Current Affairs for RAS

RAJASTHAN Jaipur discom registers 62% growth in online bill payment   Jaipur discom has registered 62 per cent growth in number of electricity subscribers paying their bills online, an official said.   The discom had started a scheme for subscribers to pay their bills online, after which 84,281 subscribers paid their bills through various online … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan sends plans to Centre to develop tourist circuits   In a bid to add depth and diversity to its tourism products, the state tourism department has sent three proposals to the Centre under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme for developing as many tourist circuits that would require investments of close to Rs 300 crore. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Udaipur donates 3 lakh clothing items, breaks world record   MORE than 76,000 donors from across the globe donated about 3 lakh articles of clothing to break the world record in clothing donation.   The previous world record was held by Dubai, where the local citizens had donated 2,95,122 articles of clothing in 2016. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan second in environment-related offences   Salman Khan’s involvement in 1998 blackbuck poaching case is an indicator as to how Rajasthan has remained one of leading states in reporting environment-related offences.   According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2016 report, the state registered a total of 190 cases for violations related to Wildlife Protection Act … Read more

RAJASTHAN Nine districts to get free pneumonia vaccine in Rajasthan                                                                                           Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) is being introduced as part of universal immunisation programme (UIP) in nine districts of Rajasthan from World Health Day on April 7.   In the first phase this vaccine will be administered to children in nine districts namely Banswara, Barmer, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gets its first child­friendly police station   Sadar Dholpur has become the state’s first childfriendly police station with a colourful room for children at the police station.   Abandoned children, children accused of crimes, etc. who are brought to the police station will be made to sit in the room. There are colourful … Read more

RAJASTHAN 11,000 youths to get skill training in Rajasthan   The Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSLDC) has signed 16 Mous under Deen Dayal Upadhaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDUGKY) and Regular Skill Training Program (RSTP) to train over 11,000 youths.   The RSLDC signed three Mous under the DDUGKY, 12 under the RSTP and … Read more

RAJASTHAN Education department gears up for student enrolment drive   The state education department is set to push its human resource (teachers) to make Pravesh Utsav (admission festival) a success with record breaking admissions in the election year.   The tentative dates for the festival are May 1 to 19 and June 19 to 30. The … Read more

RAJASTHAN Harsimrat Kaur Badal to inaugurate Rajasthan’s first mega food park in Ajmer   Union Food Processing Industries Minister Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal will inaugurate the first mega food park at Roopangarh Village in Ajmer, Rajasthan.   The Food Park is being set up at a cost of Rs 113.57 crore and will benefit around … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan plots major startup drive with funds, infrastructure, mentoring ecosystem   Rajasthan may have entered the startup space late, but the state government is now pushing the pedal harder to accelerate the pace and beat first-mover locations such as Telangana, Pune and even Bengaluru in creating a compelling ecosystem. The government-led initiative is elaborate and encompassing all … Read more