunisation … Read more 23-24.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala chicken project to take wings on December 30   The state government’s ambitious Kerala Chicken project which aims to bring in price stability in the state’s chicken market and to end the exploitative tactics by poultry lobbies from neighbouring states will be launched by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Malappuram on December 30. The project which was announced in this year’s … Read more 22.12.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·        Rajasthan History : Neemuchana Farmer Movement 1924-25 ð   Extensively Writing by Pratap, New Rajasthan ð   This movement was taken during the reign of Maharaja Jai Singh of Alwar. ð  Reason – Increase in the fine rates ð  Current situation –  Nemuchana is in Alwar district. ð  On 14th May, 1925, farmers of Alwar … Read more 22.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Google maps Kerala’s 2-wheeler obsession   Of all the states in India, only Kerala uses this mode widely and the high-usage pattern is spread uniformly across the state, irrespective of towns or villages. “Kochi is one of the top 10 cities in India where the two-wheeler mode is used the most. Kerala is the only state … Read more 21.12.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt working on logistics for farm loan waiver of 50 lakh farmers in Rajasthan   State government has started building the roadmap for farm loan waiver in the state.   Other departments like department of finance has also sought information from department of cooperatives regarding the farm loan waiver and the farmers who will … Read more 21.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA State government forms SPV to develop Trivandrum airport   State government has decided to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) — Trivandrum International Airport Limited (TIAL) — to take over the operation and management of Trivandrum International Airport, which is among six airports in the country to be developed via PPP (public-private partnership) mode. … Read more 20.12.18 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