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INTERNATIONAL · IWC defeated the proposal to create Whale Sanctuary The International Whaling Commission (IWC) defeated a proposal to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic at a meeting in Brazil. The proposal received support from 39 countries but was opposed by 25. Brazil first introduced the proposal in 2001. Japan and few other nations argued … Read more 14.09.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Election Commission survey finds 1.12 lakh fake voters in Jaipur When the Jaipur Election Department investigated 10 lakh voters in 19 Assembly constituencies of the district, it was found that there are 1,12,000 fake voters. The data showed that most of the fake voters are from Sanganer, Vidhyadhar Nagar and Kishanpole Assembly constituencies. The … Read more 14.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL · India, US annual combat exerciseYudh Abhyas 2018to be held at Uttarakhand The 2-Week long Yudh Abhyas 2018 exercise will be condcuted at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand from 16 to 29 September, 2018. It will be fourteenth edition of exercise in Yudh Abhyas series which was started in 2004 under US Army Pacific Partnership Program. Last year, Yudh Abhyas was … Read more 13.09.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Delegates from 20 countries to be at Smart City Expo Delegates from 20 countries will take participate in a three-day international conference ‘Smart City Expo India 2018’ in Jaipur. The event will be organised from September 26 to September 28 at Jaipur Exhibition and Convent Centre (JECC) in Sitapura. Jaipur Development Authority … Read more 13.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL · Vostok 2018 the largest exercise held in Russia Vostok 2018– Russian military practice massive airstrikes and measures against cruise missiles. As many as 300,000 Russian troops are expected to take part in large-scale military drills as part of “Vostok 2018,” Curtain raiser: INDO-US joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas 2018 As … Read more 12.09.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN CM to launch lion safari, project leopard on Sept 13 Chief minister Vasundhara Raje is likely to inaugurate the much awaited Lion safari at Nahargarh Biological Park in Jaipur on September 13. The Lion safari in Jaipur will be the first in Rajasthan and the state forest department along with Jaipur Development … Read more 12.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL INDO-MONGOLIA joint exercise Nomadic Elephant-2018 Indo-Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic Elephant-2018, commenced at Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) Five Hills Training Area, Ullanbaatar, Mongolia with a brief but impressive opening ceremony. The 12 days long joint exercise will be conducted from 10 Sep to 21 Sep 2018. Exercise Nomadic Elephant is an … Read more 11.09.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan seeks project report on feeder canal The Rajasthan Irrigation Department has requested its counterpart in Punjab to prepare and submit a detailed project report (DPR) to reconstruct the Ferozepur feeder canal. The feeder canal, which emanates from the Harike headworks, has a capacity of 11,192 cusecs and was constructed in 1952-53. … Read more 11.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL International Literacy Day 2018 International Literacy Day is celebrated annually on September 8 across the world. The day was declared by UNESCO on October 26, 1966. According to UNESCO’s statistics, India’s literacy rate is 72.1 per cent. This year International Literacy Day theme is “Literacy and skill development.” UN postal agency … Read more 10.09.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan used only 21% swacch mission funds Government of Rajasthan had released Rs 292.81 crore to Local Bodies (ULBs) during 2015-17 for solid waste management under Swachh Bharat Mission out of which only 21% fund was utilised, says the CAG report. Besides, there were no effective plans for ‘reducing, reusing and recycling’ of … Read more 10.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs