West bengal daily current affairs

WEST BENGAL   Centre’s stand on hill ST tag   The Gorkha leadership in the Darjeeling hills has made public an official communication from the central ministry of tribal affairs that could hurt the BJP in all areas where the community has a substantial population.   The communication — dated September 17, 2018 — suggests … Read more 26.09.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Very less expenditure on environmental awareness in last 3 years   According to the state environment department’s annual progress report (2017-18), the last expenditure on environmental awareness and improvement was done in 2013-14 when the government spent Rs 61.80 lakh for this.   According to a World Health Organisation report, four of the world’s … Read more 26.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State to provide biogas subsidies in rural areas  Rajasthan, which has to meet a target of 3,700 household Biogas plants in the state under the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP), has announced to provide subsidies for the same.   The National Biogas Policy that came into force from May 30 is primarily … Read more 25.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL   Green City tag for New Town   New Town has received a gold certification from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), making it India’s first satellite city to receive the honour.   The IGBC is a part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Formed in 2001, it rates buildings, schools, healthcare … Read more 25.09.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Joint Indo-Russian air exercise in Jodhpur   With a view to increasing the cooperation in anti-terror operations, joint tactical exercise will be conducted between the Indian Air Force and Russian Air Force December 10 till December 22 in the Thar desert of Rajasthan and the Jodhpur Air Force base. Called Aviaindra, the exercise is … Read more 23-24.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL   ·        GRSE bridges for Majerhat ð  he defence ministry’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd will supply two portable bridges to the state government connecting the proposed routes in view of the Majerhat bridge collapse. ð  Company officials said it had received a communication from the state authorities for the bridges that … Read more 23-24.09.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN UDH to make ‘space’ for tourism projects   Various tourism projects signed under Resurgent Rajasthan will soon be eligible for allotment of land by local bodies without any size limits. The urban development minister reportedly has consent over a proposal to permit local bodies for the purpose. The proposal is aimed towards improving upon … Read more 22.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL   Push for GTA elections by December   The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha had requested the Bengal government to conduct elections to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) by December this year.   The GNLF has already termed the GTA unconstitutional and illegal and wants the erstwhile DGHC to be reinstated until Sixth Schedule status … Read more 22.09.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gets its first transgender engineer Malini Das, a 22-year-old transgender, has become the first in her community who has completed her graduation in i engineering in computer science from a private university.     After Supreme Court judgement dated April 15, 2014 in written petition civil no. 400 of 2012 I am the … Read more 21.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL   Accidents decline but roads remain unsafe   The number of road accidents under Bengal police’s jurisdiction in the first six months of 2018 declined by 15 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year, according to a study by the traffic department.   Between January and June last year, 6,247 road … Read more 21.09.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs