January 2019

KERALA ·        Capital bags Rs 2.92 crore as reform incentive share ð  Thiruvananthapuram has bagged Rs 2.92 croreout of Rs 15.89 crore received as reform incentive for 2017-18 from AMRUT. The Mission incentivizes reform implementation by setting aside 10% funds of annual budgetary allocation as incentives for the state. The state had received an amount of Rs 15.89 crore … Read more 08.01.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan college girls set to get free sanitary pads   Rajasthan is set to become India’s first state to provide free sanitary napkins to college students. The department of higher education has decided to install free sanitary napkin vending machines in all 189 government colleges in the state from the next academic session starting July 2019.   … Read more 02.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Soon, three new drug-testing labs to clear pendency ð  More than 6,000 samples of medicines are pending for quality test as only one drug-testing laboratory is functional in the state. The laboratory is functional in the state, which was set up in 1962. Since then no new drug-testing laboratory has become functional in past … Read more 19.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt schools to observe ‘career day’ on January 12     Education officers, school principals and teachers are gearing up to observe ‘career day’ in government schools across the state on January 12. The day was introduced with the aim to familiarise the students of class 10 and above to the career options available. … Read more 05.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Panel submits report on farm loan waiver   The interdepartmental ministerial committee constituted to recommend the farm loan waiver model for Rajasthan has submitted its report to chief minister.   As far as the loan in the co-operative sector is concerned, it is not an issue as it is in the states purview, but … Read more 27-28.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Heritage Bhainsrorgarh Fort   Bhainsrorgarh Fort or Bhainsror Fort is an ancient fort that has become a major tourist spot in The nearest town is Rawatbhata, 7 km from Bhainsror.   Bhainsrorgarh is an impregnable fort, inhabited from at least the 2nd century BC. It is dramatically positioned between two rivers, the Chambal and Bamani. It had passed through the hands … Read more 11.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Operation Olympics Commences in Kerala   An expert programme ‘Operation Olympics’managed by Kerala’s Sports Department and State Sports Council was commenced to train 123 athletes in 11 disciplines for 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The programme has the objective to provide international standard training to the athletes with the help of eminent trainers from both India and … Read more 24.01.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA Water Metro may come under ‘FAME’   The state government would recommend the Centre to include the Water Metro project under FAME (faster adoption and manufacture of hybrid and electric vehicles) India scheme. Special purpose vehicle (SPV) would also be constituted to operate Water Metro.   As many as 23 air-conditioned and Wi-Fi equipped … Read more 02.01.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala State Cabinet approved Kerala Pravasi Welfare Act   The Kerala State Cabinetdecided to recommend the Governor to promulgate an Ordinance amending the Kerala Pravasi Welfare Act. The Act aims at providing a regular income for Non-Resident Keralites (NoRKs) returning home. The amount collected through the scheme will be used to fund development activities taken up by Kerala Infrastructure Investment … Read more 04.01.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan among bottom five states in learning outcomes: ASER   Rajasthan stood at the bottom of five states in learning outcomes—reading, writing and arithmetic in the academic year 2018-19, says Annual Status of Education Report (ASER).   The report says that the state the poorest performer in all the main parameters – reading and arithmetic … Read more 17.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs