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RAJASTHAN CSI ‘e-Ratna of India’ Award Handed Over to CM ð The ‘e-Ratna of India’ award conferred upon Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje by Computer Society of India during the 52nd Annual Convention was handed over to Smt. Raje by Principal Secretary, IT & Communication Shri Akhil Arora here at Chief Minister’s residence. … Read more 01.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
WEST BENGAL Bengali literature readership declining in both Bengal and Bangladesh: Shankha Ghosh The readership of Bengali literature has been steadily declining in both West Bengal and Bangladesh, with students turning their back on writings in the language, Jnanpith awardee poet Sankha Ghosh said. About the present situation of Bengali literature, renowned author Sanjib Chattopadhyay said writers should stop … Read more 31.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
WEST BENGAL Kolkata becomes first Indian metro to get a floating market Kolkata is now witness to a floating market, the first of its kind across any metro. The market, as the name suggests, will be located on a water-body with boats doubling up as shops. The market, located on the … Read more 27.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Two from Rajasthan get Padma Shri Narayan Das Maharajand Maharao Raghuveer Singh from Rajasthan have been awarded Padma Shri on January 26. Maharaj from Jaipur and Singh from Sirohi have been nominated for the award for excellence in social work and history, respectively. Seventy-five-year old Maharao Raghuveer Singh from Sirohi was awarded Padma Shri for … Read more 27.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
WEST BENGAL Bengal opposes Centre plan for backward districts An integrated development plan for the 115 Most Backward Districts (MBD) in the country, of which five are from West Bengal, has hit a roadblock in the state. The Mamata Banerjee government doesn’t agree with PM Narendra Modi’s plan because the Centre proposes to engage a central government … Read more 25.01.18 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 23.01.18 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 21-22.01.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs
WEST BENGAL · Bengal govt to roll out online tax collection system for civic bodies ð The urban development and municipal affairs department (UDMA) is planning to launch the online tax assessment and e-payment system of municipal property tax for all the civic bodies in the state. ð The system has started off … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government showcases tourism in Madrid The number of Spanish tourists to Rajasthanduring 2017 increased by 20% over the previous year, according to Rajasthan tourism Hence, in a bid to further give a boost to inbound tourists, Rajasthan tourism is participating at the new edition of FITUR 2018, which is taking place at IFEMA (Madrid) … Read more 20.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch nutrition mission To reduce the level of stunting, undernutrition, anemia and low birth weight in babies, the Centre has included 24 districts of Rajasthan in the first phase of National Nutrition Mission (NMM), which is expected to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jhunjhunu on January 22. In the first phase, 315 … Read more 04.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs