Daily Current Events – 13.02.17

      INTERNATIONAL   1    France elected new president.   France parliamentary assembly has elected former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier by an overwhelming majority to become the country’s new president.   He will replace Francois Hollande.   NATIONAL   2    Blind cricket world cup (T 20) won by India.   Defending champions … Read more

Daily Current Events – 11.02.17

      NATIONAL   The official mascot of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017, ‘Kheleo’ .   It was unveiled at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.   It is The clouded leopard, an endangered wild cat whose habitat extends from the Himalayan foothills to mainland Southeast Asia.   Federation International de Football … Read more

Daily Current Events – 10.02.17

      NATIONAL   17th International Counter Terrorism Seminar held in Haryana.   The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore inaugurated the 17th International Seminar on Counter Terrorism, being organised by National Security Guard, in Manesar, Haryana.   The focus was more on Improvised Explosive Devices (IED).     … Read more

Daily Current Events – 09.02.17

NATIONAL   Dalhousie Road becomes Dara Shikoh Road   New Delhi Municipal Council passed a proposal to change the name of Dalhousie Road to Dara Shikoh Road, after the eldest son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for “bringing Hindus and Muslims together”.     Gujarat becomes the first State in the country for establishing Cashless … Read more

Current Affair – 08.02.17

INTERNATIONAL   China becomes world’s largest Solar Energy Producer.   China has emerged as the world’s largest producer of solar energy. According to China’s National Energy Administration, its photovoltaic (PV) capacity reached to 77.42 GW in 2016.   It has surpassed Germany, former global solar-power leader which has produced 40.78GW solar energy in November 2016. … Read more

Daily Current Events – 02.03.17

NATIONAL     Supersonic Prithvi interceptor missile successfully test-fired   The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully tested an interceptor missile, further validating the reliability of the under development, two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) in shooting down enemy missiles.   The BMD consists of two interceptor missiles, the Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) … Read more

Miscellaneous Facts About Rajasthan

Manrega Pays st ÿ From 1 april 2016 the MANREGA Pays will be 181 Rs from 173 Rs earlier   Jaipur Hand   ÿ Selected in the list of Best Inovation ÿ To be developed like Jaipur foot   1491 KM   ÿ Distance covered by Bharatmala Project in the state   War Museum   … Read more

Awards

Bihari Award of K.K. Birla foundation   – 2015-16: Dr Bhagvati Lal Vyas for his Rajasthani creation “Kanth su aave hai sabad” – 2014:-Om Thanvi for his creation Mohanjodhro – 2013:-Chandra prakash deval for his creation Hirna   th Mharana pratap Award 2016 : 6  March 2016:-   ÿ Maharana Udai Singh Award – This … Read more

Sports

  Devendra Jhajharia th ÿ On 8  March 2016, he won a gold medal at the 2016 IPC Athletics Asia- Oceania Championship in Dubai. In the run up to the Rio Games he is being supported by the GoSports Foundationthrough the Para Champions Programme.   CP Singh   ÿ Head of Rajasthan Wrestling federation   … Read more

Economics and Finance

Rajasthan Mineral Policy 2015   – Rajasthan may put about 400 small size mining leases of minerals like granite,marble and quartz under the hammer in 2015 as it looks to expand its area under mining as well as increase revenue. – 9% of total mineral production in the country, is also exploring joint ventures (JV) … Read more