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INTERNATIONAL WHO raises alarm over 300% increase in case of measles globally World Health Organization (WHO)raised alarm over a 300 per cent increase in the case of measles globally in the first quarter of 2019 compared with last year. The UN body agreed the provisional data indicated a clear trend, with all regions of … Read more 09.04.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPSC) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Belgium retained top spot in the latest FIFA world football rankings Belgium continues to dominate the charts with 1737 points. The top three positions are unchanged with World Cup winner France in second spot ahead of Brazil, in third. England rose above Croatia, to reach No 4 this month. Indian football team gained two places to rise to 101 in the FIFA rankings. World … Read more 07-08.04.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPSC) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL UN owes India USD 38 million for peacekeeping operations United Nations(UN) owes India USD 38 million, the highest it has to pay to any country, for the peacekeeping operations as of March 2019. In a report on improving the financial situation of the world body, as of March 31, 2019, the total amount payable … Read more 16.04.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPSC) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Helium hydride ion, Universes first molecule detected in space Helium hydride ion (HeH+), thefirst molecule that formed almost 14 billion years ago, was detected by NASA’s flying observatory SOFIA towards a planetary nebula. It is the first type of molecule (first molecular bond) that formed in the universe after the Big Bang. At that time, … Read more 20.04.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Vedanta Ltd. gets approval for expansion of its plant in Rajasthan Mining firm Vedanta Ltd. has received environment clearance for the expansion of itsoil and gas operation in Rajasthan. This would entail the company an investment of 12,000 crore. The proposal is to expand onshore oil and gas production from 3,00,000 BOPD (barrels oil per day) … Read more 17.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Dudhsagar Dairy to get registered as multi-state co-op society The Mehsana District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Limited popularly known as Dudhsagar Dairy on Sunday resolved that it will register itself as a multi-state cooperative society. The dairy’s management is arguing that it is procuring around 10 lakh litres milk per day from milk producers of Rajasthan. But since … Read more 13.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL SpaceX to fly its DART planetary defence mission NASA announced that SpaceX will fly its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) planetary-defencemission. The total launch cost for NASA is estimated to be about $69 million. DART – Double Asteroid Redirection Test It is a planned space probe that will demonstrate the kinetic effects of crashing an impactor … Read more 19.04.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPSC) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Economist Intelligence Unit set to bring down Indias growth outlook for 2019-20 Both Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI)earlier this month cut their 2019-20 growth projection for India to 7.2 per cent from 7.4 per cent earlier, blaming rising risks to global economic growth as well as weakening domestic investment activity. … Read more 30.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Air pollution: Bhiwadi at 5, Jodhpur at 12 in world cities Industrial hub in Alwar district, Bhiwadi was at the fifth place in the list of cities across world with the worst air pollution in 2018, according to a new study by Swiss-based company AirVisual and Greenpeace. Another city of the state, Jodhpur … Read more 10.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Saudi Arabia to host G20 Summit in 2020, first in Arab world Saudi Arabiawill host the annual G20 leaders’ summit on November 21-22, 2020, in its capital Riyadh. This will be the first G20 Summit to be hosted in the Arab Japan will host this year’s G20 summit in Osaka, which will be held June 28-29, as well as ministerial … Read more 23.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs