Nov 2018

INTERNATIONAL   ·        India re-elected as member of ITU council till 2022   India elected as a member of the International Telecommunications Union-ITU Council for another four-year term from 2019 to 2022. The elections to the Council were held during the ongoing ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 at Dubai. India secured 165 votes and ranked third … Read more 07.11.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Percentage of young voters in Rajasthan below national average   The percentage of voters belonging to the age group of 18-19 in Rajasthan is just 2.58 per cent of the total population, way below the national average of 4.22 per cent.   The total population of people belonging to the age group 18-19 is 32,42,874. Out of this, … Read more 07.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        United Join Our Telegram Channel Subscribe on YouTube Nations Postal System issues special postal stamps to mark Diwali celebration   United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) has issued special stamps with Diyas lamps (special event sheet) to commemorate India Hindu festival of Diwali. These stamps are available at UN headquarters post office in … Read more 06.11.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Braille-enabled EVMs, voter slips for the first time in Rajasthan   For the first time in Rajasthan, at all the polling stations across the state, braille-enabled Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used for visually impaired people. Voter slips in braille script too would be provided to all the visually impaired voters during the … Read more 06.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Braille-enabled EVMs, voter slips for the first time in Rajasthan   For the Subscribe on YouTube first time in Rajasthan, at all the polling stations across the state, braille-enabled Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used for visually impaired people. Voter slips in braille script too would be provided to all the visually impaired … Read more 06.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        World’s largest supercomputer ‘SpiNNaker’ switched on for the first time   The world’s largest neuromorphic supercomputer SpiNNaker (‘Spiking Neural Network Architecture’ machine), which was designed and built to work like ahuman brain, has been switched on for the first time. Made up of one million processors, SpiNNaker can complete over 200 million-million actions per second. … Read more 05.11.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan among top 6 states to cross 3,000 dengue cases   Rajasthan has joined the club of six states that have reported more than 3,000 dengue cases in 2018 so far. In October till now, more than 200 persons have been diagnosed with dengue. Most of the cases of dengue are being reported from Jaipur. In the … Read more 05.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan among top 6 states to cross 3,000 dengue cases   Rajasthan has joined the club of six states that have reported more than 3,000 dengue cases in 2018 so far. In October till now, more than 200 persons have been diagnosed with dengue. Most of the cases of dengue are being reported from Jaipur. In the … Read more 05.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   India and Japan signs a Loan Agreement worth Rs. 1817 crore   A Loan Agreement worth of Rs. 1817 crore approximately was signed between India and Japan for the construction of Turga Pumped Storage (I).   The objective of the Project is to strengthen the capability to respond to fluctuation in supply … Read more 03-04.11.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Flower business blooms in Rajasthan despite low production   Palaces and the rich heritage of Rajasthan, has made the state a hub for destination weddings and parties. This has led to a boom in the flower business in the state, even after a low production. There is a huge demand for flowers in the state and … Read more 03-04.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs