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INTERNATIONAL Nepal’s Central Bank Announces Ban of Indian Notes Above Rs100 Nepal’s central bank has announced the ban of Indian currency notes with denominations above Rs 100. Nepal’s cabinet in December had decided to ban the use of these currency notes. Currently, only the notes with a denomination of Rs 100 and below … Read more 23.01.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government may set up petroleum university in Jodhpur The Rajasthan government is mulling over the idea to set up a petroleum university in the state and also introduce a three-year diploma course in petroleum engineering at the Government Polytechnic College in Jodhpur. The government will open new polytechnic colleges for women at district-level to … Read more 23.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Rio de Janeiro will be World Capital of Architecture for 2020: UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced that the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will be the World Capital of Architecture for 2020. Having defeated Paris and Melbourne, Rio will be the first … Read more 22.01.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN RIICO plans for greener industrial areas Roads at industrial areas at the state will take a green turn as Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) plans to plant more trees. The measure comes in the sequence of other initiatives in consideration of the corporation towards sustainable industrial growth. RIICO envisaging … Read more 22.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN RIICO plans for greener industrial areas Roads at industrial areas at the state will take a green turn as Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) plans to plant more trees. The measure comes in the sequence of other initiatives in consideration of the corporation towards sustainable industrial growth. RIICO envisaging … Read more 22.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Total lunar eclipse and supermoon At the same time, Earth will also witness a supermoon as the satellite will be closer to the planet. The moon will appear slightly bigger and brighter than usual. The eclipse begins with the partial phase around 0904 hours IST on Monday. Totality, when Earth’s … Read more 20-21.01.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs
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 20-21.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
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 20-21.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL · JAXA launched satellite into space to deliver artificial meteors Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)launched a rocket carrying a satellite on a mission to deliver the world’s first artificial meteor shower into space. ALE Co. Ltd, a start-up based in Tokyo, developed the microsatellite for the celestial show over Hiroshima early 2020 as the initial … Read more 19.01.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs
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 19.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs