Prelims Notes

RAJASTHAN State government has spent Rs 48,800 crore for rural dvpt: Rathore   About Rs 48,800 crore has been spent by the Rajasthan government for various schemes of the rural development and panchayati raj department over the last four years, claimed minister Rajendra Singh Rathore.   Giving a break up of the state funding, he said Rs 15,790 … Read more 24.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan hospitals now equipped with Japanese encephalitis test facility   Taking note of a patient’s death due to Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Bundi in October, the Centre has equipped state’s seven hospitals attached to medical colleges with JE testing facilities.   Earlier, such facilities for JE testing were limited to only few government hospitals … Read more 23.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government launches free learning app for competitive exams   Rajasthan’s Higher and Technical Education department launched ‘Dishari’ — an educational mobile application that provides free study materials for youths preparing for competitive examinations. The app features interactive quizzes with questions related to mathematics, general knowledge, current affairs, computers, reasoning and economics. The app … Read more 22.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Aged, differently-abled people to get ration at their doorsteps   Aged and differentlyabled people, who are beneficiary of the national food security scheme, will be given food coupon in order to provide them ration at their doorstep.   The department issued directives to the district food officer, who will first identify the beneficiaries and … Read more 21.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt seeks world record tag for ‘Daughters Are Precious’ event   The state health department will get the ‘Daughters Are Precious’ event registered with the Guinness World Records.   Last year, the department felt that by enforcing the PCPNDT Act, sex determination and female foeticide could be controlled to a limited extent. Higher success … Read more 19-20.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Technical University grades colleges on basis of quality   Rajasthan Technical University(RTU) has graded its engineering colleges on the basis of 18 parameters to help students evaluate the institute before taking admission. The grading will push the colleges to improve their deficiencies. The ranking has been uploaded on RTU 116 engineering colleges are affiliated to RTU with 2.25 … Read more 18.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN In a first in Rajasthan, smart bins to be installed in Jodhpur   In a first in Rajasthan, three smart dustbins will be installed by the Jodhpur Municipal Corporation at different places in Jodhpur. The civic body plans to install 35 such dustbins across the city soon.   There will be a GSM SIM slot on this dustbin, which … Read more 17.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

    RAJASTHAN SC bars Rajasthan from crossing 50% quota limit   In a major setback to the state government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained it from crossing the 50% ceiling on total reservation until the writ petition challenging the hike in OBC quota was decided by the Rajasthan High Court. The state government, by a new legislation … Read more 16.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Peacock census to begin from Dec 1   The forest department of Rajasthan will carry out the peacock census in Jodhpur district between December 1 and 7.   The employees from the panchayati raj institutions (PRIS), non-government organisations (NGOS) and wildlife lovers will take part in the census, which will be conducted using the … Read more 15.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Ganga all set to be state’s first transgender cop   Twenty-four-year old Ganga Kumari is all set to be Rajasthan’s first and India’s third transgender to join a state police force. A two-year-long legal battle has finally borne fruit for Kumari, who could’ve become the first transgender ever to don the police uniform in … Read more 14.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs