September 2019

RAJASTHAN Five panels to monitor development schemes   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday sanctioned constitution of five state-level committees for monitoring and execution of schemes and development programmes by various departments.   Instead of 12 such committees as were planned in the past, now five state-level committees will be constituted.   The committees will … Read more 24.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

KERALA More trouble in store for Kerala   With the Supreme Court broadening its queries regarding the spectrum of coastal regulation zone (CRZ) violations in the state, the state government will have to answer for its deliberate inaction in certain cases which were compiled and reported by Kerala coastal zone management authority (KCZMA). As per … Read more 24.09.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KERALA Kerala Tourism receives three PATA Gold Awards   Kerala Tourism has won three prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold awards.   These awards include one for an ethnic food restaurant run by women at Kumarakom under its Responsible Tourism Mission.   The awards, presented at a glittering function at Nur-Sultan (Astana) in Kazakhstan … Read more 22-23.09.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan higher education department records highest enrolment at institutes   The state higher education department has claimed that it had recorded the highest ever enrolments in admissions with a whopping 4.29 lakh students getting themselves enrolled in government colleges this current season. The total enrolment last year was 4.05 lakh in all streams.   The state … Read more 22-23.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

KERALA 10 sites in Ashtamudi to conserve pearl spot and yellow clam   The Fisheries Department has identified 10 sites in Ashtamudi Lake to conserve pearl spot and yellow clam (Paphia malabarica), India’s only Marine Stewardship Council-certified fisheries.   The first phase of the ₹1.9-crore project, which also aims to protect the Ramsar site and … Read more 21.09.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to have separate budget for children’s welfare   The Rajasthan government will have separate integrated budget for children in the 2020-21 annual budget.   Every government department will have to specify how much will they spent from the total allocated budget for the welfare of children up to 18 years and under which head, … Read more 21.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

KERALA ·         State told to implement Gadgil panel recommendations ð  The Western Ghats Protection Council (WGPC) organised a dharna in the town on demanding implementation of the recommendations of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel in letter and spirit without any delay. ð  The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change had constituted the … Read more 20.09.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·         Rajasthan: Industrial draft policy bets big on making of electric vehicles ð  In a bid to take early bird advantage, the state government is planning to set up an electric vehicle research and manufacturing zone. As spelt out in the new draft industrial policy, the government will also offer financial incentives to encourage … Read more 20.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

KERALA Centre to include State in industrial corridor   The Central government has decided to extend the Chennai-Bengaluru industrial corridor to Kochi.   The decision to extend the corridor to Kochi via Coimbatore was conveyed to the State government by the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) .   Earlier, when the National Industrial … Read more 19.09.19 Kerala (KeralaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt mulls 75 per cent reservation for locals in private jobs   The Rajasthan government is mulling the possibility of providing 75 per cent reservation to local people in private jobs.   The proposal is in the initial stage. A brainstorming session will be held with stakeholders in coming days.   The Andhra Pradesh government had … Read more 19.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs