July 2019

KERALA Kerala will host Women Startup Summit 2019   The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) is hosting the Women Startup Summit on August 1.   The summit will be hosted in association with the Indian Women Network floated by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), at the Integrated Startup Complex, Kochi.   Successful women leaders, startup founders, … Read more 13.07.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to adopt Maharashtra model to combat dreaded swine flu   Though Maharashtra has a high mortality rate compared to Rajasthan, the state government is all set to follow Maharashtra model in its fight against swine flu.   While Rajasthan had an average of four deaths per 100 cases, the death rate was 11 per 100 … Read more 13.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala to make tourist destinations waste-free   Contributing to the initiative to make Kerala ‘totally green’, the Responsible Tourism (RT) Mission is initiating a waste-free project to reduce use of plastics and introduce green certification for tourism destinations. Being rolled out as part of it environmental responsibility, one of the basic components of RT, the Clean … Read more 12.07.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan still among top 4 states with high fertility rate: Niti   Rajasthan might have been praised by NITI Aayog for its efforts in improving health indicators but in population stabilisation efforts   The NITI Aayog report released recently shows that there is no change in Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in the state. It is still among the four states … Read more 12.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

KERALA Mission to assess water sources   The Haritha Keralam Mission, Wayanad, is gearing up to prepare a budget to utilise water scientifically after calculating the availability of water in each water source under the Minor Irrigation Department in different seasons.   During the first phase of the project, water scales would be set up … Read more 11.07.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Budget 2019: Highlights   No new tax proposed in the budget.   Rs 10 crore allocated for rehabilitation centers.   Provision of one-time tax for vehicle owners.   Special investment zones along the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor.   Stamp duty exemption for projects under Rajasthan Start-Up policy.   Freedom fighters, former MLAs, chairman of boards and … Read more 11.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

KERALA Kochi to get Rs 140-crore MSME Technology Centre   The city would soon be home to a MSME-Technology Centre, that would provide micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with much needed stimulus by improving the quality of their products through testing and calibration.   The total investment is around Rs 140 crore. Small and … Read more 10.07.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Soon, independent society for MGNREGA social audit   The state government is in the process of forming an independent society for social audits of MGNREGA works.   The name of the society will be ‘Society for Social Audit, Accountability and Transparency (SSAAT)’, Rajasthan.   Two social audits of MGNREGA are conducted in a year. The objective of the … Read more 10.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to review MISA pension scheme   The state government said it would review the pension scheme of prisoners detained under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act.   The previous government had increased the pension of persons detained under MISA and the Defence of India (DIR) rules during the 1975-77 Emergency from Rs … Read more 09.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

KERALA Rubber Board moots collective ventures to boost production   Striving hard to raise the domestic production of rubber while bringing down the cost of production, the Rubber Board has mooted a programme to form collective ventures of Rubber Producers’ Societies (RPS) and companies in the RPS sector that will adopt untapped rubber plantations. The … Read more 09.07.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs