February 2019

RAJASTHAN Vote-on-account gives Rajasthan girls free education   Nearly 2.3 lakh female students enrolled in Arts, Commerce and Science streams in graduate and post-graduate courses will get free education from 2019-20, as per the Interim Budget announced in the Rajasthan state assembly. The State government presented the vote-on-account of Rs 86,906 crore for the first … Read more 15.02.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA ·        KWA to tap solar power to check electricity bills ð Water resources minister K Krishnankutty said the department would install solar panels in its properties under Kerala water authority (KWA) and irrigation department to reduce electricity consumption. This, according to the minister, will help the cash-strapped KWA, which spends Rs 23 crore every month to … Read more 15.02.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Government schools to stop vocational training   Rajasthan government recently issued a circular to put a full stop to the vocational training that is being provided in government schools. Vocational training was started by the former government in 905 schools for students studying from classes IX to XII.   The aim of this training was to enable students to … Read more 21.02.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jaipur to be awarded Open Defecation Free ++   The efforts made by the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) are finally giving fruitful results as Jaipur city will soon be awarded with the certificate of Open Defecation Free ++ (ODF ++).   As per JMC officials, very soon the official declaration will be made and Jaipur will be given the … Read more 22.02.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

KERALA ·         Kazcha project launched ð  The ‘Kazhcha’ project of the Kerala State Handicapped Persons’ Welfare Corporation aiming to provide smartphones with special features to 1,000 blind persons in the state kicked off last week with a training programme for master trainers. ð  The project is being implemented at a cost of Rs. 1.5 crore allotted by the social … Read more 14.02.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Union Textile Minister inaugurated Titanwala Museum in Rajasthan   Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the ‘Titanwala Museum’ that showcases the hand block printing of the Chhipa community in Bagru. Bagru printingis one of the traditional techniques of printing with natural color followed by the chippas of Rajasthan. Suraj Narayan Titanwala took the initiative of … Read more 24-25.02.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

KERALA 740 home births in Kerala in ’2017-18: Report   The state government has been promoting institutional births but literate Kerala is still witnessing home births. The state saw 740deliveries at home in 2017-’18, says ‘Gender Statistics in Kerala’, a report prepared by economics and statistics department. Malappuram topped the chart (215 deliveries), followed by Wayanad (152). … Read more 27.02.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA State eyes military farms to purchase 1,500 cows   Kerala, which lost over 5,000 cows in the recent floods – is eyeing the military farms in the country which have been disposing off cattle at throwaway prices. The plan is to purchase and distribute them among farmers who sustained huge losses during the floods. … Read more 16.02.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA   Kerala: Experts bat for decentralized waste management   Officials at the KeralaState Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) and the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) recommend decentralized solid waste management to prevent large landfills coming up in a state as densely populated as Kerala. They said decentralized waste management systems could help avoid deep-seated fire accidents such as … Read more 24-25.02.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA KMRL launched Data Innovation Challenge   With a view to improving the first and the last-mile connectivity to Kochi metro in the city,a competition titled “Data Innovation Challenge” was launched in Kochi, Kerala. The challenge seeks innovative solutions and visualizations on the connectivity network. The contest was launched by Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL)in collaboration with WRI India … Read more 02.02.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs