nov 2019

  INTERNATIONAL   ·       India pledged USD5 mn to the UN Palestine refugee agency   India has announced that it is to contribute $5 million in 2020to theUN Palestine refugee agency. It aims to provide services to refugees in the fields of education and health. The move is to mark solidarity with the Palestine refugees.   The … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·       Jodhpur, Dungarpur to be pilot districts for water project ð Jodhpur and Dungarpur have been identified as pilot districts for the Water Security and Climate Adaptation in Rural India (WASCA) project, under which GIS (Geographic Information System) lab-cum-data centres will be set up. These centres will collect data from various departments for capacity … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to open 167 English schools from July 2020   The Rajasthan government has decided to open 167 English medium schools in an equal number of blocks from July 2020.   This year, the government had opened 33 English medium schools in each district headquarters. The schools were opened to celebrate the 150 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi … Read more

RAJASTHAN State sets up body for ensuring CSR activities   The state government has set up an exclusive agency, Rajasthan Corporate Social Responsibility Authority (RCSRA), to ensure effective implementation of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in the state by offering better coordination with industrial groups, giving them guidance and monitoring the proper utilisation of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Habitats of Great Indian Bustards to be declared as conservation reserves   Seeking to protect the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard, the Union environment ministry has decided to declare their habitats as conservation reserves and asked power companies to consider placing high voltage lines under the ground as the birds have died after coming in contact with … Read more

RAJASTHAN Traffic cops seek nod for AI cameras for better management   The city traffic police have sought a nod for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cameras that can capture in one shot over 11 offences including driving without helmet, wrong-side driving, high-beam violation etc.   According to traffic police, a comprehensive survey of Jaipur’s major streets revealed that … Read more

RAJASTHAN Chhattisgarh plan likely to take care of stray animals   The Rajasthan government is planning to adopt Chhattisgarh government’s Narwa, Garuwa, Ghuruwa and Badi (NGGB) programme “with some changes” with an aim to address the issues related to stray cattle in rural and urban areas.   The NGGB, encouraging livestock management, organic manure and … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL   Bangladesh tops business bribery risk in South Asia   Bangladesh has the highest business bribery risk among South Asian countries, according to the Trace Bribery Matrix which releases annual ranking for 200 countries.   The Matrix evaluates countries under four parameters which are business interaction with the government, anti-bribery deterrence, transparency and … Read more

    INTERNATIONAL   1st-ever India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise – Dustlik-2019 begins   The first-ever India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise – Dustlik-2019 will begin at Chirchiq Training Area near Tashkent. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Uzbekistan counterpart Major General Bakhodir Nizamovich Kurbanov presided over the Curtain Raiser of the military drill.   The exercise, which … Read more

RAJASTHAN State sets up body for ensuring CSR activities   The state government has set up an exclusive agency, Rajasthan Corporate Social Responsibility Authority (RCSRA), to ensure effective implementation of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in the state by offering better coordination with industrial groups, giving them guidance and monitoring the proper utilisation of … Read more