March 2019

  INTERNATIONAL Indonesia launched its first mass rapid transit (MRT) system   Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated the country’s first mass rapid transit (MRT) systemon 24th March. The aim is to ease the traffic congestion in the capital Jakarta. He also presided over a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the second phase which is planned for completion … Read more 27.03.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Transport dept to change ticket checking system to curb losses   In order to curb revenue leakage and generate profits, the state transport department will change the ongoing ticket checking system, use e-governance, employee behaviour and renovation of bus stands.   In order to curb revenue leakage change will be made in the ongoing … Read more 26.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Transport dept to change ticket checking system to curb losses   In order to curb revenue leakage and generate profits, the state transport department will change the ongoing ticket checking system, use e-governance, employee behaviour and renovation of bus stands.   In order to curb revenue leakage change will be made in the ongoing … Read more 26.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL Norway to put world’s 1st wireless e-cab charging stations   Norway’s capital Oslo will become the world’s first city to install wireless induction-based fast-charging systems for electric taxis, The Charging plates will be installed in the ground where taxis are parked, which will connect with receivers in taxis and allow them to charge for up … Read more 26.03.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL Finland tops Global Happiness Index for the second straight year Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for the second year.   Indian figures at 140th place, seven spots down from last year, on this year’s UN World Happiness Report.   The report was released by the Sustainable Development … Read more 24-25.03.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan’s Saraswati is ‘poorest’ MP in India, says ADR report   Sumedhanand Saraswati (67), Lok Sabha MP from Sikar, is the “poorest” parliamentarian in the country having declared a total asset of just Rs. 34,311, which is the lowest, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report.   According to the ADR report, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP … Read more 24-25.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan’s Saraswati is ‘poorest’ MP in India, says ADR report   Sumedhanand Saraswati (67), Lok Sabha MP from Sikar, is the “poorest” parliamentarian in the country having declared a total asset of just Rs. 34,311, which is the lowest, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report.   According to the ADR report, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP … Read more 24-25.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Kazakhstan’s 1st and only President resigns after 29 yrs in power   Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan’s first and only President, announced his resignation on March 19 after 29 yearsin power. He has been Kazakhstan’s President since 1990and was formally elected in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union. He received 98 percent of the votes. Nazarbayev … Read more 23.03.19 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Health dept seeks life imprisonment for adulteration of food   The Rajasthan health department has sought amendments to Indian Penal Code (IPC) provisions for stringent action against those manufacturing, selling and distributing substandard and misbranded food items.   It has sent a proposal to the home department seeking amendments to sections 272 and 273 … Read more 23.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Health dept seeks life imprisonment for adulteration of food   The Rajasthan health department has sought amendments to Indian Penal Code (IPC) provisions for stringent action against those manufacturing, selling and distributing substandard and misbranded food items.   It has sent a proposal to the home department seeking amendments to sections 272 and 273 … Read more 23.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs