13 & 14.09.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to set up export promotion council soon.   ð The state government has announced to set up Rajasthan Export Promotion Council which would facilitate the local exporters to obtain certificate of origin, registration and membership acknowledgements for which they are now going to Delhi, said state industries minister Rajpal Singh Shekhawat on the side-lines of the first … Read more

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

02.09.2017 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Bhamashah is Aadhar of Rajasthan, Confusion rules   The state government’s order making it mandatory for citizens to have Bhamashah cardsto claim birth, death and marriage certificates remained on paper on day one as there was complete confusion among authorities on how to execute it.   Beginning September 1, the applications for birth, death … Read more

26 .12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Plan to sell packaged camel milk through ‘Saras’ counters The state government is planning to sell packaged camel milk through ‘Saras’ counters of the Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation (RCDF) from next month.   “A proposal worth ₹7 crore has been sent to the government, whereby a camel milk dairy plant will be set up … Read more

Federal Structure: Union-State relations.

The Indian constitution provides for a federal framework with powers (legislative ,executive and financial) divided between the center and the states. However, there is no division of judicial power as the constitution has established an integrated judicial system to enforce both the central laws as well as state law. The Indian federation is not the … Read more

West Bengal: Food Security

West Bengal: Food Security Income difference causes structural issues that may cause hindrance in economic process, food security, poverty and social unrest. Therefore, the pattern of income distribution could be a matter of the concern to the economists for an extended time. Difference in income distribution compels to measure in poverty for a considerable portion … Read more

08.09.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt to ban e-cigarette.   The rajasthan government is in the process of banning e-cigarettes and also considering issuing licences to tobacco vendors. State government is committed to making Rajasthan tobacco free.   After making all schools a tobacco-free zone, all the 17,000 government health facilities have been asked to make their premises tobacco-free … 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

BUDGETARY REFORMS    

Government bodies raise money by imposing taxes on citizens and then use those funds to pursue various programs such as education, defence, infrastructure and research and development. A government’s budget describes all of its sources of income and where it spends that income, and budget reform is the process of making changes to how the … Read more

06.06.18 West Bengal(WBPSC) Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL   West Bengal all set to get its first organ transplant registry   The state is all set to get an organ sharing registry that will list potential recipients for different organs. The step is critical for streamlining organ donation and giving the movement a new impetus. The Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (ROTTO) … Read more