January 2019

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

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

KERALA Value addition spurred growth in agriculture sector in Kerala   Value addition is a critical imperative for spurring growth in agricultural sector, he said at present there were about 800 units working in the agro-processing sector in the state.   In the past four days, the participants at VAIGA discussed the emerging opportunities and … Read more 01.01.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt to bring new system to fix fees of private schools’   Education minister Govind Singh Dotasra has hinted to replace RajasthanS chools (Regulation of fees) Act 2017.   The existing fees Act which mandates to form a committee of parents and school management has not prevented schools to fleece parents. Several news reports have … Read more 01.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs