16.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA e-tags for domestic poultry   A few months from now, the broiler chicken bought from the market anywhere in Kerala could come with a digital link to the domestic farm where it was reared, enabling authorities to trace the source of supply.   The Animal Husbandry department is planning to introduce a tougher food testing regime … Read more 16.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

30.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN International spice conference in Jaipur from Feb 4-7   The third edition of international spice conference will be held at Jaipur from February 4 to 7.   Over 750 delegates from various countries, including representatives of international spice associations, policy makers, and farmers, are expected to participate in the four-day meet.   The central … Read more 30.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

04-05.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan budget to focus on farmers, tribal welfare   Chief minister Vasundhara Raje has hinted at focusing the election year budget on farmers and tribal welfare during a pre-budget meeting.   Following Central government’s budget, Raje asserted that the state budget will also aim to double the farmers’ income by 2022. The Union government in the … Read more 04-05.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

30.01.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA Live organ donation norms get nod   The government has decided to set up online registries for altruistic organ donors as well as patients with end-stage organ failure diseases (primarily liver and kidney diseases) and expand the pool of live donors by encouraging “swap donations” and “chain donations”.   The decision is part of … Read more 30.01.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

02.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA Highway widening will be over by 2020   All efforts are being made to widen the 590-km Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram National Highway corridor to four/six lanes by December 2020, official sources said.   Works to widen the Cherthala-Kazhakuttam corridor will begin in June, while the widening process will get under way on the Thalapady-Angamaly stretch in … Read more 02.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

08.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

  Kerala State plans law to protect Good Samaritans   The government is planning a legislation to ensure that Good Samaritans helping accident victims are not trapped in legal wrangles.   The proposed Bill would ensure speedy medical aid for accident victims and encourage people to offer assistance without the fear of any criminal or … Read more 08.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

04-05.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs

KERALA 50,000 new cancer cases a year   As many as 50,000 new cancer cases are detected in the State every year, as per the registry at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) here. The number of cancer cases in the State exceeds the national average. The number of deaths from cancer is over 20,000.   … Read more 04-05.02.18 Kerala(KeralaPSC) Current Affairs