sep 2018

RAJASTHAN Now, used cooking oil from eateries to be used for biofuel in Rajasthan The Biofuel Authority of Rajasthan has decided to find a solution about the used cooking oil in the restaurants of the city that can be really harmful for public health. This decision is taken after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of … Read more 07.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Team from WB-ADB assesses damage   A ten-member team of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank on Wednesday assessed the damage due to floods in the district.   The team assessed the damage in various sectors including agriculture, animal husbandry, tourism, rural industries, environment, housing, urban infrastructure, transport, irrigation, water resources and … Read more 14.09.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA ·         Kerala Tourism to launch aggressive marketing campaign ð  Kerala Tourism has rolled out a 12-point Action Plan to overcome the crisis in the sector due to the recent floods. ð  The time-bound action plan is aimed at increasing tourist arrivals in the upcoming peak season through aggressive marketing campaign within the country and in source … Read more 12.09.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs Edit | Q

KERALA Heritage tourism on revival path   After a period of lull, the community-based heritage conservation and tourism project being implemented along the history-rich environs of North Paravur and Kodungalloor is showing signs of resurgence, with the company overseeing the multiagency project making strides to launch new theme-based boat-trip packages.   The project itself is, … Read more 20.09.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jaipur Literature Festival begins in Houston   Jaipur Literature Festival was begun in Houston with a soulful music performance followed by stimulating discussions.   The festival is touted as the world’s largest free literary festival.   The inaugural session also saw Congress leader and writer Shashi Tharoor discuss his book “Why i am a … Read more 18.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Internet shutdowns cost state ₹659 crore in 3 years: Report   Seventeen instances of internet shutdowns over 2015, 2016 and 2017, cost Rajasthan ~659.37 crore , shows an April 2018 report by think tank, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).   Mobile internet shutdowns alone added up to 594 hours in … Read more 02-03.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Age limit relaxed for transgender learners   The Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority (KSLMA) has relaxed the age limit for transgenders for admission to its Class 10 and higher secondary equivalency courses.   The age limit for Class 10 equivalency course was 17 and that for higher secondary equivalency course was 22.   Now, transgender learners … Read more 26.09.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN PM Modi inaugurates Parakram Parv in Jodhpur to mark 2 years of surgical strikes   Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Jodhpur Military Station to inaugurate ‘Parakram Parv’ — an exhibition to commemorate the second anniversary of surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Army against terror camps across the Line of Control in … Read more 29-30.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gets its first transgender engineer Malini Das, a 22-year-old transgender, has become the first in her community who has completed her graduation in i engineering in computer science from a private university.     After Supreme Court judgement dated April 15, 2014 in written petition civil no. 400 of 2012 I am the … Read more 21.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

KERALA Devise scientific formula to fix damages for the flood-hit: HC   A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court suggested that the State government devise a scientific formula for determining the minimum compensation for the flood-affected in the State.   The court orally suggested that there be strong parameters for fixing the compensation and … Read more 05.09.18 Kerala (KPSC) Current Affairs