January 2019

RAJASTHAN Govt schools to observe ‘career day’ on January 12     Education officers, school principals and teachers are gearing up to observe ‘career day’ in government schools across the state on January 12. The day was introduced with the aim to familiarise the students of class 10 and above to the career options available. … Read more 05.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        Chang e 4 lunar probe landed on far side of the moon   Chang’e-4 lunar probe, a Chinese space probe, touched down on the far side of the moon.The probe, which has a lander and a rover, that was launched in December made the soft landing and transmitted the first-ever close-range image of the far side … Read more 04.01.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Projects under RUIDP in 42 cities of Rajasthan to begin soon   Drinking, drainage and sewerage projects in 42 cities of the state under the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) phase-IV are expected to begin soon.   Under the project, the department will work to beautify and restore 10 heritage sites, including Khetri, Mandawa, Deeg, Kama, … Read more 04.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Projects under RUIDP in 42 cities of Rajasthan to begin soon   Drinking, drainage and sewerage projects in 42 cities of the state under the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) phase-IV are expected to begin soon.   Under the project, the department will work to beautify and restore 10 heritage sites, including Khetri, Mandawa, Deeg, Kama, … Read more 04.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        Sweden ranked first in climate action CCPI Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) reported that Sweden has been named the first best performing country in the CCPI 2019 CCPI evaluates the climate protection performance of 60 countries, responsible for over 90% of global energy-related CO2 emissions. It is issued by Germanwatch, the New Climate Institute and the Climate Action Network.   Moroccohas been … Read more 03.01.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Flower research centre to come up at Mount Abu   The horticulture department is set to develop an agro-eco-tourism and international flower research centre at Mount Abu.   It had identified about 20 bighas of land near the sunset point for the project. The Rs10-crore project is funded under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana … Read more 03.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        India cuts tax on palm oil imports from ASEAN countries   The duty on crude palm oil from Malaysia, Indonesia and other members of the Association of South East Asian Nations(ASEAN) was cut to 40% from 44%, while the tax on refined palm oil was cut to 45% from 54% if imported from Malaysia and to 50%, if purchased from Indonesia or … Read more 02.01.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan college girls set to get free sanitary pads   Rajasthan is set to become India’s first state to provide free sanitary napkins to college students. The department of higher education has decided to install free sanitary napkin vending machines in all 189 government colleges in the state from the next academic session starting July 2019.   … Read more 02.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan college girls set to get free sanitary pads   Rajasthan is set to become India’s first state to provide free sanitary napkins to college students. The department of higher education has decided to install free sanitary napkin vending machines in all 189 government colleges in the state from the next academic session starting July 2019.   … Read more 02.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL     ·        Bangladesh’s PM Hasina wins third straight   Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasinahas secured her third consecutive term, with her alliance winning 287 of the 298 seats for which results have been declared for the 300-strong parliament. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which boycotted the 2014 poll, has won just six seats in the general election held on December 30.   … Read more 01.01.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs