West bengal daily current affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        Scientists found that marine reefs could survive global warming   Scientists found that the marine reefscould survive global warming as the combination of coral reefs and the mutualistic micro-algae withstood various climate change events since the Mesozoic era. The micro-algae, commonly called zooxanthellae, lives inside the cells of coral reefs. It allows them to acquire energy from … Read more 16.08.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Gavial count goes up in Chambal sanctuary   The Chambal Ghariyal Sanctuary of Kota is witnessing growth in the number of gavials, which were on the verge of extinction some years ago.     There has been a gradual rise in the nesting and population of gavials at Gudla over the last five years. … Read more 16.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL   Vienna ranked as most liveable city in the world   The Austrian capital, Vienna, has beaten Australia’s Melbourne to be named the world’s most liveable city.   It’s the first time a European city has topped the rankings of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) annual survey.   The worldwide league table … Read more 15.08.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL   ·        World Bank to issue world’s first blockchain bond     The World Bank has mandated the Commonwealth Bank of Australia(CBA) to issue the world’s first blockchain-based bond. The Kangaroo bond, referring to foreign bonds issued in Australia in the local currency, has been named bond-i, an acronym standing for Blockchain Offered New Debt Instrument. … Read more 14.08.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL   UAE top source of inward remittances in 2016-17: RBI   The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the top source of inward remittances, while Kerala has received the maximum funds sent from abroad, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s survey of inward remittances for 2016-17.   UAE’s share in … Read more 12-13.08.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL     ·        Santali becomes 1st Indian tribal language to get own Wikipedia edition   The Santhali Wikipedia got approval from the language committee of the Wikimedia Foundation on June 28 and went live on August 2. It presently has content of about 70,000 words. Santali is written in Ol Chiki scriptand spoken by 4 … Read more 11.08.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL   ·        Rashida Tlaib set to become 1st Muslim woman in US Congress   She (42-year-old) is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants and won a Democratic primary election to represent Michigan’s 13thdistrict, securing 33.6 percent of the vote. Tlaib is set to replace John Conyers. She served in the Michigan state house from 2009 to … Read more 09.08.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State to observe September as ‘Nutrition Month   The state will observe September as ‘nutrition month’ (poshan mah) to cut stunting (low height for age) and wasting (low weight for height) by 2% every year until 2022. Door-to-door nutrition campaigns will be held in September in all rural and urban areas.   The woman … Read more 15.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jaipur, Jodhpur cleanest railway stations in NWR   Jaipur and Jodhpur railway stations have made both the state and the NWR division proud. Jaipur railway station achieved second position in the Cleanliness Survey Report 2018, which was recently released. The NWR has stood first in all the zones in this cleanliness report. While Jaipur … Read more 12-13.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL   Cabinet approves joint issue of postage stamp between India and South Africa   The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of joint issue of Postage Stamps on India-South Africa on the theme, “20 Years of Strategic Partnership between India and South Africa”.   The joint … Read more 10.08.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs