21-22.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL West Bengal to revive WWII airstrips   The state government wants to revive airstrips of World War II vintage in the districts that have been lying idle for decades to increase intra-state air connectivity. There are a dozen such airstrips in the state that were used by either the Royal Air Force or US Air Force between 1942 and … Read more

14.06.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        Raksha Mantri Inaugurates 1st BEL Representative Office in Vietnam   Raksha Mantri, Nirmala Sitharamaninaugurated the first Representative Office of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Smt Sitharaman handed over the symbolic key of the Representative Office of BEL at Vietnam (VIRO) to Chairman & Managing Director, BEL Mr Gowtama … Read more

28-29.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL Veteran Bengali Actress Supriya Devi Passes Away   Veteran Bengali film actress and Padmashri awardee, Supriya Devi,passed away in Kolkata, following a severe cardiac arrest. She was 83. Supriya Devi made her debut in the Uttam Kumar-starrer Basu Parivar in 1952. She was also awarded the Banga Vibushan – the highest-ever civilian award given … Read more

09.02.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL Review of Kolkata Metro route extensions only after 2020   Much progress is unlikely on Metro projects in Kolkata or the suburbs that are not already under way till 2020, sources in the ministry of railways said. The ministry will evaluate the progress of the ongoing projects after 2020 and then decide on … Read more

Rajasthan: Public Finance and fiscal Policy

Rajasthan: Public Finance and fiscal Policy Due to creation of huge liabilities in earlier years, State remains into revenue deficit and fiscal deficit also increase to 3.13 per cent of GSDP in the year 2014-15. During 2015-16, there was a revenue deficit of 5,954 crore and fiscal deficit was 9.38 per cent of GSDP (with UDAY … Read more

26.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL States praised West Bengal govt’s official emblem   States praised the West Bengal government official emblem, conceptualized and designed by chief minister Mamata Banerjee.   The state emblem – the “Biswa Bangla” logo with Ashoka Pillar of the national emblem – would be used in all the official works and documents of the Bengal government … Read more

23.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL Government forms panel to fight rising air pollution in Kolkata   The state government has set up an inter-departmental committee, under the chairmanship of environment minister Sovon Chatterjee, for a concerted effort to combat air pollution. The committee will come up with a detailed road map — short-term and long-term — to maintain ambient … Read more

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