January 2019

INTERNATIONAL   First human rights TV channel Launched in London   The world’s first television channel dedicated to human rights was launched in London by the International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR). It would be a web-based channel and would deliver human rights issues to audiences in over 20 countries across Europe, Latin America and … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Sugarcane juice declared ‘national drink’ of Pakistan   The Pakistan government on Friday declared sugarcane juice as the “national drink” of the country. The announcement came after the government conducted a Twitter poll where people were asked to decide on the country’s national drink with two other options — orange and carrot — … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Jobless in Rajasthan to get RS 3,000 a month dole from March 1   Rajasthan is one of the worst performers in terms of generating employment. According to the December 2018 report of the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy (CMIE), the unemployment rate in the state went up to 7.7% last year. … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   ·         USA launches new innovation initiative at Raisina Dialogue, 2019   Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) of United States Chamber of Commerce launched a new innovation strategy at Raisina Dialogue, 2019 in New Delhi. The Initiative is titled as “Fair Value for Innovation”. The Initiative will examine economic underpinnings in order to enable … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·        Government may extend deadline to meet housing targets ð  The rural development department may extend the deadline to meet the target for the completion of building remaining 1,78,965 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) from January 31 to March 31. Out of the sanctioned 6.87 lakh houses under PMAY, around 5.08 … 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

INTERNATIONAL     ·        China named its lunar rover as Yutu 2   China successfully deployed Chang’e-4 lunar probe to carry out a string of experiments on theunexplored far side of the moon.  It has named the lunar rover as ‘Yutu 2’. The Lunar rover Yutu 2 touched the lunar surface and left a trace on the loose lunar … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan reported highest pace of highway construction, UP saw maximum spend in first 4 years   Rajasthan reported the highest national highway(NH) construction among states during the first four years of Centre government while Centre’s expenditure was maximum in Uttar Pradesh for building of highways. Government data show Maharashtra ranked second both in highway construction and expenditure between 2014-15 … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   India, Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)- 2019   Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 is scheduled to be conducted at Aundh Military Station and College of Military Engineering, Pune from 18 March to 27 March 2019.   The joint training exercise is being conducted with more than a dozen African countries & India. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to be felicitated for ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’   The state will be felicitated and recognised for its performance on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) The state is among five to be felicitated under different categories. Recognising state’s performance on BBBP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched pan-India expansion of BBBP in March 2018 from Jhunjhunu.   … Read more