January 2019

RAJASTHAN Electrocution main reason behind GIB deaths: Govt   The state government submitted the status report on conservation of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) to the Rajasthan high court, listing the reasons behind the dwindling population of the bird.   The GIB has had a tag of being a critically endangered species in the IUCN Red … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL   ·         World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2019 Report Released By ILO   The International Labour Organization released World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2019 report. As per the report, unemployment rates will fall to 4.9% in 2019 and remains steady in 2020. Among the age group 15-24 the global unemployment stood … Read more

RAJASTHAN State seeks Centre’s help to get Yamuna water share   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has requested the Centre to intervene in the inter-state agreements for distribution of Yamuna waters and ensure that Haryana releases the allocated share of water to Rajasthan from Tajewala headworks.   The chief minister apprised the Union Minister Gadkari of … Read more

RAJASTHAN CM to launch campaign to rid state from anaemia   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot will launch a campaign in Jodhpur aiming to free the state from anaemia as part of the Centre’s nationwide Anaemia Mukt Bharat (anaemia free India) drive launched in December last year.   According to the National Family Heath Survey- 4 … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·        Rajasthan faces water crisis with decline in groundwater   ð   Rajasthan is facing a severe water crisis, with a decadal average study has inferring that there has been a decline in groundwater by 62.70% in the state with only 37.20% rise. The decadal average was counted from November 2008 to November 2018.   ð  The … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Heritage Bhainsrorgarh Fort   Bhainsrorgarh Fort or Bhainsror Fort is an ancient fort that has become a major tourist spot in The nearest town is Rawatbhata, 7 km from Bhainsror.   Bhainsrorgarh is an impregnable fort, inhabited from at least the 2nd century BC. It is dramatically positioned between two rivers, the Chambal and Bamani. It had passed through the hands … Read more

RAJASTHAN Soon, three new drug-testing labs to clear pendency ð  More than 6,000 samples of medicines are pending for quality test as only one drug-testing laboratory is functional in the state. The laboratory is functional in the state, which was set up in 1962. Since then no new drug-testing laboratory has become functional in past … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   ·         India Ranks 80th On Global Talent Competitiveness Ranking: Survey   India moved up one position to rank 80thon the global talent competitive index, but remains a laggard among the BRICS nations. Switzerland continues to top the list, released on the first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF)Annual Meeting at Davos by INSEAD business school in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt to bring new system to fix fees of private schools’   Education minister Govind Singh Dotasra has hinted to replace RajasthanS chools (Regulation of fees) Act 2017.   The existing fees Act which mandates to form a committee of parents and school management has not prevented schools to fleece parents. Several news reports have … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Oxford chooses ‘Nari Shakti’ as Hindi word of 2018   Oxford dictionaries declared “Nari Shakti” as the Hindi word for the year 2018.   The announcement was made during a session at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) at the Diggi Palace.   According to the Oxford dictionaries, the word has been derived … Read more