14.02.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL   Bengal first to opt out of Modi’s healthcare plan   Bengal has become the first state to opt out of the ambitious National Health Protection Scheme unveiled in the Union Budget — and dubbed ‘Modicare’ — with chief minister Mamata Banerjee announcing on Tuesday that the state will not “waste” its hard-earned resources … Read more 14.02.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

14.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Highlights of the Rajasthan budget 2018   Royalty exempted to carry out mining in many areas. Zero belt mining policy will be promoted.   GST will be reduced on Kota stone   Tax relief of Rs 650 crore given in the budget   No new taxes imposed in the current budget   District Lease … Read more 14.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

11-12.02.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL   West Bengal’s Chilkigarh to be declared ‘National Bio-Diversity Heritage Site’   A forested stretch around Chilkigarh’s Kanak Durga temple in Jhargram district of West Bengal will soon be declared a national bio-diversity heritage site by the government.   The popular tourist destination will be labelled a ‘plastic free zone’ and 61 acres of forest area … Read more 11-12.02.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

11-12.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt puts Public Private Partnership policy for school education in cold storage   The state government has put the policy for Public Private Partnership (PPP) in School Education-2017 on a cold storage after series of protests by the teachers’ associations, opposition party and even their own members of legislative assembly.   Under the … Read more 11-12.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

09.02.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL Review of Kolkata Metro route extensions only after 2020   Much progress is unlikely on Metro projects in Kolkata or the suburbs that are not already under way till 2020, sources in the ministry of railways said. The ministry will evaluate the progress of the ongoing projects after 2020 and then decide on … Read more 09.02.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

09.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gears up to fight child mortality with new vaccine   The state is getting ready for a new vaccine for preventing mortalities among under-5 children. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) has been included in Universal Immunization Programme(UIP) in the state. About 4.6 lakh children will be benefited in a year in selected nine districts, which have highest … Read more 09.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs