March 2019

RAJASTHAN India’s first seed bank of native trees species for Thar desert to be set up in Jodhpur   India’s first seed bank of native tree species for Thar desert is going to be set up in the Jodhpur city of Rajasthan under project Maruvan (dessert forest).   The project will first focus on Marwar belt including Jodhpur, Bikaner, Barmer … Read more 17-18.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

KERALA HC stays government’s plan for tourism in Wayanad forests The Kerala High Court on issued a stay on state government’s decision to allow tourists to visit eco-tourism sites in South Wayanad Forest Division.   It was alleged in the petition that permission was granted for allowing tourists to the 60 eco-tourism sites in Kerala, including … Read more 17-18.03.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA West Nile Virus found in Kerala   A seven-year-old in Keralahas been detected with the West Nile Virus. The central government has sent the team to the state and is monitoring the case closely. West Nile Virus is a viral infection which typically spread by mosquitoes and results in neurological disease as well as death in people. The Virus is the member … Read more 16.03.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan has over 6 lakh unemployed persons, Jaipur on top with 60,000   The National Career Service (NCS) data of the ministry of labour and employment shows that Jaipur has the highest number of unemployed persons in the state, nearly 60,000. According to the data, the total number of registered job seekers in the state are … Read more 16.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

KERALA State for more security forces   The State may ask for more men from Central security forces for the conduct of elections in view of the presence and threat of Left extremists in Kozhikode, Palakkad, Wayanad, Malappuram, and Kannur districts.   The average polling in the State during early elections was in the 70-80% … Read more 15.03.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·         RHB seeks land for building 98,000 houses in eight cities ð  The RHB has proposed to construct approximately 98,000 houses on the earmarked land in eight cities. ð  Established in 1970, the RHB had aimed to provide houses on a no-profit no-loss basis. ð  In 2017, the state government had planned to dissolve … Read more 15.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

  RAJASTHAN Rajasthan 3rd in hate crimes in India in ’2018: Amnesty India   According to data released on Tuesday by the Amnesty India on its interactive website ‘Halt the Hate’, Rajasthan was third in the country in terms of hate crimes in 2018, topped only by UP and Gujarat. According to the data collected through media reports, there were … Read more 14.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Good result in filariasis survey among students   No new cases of filariasis have been reported in the second phase of the transmission assessment survey (TAS) among students in the district.   According to World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, TAS is used as a surveillance tool to ensure that infection levels remain below target … Read more 14.03.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA Government finally takes over Pariyaram medical college   The government has finally issued the order bringing the Pariyaram Medical College and other related institutions under the state government. This would bring admissions to all the institutions under the ambit of government rules.   The Pariyaram medical college will now on be known as Kannur Government Medical College. Government … Read more 13.03.19 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State writes to Centre for MNREGA fund release   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has urged the Modi government to release Rs 1000 crore fund due under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme for Rajasthan.   An allocation of Rs 543 crores in material head and Rs 260 crores under labour head … Read more 13.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs