July 2019

KERALA Wayanad’s tribal hamlets one step from 100% literacy   After making two successful forays into the tribal hamlets of Wayanad, Kerala’s State Literacy Mission (SLM) is all set to earn the ‘100% literate’ badge for the outlier region, which has the highest tribal population among all districts. Tribal pockets are among a handful of … Read more 19.07.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN New policy in offing to promote tourism in Rajasthan   A new policy is on the anvil to promote tourism in the state by adding new circuits and sectors.   The new policy in the pipeline proposes to add new circuits in adventure tourism, rural tourism, religious tourism, archaeological tourism and a mix of some including wildlife.   Rs … Read more 19.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala on the threshold of receiving foreign aid of Rs 9700 crore   Almost a year into the devastating floods that hit Kerala, the state government is in the final stages of closing in on a rebuild package of Rs 9,700 crore from the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the KFW, a German agency. … Read more 18.07.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to focus on climate change with new action plan   Thirty-six years ago, Rajasthan set up the directorate of environment (DOE) to reduce vulnerability and build resilience to climate change impacts, but it remained only on paper and the directorate never became functional.   In 2012, the government drafted the Rajasthan Action Plan … Read more 18.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

KERALA • 3 PATA awards for Kerala Tourism  Women empowerment initiatives of the Responsible Tourism Mission, especially its ethnic food restaurant at Kumarakom, was conferred Gold awards of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).  ‘Come out and Play’, advertisement campaign of the Kerala Tourism, and its official website www.keralatourism.org also bagged the PATA Gold … Read more 17.07.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to revamp previous Annapurna Rasoi scheme   The local self government (LSG) department is all set to overhaul the Annapurna Rasoi scheme launched by former chief minister Vasundhara Raje to serve food at subsidised rates across the state.   At present, the state government is spending approximately Rs 240 crore to provide food at … Read more 17.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

KERALA ·         World Bank clears $250m for Rebuild Kerala plan ð  Marking its first association with any state in India as part of its initiative to provide assistance for their climate resilience programme, the World Bank has granted a loan of $250 million to the state government for its Rebuild Kerala plan (resilient Kerala programme) which is part of the post-flood … Read more 16.07.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State to launch campaign against measles-rubella   The state government will launch a measles-rubella (MR) campaign from July 22 to administer the MR vaccine to children aged between 9 months and 15 years free of cost.   The campaign will cover about 22.6 million children in the target group and continue until the coverage … Read more 16.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

KERALA KSUM to host Women Startup Summit 2019 on August 1 in Kochi   Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM)in association with the Indian Women Network floated by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) host a one day event ‘Women Startup Summit 2019’ The event will take place at the Integrated Startup Complex, Kochi, Kerala on August 1, … Read more 14-15.07.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Tourist inflow up 21% in 3 years in Rajasthan   Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan surged by 21% in last three years, making it a favoured destination for both domestic and international visitors.   Over 5.19 crore domestic and international tourists visited the state with a royal essence in 2018, an increase of nearly 90,000 visitors from 2016 … Read more 14-15.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs