August 2018

    INTERNATIONAL   ·        World Bank to issue world’s first blockchain bond     The World Bank has mandated the Commonwealth Bank of Australia(CBA) to issue the world’s first blockchain-based bond. The Kangaroo bond, referring to foreign bonds issued in Australia in the local currency, has been named bond-i, an acronym standing for Blockchain Offered New Debt Instrument. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur, Jodhpur cleanest railway stations in NWR   Jaipur and Jodhpur railway stations have made both the state and the NWR division proud. Jaipur railway station achieved second position in the Cleanliness Survey Report 2018, which was recently released. The NWR has stood first in all the zones in this cleanliness report. While Jaipur … Read more

    INTERNATIONAL   UAE top source of inward remittances in 2016-17: RBI   The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the top source of inward remittances, while Kerala has received the maximum funds sent from abroad, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s survey of inward remittances for 2016-17.   UAE’s share in … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL     ·        Santali becomes 1st Indian tribal language to get own Wikipedia edition   Subscribe on YouTube The Santhali Wikipedia got approval from the language committee of the Wikimedia Foundation on June 28 and went live on August 2. It presently has content of about 70,000 words. Santali is written in Ol Chiki … Read more

RAJASTHAN Raj Info Panel asks courts to reduce RTI fee Citing an order of the Supreme Court, the Rajasthan Information Commission has asked all the courts in the state, including the High Court to reduce RTI application fee.   In the state, the RTI application fee at present is Rs100 in the courts, whereas in … Read more

RAJASTHAN PM’s insurance scheme for farmers sees poor response in Raj   The farmers’ interests to avail Modi government’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna has declined drastically in Rajasthan. A dip of 33 per cent in its coverage has been reported, which is the highest as compared to the other states across the … Read more

    INTERNATIONAL   Cabinet approves joint issue of postage stamp between India and South Africa   The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of joint issue of Postage Stamps on India-South Africa on the theme, “20 Years of Strategic Partnership between India and South Africa”.   The joint … Read more

RAJASTHAN Now, students under RTE can file complaint online To ease out the problems of the students who are studying in various private schools of the state under the Right to education (RTE) benefit, department of education has launched an online portal. On this platform, the students can raise their complaints or the issue and … Read more

    INTERNATIONAL   ·        Rashida Tlaib set to become 1st Muslim woman in US Congress   She (42-year-old) is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants and won a Democratic primary election to represent Michigan’s 13thdistrict, securing 33.6 percent of the vote. Tlaib is set to replace John Conyers. She served in the Michigan state house from 2009 to … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        UK announces new organ donation plan to address Indian origin shortages   The UK government has announced new plans to change the law for organ and tissue donation to address the urgent need for organs within theIndian-origin communitiesin the country. The proposed new system of consent for organ and tissue donation is expected … Read more