Nov 2018

KERALA Plans on anvil to bring private buses on a single platform   With the number of private buses declining in the city, Kochi Metro officials and transport experts have come up with a plan for aggregating private-owned buses on one platform.   According to transport experts, the thumb rule is to have 100 buses … Read more 19.11.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·        Rajasthan Heritage : Bhainsrorgarh Fort or Bhainsror Fort ð   It is an ancient fort that has become a major tourist spot in  Rajasthan. The nearest town is Rawatbhata, 7 km from Bhainsror. ð  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 … Read more 19.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Cabinet okays changes to advocates’ fund Act   The cabinet has given clearance to amend the Kerala Advocates’ Welfare Fund Act, 1980, so as to facilitate the government to take over the control of management of advocates’ welfare fund in the wake of detection of misappropriation of crores of rupees from the fund.   The Kerala … Read more 17-18.11.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Swasth Bharat Yatra to reach Jaipur in December   Swasth Bharat Yatra, a Pan-India cyclothon and an outreach of Centre’s ‘Eat Right India’ movement, will reach Jaipur in December for spreading the message of healthy lifestyle. Health officials are making preparations for the Yatra.   After traversing through various cities and towns of … Read more 17-18.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Now, a PR blitz to save waste to energy project   As the state government finds it hard to get on with its ambitious waste to energy (WTE) plants, KSIDC, the nodal agency for selection of private partner for implementing the project, is embarking on a massive public relation (PR) campaign to quell the … Read more 16.11.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Bengu Kisan movement – (started in 1921)   The main centre of the peasant movement of Bengu was Raita.   Earlier,this place was in Bhilwara, but it is currently in Chittorgarh district.     This movement ran at the time of Bangngu’s Zamidar Anoop singh.   Maharana of Mewar was Fateh Singh.   Reason … Read more 16.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Nilackal set to grow into a township   Nilackal, the new base camp of Sabarimala, is set to grow into a township soon. According to the Travancore devaswom board (TDB) officials, the move to shift the base camp from Pamba to Nilackal has been a huge success and a “positive step”.   To transfer Nilackal as the base … Read more 15.11.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Art : Malwa painting   17th-century school of Rājasthanī miniature paintingcentred largely in Mālwa and Bundelkhand (in modern Madhya Pradesh state); it is sometimes referred to as Central Indian painting on the basis of its geographical distribution. The school was conservative, and little development is seen from the earliest examples, such as the Rasikapriyā (a poem analyzing the love sentiment) … Read more 15.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Nimbarka sect   The Nimarkar sect is also called Dvaitmat, Parashuram ji sect and Sanakadi (sanak) sect.   Nimbarkacharya gave rise to the principles of Dvaitadvaita (bhedabhed) sect and denied Shankaracharya’s advaitadvaitavad.     One of the principal sect of the Vaishnava sect is Acharya Nimbarka. The principal seat of this is located … Read more 14.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA   1,000 more bio-toilets to be installed at Sabarimala soon   Realising the shortcomings of basic amenities in Sabarimala, the government on Monday sanctioned 1,000 additional bio-toilets for being installed at Nilackal and Pamba.   The government had consulted the Travancore Devaswom Board about the toilet requirements in Sabarimala after the devastation caused by floods. … Read more 14.11.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs