September 2019

INTERNATIONAL Indo-Lanka Joint Naval Exercise SLINEX 2019   The annual Joint Indo-Lanka maritime fleet exercise – SLINEX 2019 is scheduled to be held from 07 September 2019.   Sri Lankan Navy is sending two ships to India to participate in the exercise with the Indian Navy.   The offshore patrol vessels, SLNS Sindurala and Suranimala … Read more

      INTERNATIONAL International Day of Sign Languages: 23 September   International Day of Sign Languages was observed on 23 September.   The objective of the day is to raise awareness of the importance of sign language in the full realization of the human rights of people who are deaf.   Sign languages are … Read more

    INTERNATIONAL ·         Astronomer discovered that K2 18b has earth like temperatures For the first time ever the NASA astronomershave discovered water in the atmosphere of a planet named K2-18b. The researcher said that the planet has earth-like temperatures which can support life.   The astronomers used archive data from2016 and 2017 captured by the ESA/NASA Hubble Space Telescope. They … Read more

    INTERNATIONAL ·         US sanctions Iran’s central bank in highest ever sanctions on a nation   US President Donald Trumpannounced a new round of sanctions against Iran’s central bank, calling the new penalties the highest sanctions ever imposed on a country. His remarks came days after he ordered to substantially increase sanctions on Iran. The sanctions come … Read more

RAJASTHAN Second highest number of Hindi speakers in Rajasthan   Rajasthan has the second highest number of Hindi speakers in the country making the desert state the ‘heart’ of the Hindi belt. Leading the pack is Uttar Pradesh where 94% of the population has registered Hindi as their first language while Rajasthan’s 89% populace speaks the same language, as … Read more

INTERNATIONAL The US and 10 ASEAN navies begin first joint military exercises in Southeast Asia   The United States and 10 Southeast Asian countries kicked off maritime drills   The first ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX) between the regional bloc and Washington will last for five days, starting September 2 at the Sattahip Naval Base in … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   PM Modi, Nepalese PM inaugurates Motihari-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline   Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated Motihari-Amlekhgunj cross border petroleum products pipeline through video conference.   This is the first transnational petroleum pipeline form India and first South Asian oil pipeline corridor.   The landmark pipeline will ensure … Read more

RAJASTHAN M-sand policy in final stage, to be out soon   The manufactured sand (m-sand) policy of Rajasthan is in the final stage and will be out soon.   Rajasthan’s policy has been prepared after consulting m-sand policies of other states such as Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.   The state government is likely to make … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to have separate budget for children’s welfare   The Rajasthan government will have separate integrated budget for children in the 2020-21 annual budget.   Every government department will have to specify how much will they spent from the total allocated budget for the welfare of children up to 18 years and under which head, … Read more

RAJASTHAN AMD surveys to look for uranium in 15 state dists   Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a unit of the Department of Atomic Energy, plans to carry out heliborne geophysical surveys in 15 districts of Rajasthan, states a letter issued by the Hyderabad-based office of AMD.   In the airborne geophysical … Read more