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INTERNATIONAL · Scotland 1st country in the World to give students free sanitary products Scotland has become the world’s first country to provide freesanitary products to all students in a bid to tackle “period poverty”. Scottish government approved a £5.2 million ($6.7 million) initiative that will make sanitary products free at all … Read more 28.08.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN To boost tourism in Rajasthan, government promotes unexplored heritage sites Rajasthan, which houses centuries old heritage buildings and monuments, has notched up an important place in global tourism. Lakhs of tourists annually visit its known heritage buildings famous for unique sculpture, which is a great source to boost state’s revenue along with … Read more 28.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Vietnam to host Indian Ocean conference The third edition of Indian Ocean Conference is set to begin on August 27 at Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The theme of the two- day conference will focus on ‘Building Regional Architectures’. This year’s conference will see 43 countries as … Read more 26-27.08.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN RTU’s A-category list has no government engineering college In a major embarrassment for the state technical education department, none of its 13 government engineering colleges have made it to the Quality Index Value A-Category list of engineering colleges that was released by the Rajasthan Technical University (RTU). Government engineering colleges failed to score … Read more 26-27.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Om Prakash clinches gold in rowing at Asian Games After Bajrang Lal Takhar, Om Prakash has brought laurels for the country with a gold medal in rowing in the Asian Games in Jakarta. Om Prakash bagged the gold medal in the quadruple sculls event with teammates Swarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal and Sukhmeet … Read more 25.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL · NASA introduced an app to take space selfies NASA has introduced two virtual reality apps which will allow users to take selfies in front of gorgeous cosmic locations. The two apps, the Selfies app and Exoplanet Excursions virtual reality app, were released to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the … Read more 25.08.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL · European Union announced Euro 190,000 to flood hit Kerala The European Unionannounced an offer of €190,000(Rs.1.53 crore) in aid funding to the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS). It is to provide immediate relief to flood-affected people in Kerala. The announcement was made by the office of the grouping that comprised 28 … Read more 24.08.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Govt nod to Nandi Gaushalas, cost to be borne by agencies initially The state government has given its approval to the establishment of Nandi Gaushala (shelters for stray bulls, bullocks and male calves) in each district of Rajasthan. The idea behind the decision is to not just provide home to stray bulls, … Read more 24.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL · Researchers develop ReMix an in-body GPS system to track tumours Researchers able to track implants with centimeter-level accuracy in animal tests. Similar implants can be used to deliver drugs to specific regions of the body. The test was conducted by scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Massachusetts … Read more 23.08.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Now, autonomous body to decide curriculum of textbooks in Rajasthan Rajasthan has formed an autonomous State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in Udaipur, for writing content for state textbooks, curriculum design teachers’ training and research on subjects, especially modern and ancient sciences. The budget for SCERT will be given by the … Read more 23.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs