January 2019

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 27-28.01.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Panel submits report on farm loan waiver   The interdepartmental ministerial committee constituted to recommend the farm loan waiver model for Rajasthan has submitted its report to chief minister.   As far as the loan in the co-operative sector is concerned, it is not an issue as it is in the states purview, but … Read more 27-28.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Panel submits report on farm loan waiver   The interdepartmental ministerial committee constituted to recommend the farm loan waiver model for Rajasthan has submitted its report to chief minister.   As Join Our Telegram Channel far as the loan in the co-operative sector is concerned, it is not an issue as it is in … Read more 27-28.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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 Subscribe on YouTube other options — orange … Read more 26.01.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

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 26.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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 25.01.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

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 25.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·         India Ranks 80th On Global Talent Competitiveness Ranking: Survey   India moved up one position to rank 80thon the global talent competitive index, but Subscribe on YouTube 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 … Read more 24.01.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan, Bihar join hands to eradicate child labour   The governments of Rajasthan and Bihar will take joint action to stop trafficking of children from various towns of Bihar to the workshops and home-based production units in Jaipur.   A multi-stakeholder initiative, launched for eradicating child labour, has taken a resolve to rehabilitate the … Read more 24.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan, Bihar join hands to eradicate child labour   The governments of Rajasthan and Bihar will take joint action to stop trafficking of children from various towns of Bihar to the workshops and home-based production units in Jaipur.   A multi-stakeholder initiative, launched for eradicating child labour, has taken a resolve to rehabilitate the … Read more 24.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs