Oct 2018

RAJASTHAN   Centre withdraws Rs 37 crore grant for research from Rajasthan University  Rajasthan University (RU) is facing a setback after the Centre’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) has withdrawn the grant of Rs 37 crore to the university reportedly due to RU’s inability to spend the amount wisely. In 2014, Promotion of University … Read more 11.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Zika cases rise to 106 in Rajasthan    The number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 106 Rajasthan. Of the total affected people, 25 are pregnant women.The team of experts from ICMR has changed the insecticides which are being used in the city and neighbouring districts to kill mosquitoes that spread … Read more 12.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA AAI to spend ₹1.14 cr in Malappuram   Airport Authority of India (AAI) will spend ₹1.14 crore for various welfare activities in the district. Much of the fund will be used for reconstruction of 16 roads damaged in the floods that devastated many areas in the district in the third week of August.   … Read more 23.10.18 KERALA (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA ·        Hi-tech labs in 9,941 schools of Kerala ð  As part of the efforts to make Kerala India’s first digital state in education, hi-tech computer labs will be set up in 9,941 government and aided upper primary and lower primary schools. ð  Already 45,000 classrooms in high schools and higher secondary schools have been made … Read more 22.10.18 KERALA (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Unemployment rate higher in state than national average, says report   Rajasthan has higher unemployment than the national average, according to data released by centre for sustainable employment.   The percentage of unemployment rate within the state was 7.7% whereas the national average was 5.6% in August 2018.   The unemployment rate among women … Read more 13-14.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Schemes :- Adarsh School scheme   In order to provide better education to the students in the rural areas of the state and to provide better facilities to the schools, Rajasthan Government has adopted innovation in the education sector in the last four years in every Gram Panchayat of the state for modern … Read more 17.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Heritage: The Mystic Places of Rajasthan   Bhangarh   The Bhangarh fort was built by the Kachwaha ruler of Amber, Raja Bhagwant Singh, for his younger son Madho Singh in 1573 AD.   The Bhangarh Fort is located on the border of the Sariska Reserve in the Aravali range of hills in Alwar district of Rajasthan. The fort is … Read more 25.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Industry pins hope on textile revival   Kerala should try to build textile industry hubs as it creates higher number of jobs in the local economy than any other industry, said industry leaders. With government implementing a single-window clearance system for industries, chances of developing a hub is a realistic target.   Other states are … Read more 29.10.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala CM expects over Rs 700 crore from UAE   Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has expressed the hope that the state would get an assistance which would be much bigger than the amount offered by the Emirates government earlier.   The UAE government had offered Rs 700 crore which could not materialise because of … Read more 19.10.18 KERALA (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA Cattle feed distribution for the flood hit areas in Kerala   Kerala Feeds, a public sector undertaking under the State government,  along with Ernakulam Collector K. Mohammed Y. Safirulla inaugurated the district-level Snehasparsham project that provides100 bags of cattle feed for free to dairy farmers. Kerala Feeds Managing Director B.Sreekumar said that in eligible cases, … Read more 27-28.10.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs