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WEST BENGAL West Bengal budget to do away with plan, non-plan distinction The state government has decided to do away with plan and non-plan distinction in its budget from the 2018-19 financial year. The salaries, subsidies, loans and interest come under the non-plan expenditure head, while the plan expenditure is meant for development … Read more 1.02.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Solar pumps may help cut subsidized power in Rajasthan The Budget proposals provided a fillip to the vibrant solar sector in Rajasthan. As per the proposals, the import of solar tempered glass for manufacture of solar cells will be exempted from customs duty. The decision will reduce the cost of manufacturing and eventually the cost … Read more 02.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN CSI ‘e-Ratna of India’ Award Handed Over to CM ð The ‘e-Ratna of India’ award conferred upon Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje by Computer Society of India during the 52nd Annual Convention was handed over to Smt. Raje by Principal Secretary, IT & Communication Shri Akhil Arora here at Chief Minister’s residence. … Read more 01.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
WEST BENGAL Bengali literature readership declining in both Bengal and Bangladesh: Shankha Ghosh The readership of Bengali literature has been steadily declining in both West Bengal and Bangladesh, with students turning their back on writings in the language, Jnanpith awardee poet Sankha Ghosh said. About the present situation of Bengali literature, renowned author Sanjib Chattopadhyay said writers should stop … Read more 31.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
WEST BENGAL Bengal heritage logo launched in London The Bengali diaspora, which has been professionally very successful in the UK, has been driving corporate growth and public services over the years. What is unique is that it also is a community that has a strong cultural focus. This is best manifested through the … Read more 30.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
WEST BENGAL Veteran Bengali Actress Supriya Devi Passes Away Veteran Bengali film actress and Padmashri awardee, Supriya Devi,passed away in Kolkata, following a severe cardiac arrest. She was 83. Supriya Devi made her debut in the Uttam Kumar-starrer Basu Parivar in 1952. She was also awarded the Banga Vibushan – the highest-ever civilian award given … Read more 28-29.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
WEST BENGAL States praised West Bengal govt’s official emblem States praised the West Bengal government official emblem, conceptualized and designed by chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The state emblem – the “Biswa Bangla” logo with Ashoka Pillar of the national emblem – would be used in all the official works and documents of the Bengal government … Read more 26.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
WEST BENGAL Bengal opposes Centre plan for backward districts An integrated development plan for the 115 Most Backward Districts (MBD) in the country, of which five are from West Bengal, has hit a roadblock in the state. The Mamata Banerjee government doesn’t agree with PM Narendra Modi’s plan because the Centre proposes to engage a central government … Read more 25.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
WEST BENGAL Google Doodle pays tribute to Mahasweta Devi Google on Sunday dedicated its doodle to noted author and social activist Mahasweta Devi on her 92nd birth anniversary. Google India wrote on Twitter, “With courage flowing through her pen, she created powerful prose. Celebrating writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi on her 92nd … Read more 24.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
WEST BENGAL Government forms panel to fight rising air pollution in Kolkata The state government has set up an inter-departmental committee, under the chairmanship of environment minister Sovon Chatterjee, for a concerted effort to combat air pollution. The committee will come up with a detailed road map — short-term and long-term — to maintain ambient … Read more 23.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs