20.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jaipur among other Indian cities to host 8th Theatre Olympics   The city has geared up to grab the limelight as one of the co-hosts of the 8th Theatre Olympics, the largest international theatre festival to be held for the first time in India.   The Jaipur chapter of the Theatre Olympics, 2018, will … Read more

18-19.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government on a mission to weed out TB’   The state is working on a mission to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from the state.   In the state there are 283 TB units functional in 33 districts and Jaipur rural. There are more than 2,000 TB treatment centres, including 848 microscopy centres from where … Read more

17.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN 62 lakh poor kids get admissions under RTE Act   Rajasthangranted admission to 2.62 lakh students of Economically Weaker Sections (EWC) under Right to Education Act in 33,091 private schools across the state through lottery.   The lottery was for academic session 2018-19. With this, Rajasthan has the highest number of admissions under the Act. The … Read more

16.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State’second ‘E-gyan Kendra’ to come up in Jhalawar district   Jhalawar district, which found a place in the Union government’s book on innovations ‘New Beginning’ in 2017 for setting up the first E-gyan Kendra in Rajasthan and another centre will be set up in the Iklera region in Jhalawar district.   The first E-gyan … Read more

15.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan witnesses double-digit growth   Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan has clocked double-digit growth in a row for the second year in 2017.   Despite a higher base of 17% growth in 2016, the arrivals increased by 10.50% to 45.91 million visits in 2017 riding on the rush of domestic travelers and an improvement in … Read more

14.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to be declared open defecation free by the end of March   The state is all set to be declared open defecation free(ODF) by the end this month, claimed by Government of Rajasthan. He said that 188 out of 191 local bodies have been declared ODF.   On solid waste management, 97% of the … Read more

13.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan received ‘Palace on Wheels’ awarded ‘Tourist Train of The Year’ by PATWA   Rajasthan Tourism participated at the ITB Berlin, one of the most important tourism fairs. The fair was organized from 7th March to 11th March 2018 at the Messe Berlin. Department Tourism, Government of Rajasthan aimed to increase awareness of the … Read more

11-12.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan blood banks told to get linked to eRaktkosh   The National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) has directed the state blood banks to work as a network of blood banks and not independently by connecting through Centre’s eRaktkosh, a central website and mobile application launched by the Union health ministry.   The web portal was inaugurated on … Read more

10.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Railway introduce a semi high speed train on Delhi Jaipur route to reduce travel time to 90 mins   The Railway Ministry is planning to introduce a semi-high speed train on the Delhi-Jaipur route which would operate at the speed of 200 kmph and cover the distance within 90 minutes. Currently, existing tracks on routes can support … Read more

09.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt spent less fund on welfare of women: CAG   The latest report by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has highlighted that total expenditure against Gender Budgeting decreased from 78.6% to 62.4% during 2012-17.   The examination of leading schemes like Missing Gramya Shakti (MGS), Rajeev Gandhi Balika Empowerment Scheme (SABLA) etc has highlighted several … Read more