06.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN AICTE lauds Rajasthan’s ranking system for engineering colleges   Rajasthan Technical University’s (RTU) system of ranking its engineering colleges on a scale of 1000 points has won praise from the All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE), the body governing all technical institutes in the country. AICTE has sought details of the system after which it … Read more

25-26.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Centre stops job scheme funds for cleanliness drive   The Centre has asked the Rajasthan government to stop using national rural job scheme funds for a village cleanliness drive in the state, said officials familiar with the development.   In 2016, chief minister Vasundhara Raje announced Mukhyamantri Swachh Gram Yojna (MSGY) to ensure cleanliness … Read more

16.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan falls to sixth rank in ease of doing business   Rajasthan’s ranking in ‘ease of doing business’ has slipped from top five positions as local bodies and urban improvement trusts (UITs) lag in implementing business reforms. The state’s real-time ranking was third till January 2018, but now it has slipped to sixth position. … Read more

13.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State can leverage land bank to attract industries   With the implementation of GST, the scope for using tax as an incentive has gone out of window for the government. Chief minister Vasundhara Raje has to look for other avenues to drive the state’s industrialization and job generation thereof. The one nation, one tax (GST) regime … Read more

09.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gears up to fight child mortality with new vaccine   The state is getting ready for a new vaccine for preventing mortalities among under-5 children. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) has been included in Universal Immunization Programme(UIP) in the state. About 4.6 lakh children will be benefited in a year in selected nine districts, which have highest … Read more

15.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State touches rock bottom in NITI Aayog health index   The state has secured an appalling last rank among 21 bigger states in the ‘performance in health outcomes’ category when NITI Aayog released the health index of the country.   It has done slightly better and come 20th in the overall ranking for 2015-16 in the NITI Aayog … Read more

20.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jaipur’s Gandhinagar Railway Station Becomes Fully Women Operated Station   The Gandhi Nagar railway station in Jaipur, Rajasthan became railway station to be fully-managed by women. Gandhi Nagar is an important railway station in Jaipur situated on the Jaipur-Delhi rail route. The station has a footfall of more than 7,000 passengers every day.   There are … Read more

17.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gets Rs 784 cr for smart city projects   The Centre has released Rs 784 crore for Rajasthan’s four cities – Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota and Ajmer – which were selected under the smart city projects. The housing and urban affairs ministry has announced 99 cities for central assistance under the BJP government’s flagship programme. The state has … Read more

18.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Union Government Inks $100 Million Loan Agreement With NDB For Rajasthan Water Project   The union government has signed second Loan Agreement with New Development Bank (NDB)for the financing of Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project for the Desert Areas. This is the first tranche loan of $100 million was approved by the NDB under Multi-Tranche … Read more

28.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan proposes exclusion of buffalo from Bovine Act   The state cabinet in a major decision proposed to exclude buffaloes and its progenies from the definition of Rajasthan Bovine Animal(Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 1995.   State parliamentary affairs minister Rajendra Rathore said, the relaxation was made in tune with the … Read more