Dec 2018

INTERNATIONAL   ·        Farout, the most distant solar system object ever seen   Scientistshave discovered the most-distant body ever observed in our solar system, located over 100 times farther than Earth is from the Sun. The new object has been nicknamed Farout. Earlier, 2018 VG18, the object is the first to be observed at a distance of … Read more 19.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt okays water supply through pipeline to scarcity-hit areas   The state government has given work orders to the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) to provide water through pipelines in Kho Nagoriyan, Jamdoli and Amber region which are facing an acute water crisis. The project will cost more than Rs 100 crore. Residents of Kho Nagoriyan … Read more 08.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Culture : Mālwa painting   17th-century school of Rājasthanī miniature paintingcentred largely in Mālwa and Bundelkhand (in modern Madhya Pradesh state); it is sometimes referred to as Central Indian painting on the basis of its geographical distribution. The school was conservative, and little development is seen from the earliest examples, such as the Rasikapriyā (a poem analyzing the love sentiment) … Read more 07.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL     ·       India opposes move to declare Gilgit-Baltistan as fifth province     India voiced strong opposition to Pakistan’s reported move to declare Gilgit-Baltistan as its fifth province. The entire state of Jammu and Kashmir has been and shall remain part of India. India has called upon Pakistan to vacate all occupied territory.   … Read more 09-10.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt working on logistics for farm loan waiver of 50 lakh farmers in Rajasthan   State government has started building the roadmap for farm loan waiver in the state.   Other departments like department of finance has also sought information from department of cooperatives regarding the farm loan waiver and the farmers who will … Read more 21.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN MLA LAD scheme spend increases in election year   With the assembly elections in Rajasthan this year, nearly 62 per cent of the total funds released have been spent under the MLA local area development scheme in 2018-19 (up to November) , according to a rural development department record. It is also worth noting that out … Read more 19.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN International Camel festival to be held at Bikaner from 12 Jan 2019   The 26th International Camel Festival will be held in Bikaner, Rajasthan on January 12 and 13, 2019. On the second day of the festival, heritage walk will be organized from the Rampuriya Haveli to Bikaji’sTekri, in which the tourists will be … Read more 29.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        Zoramthanga To Be Sworn In As Mizoram Chief Minister   In Mizoram, the new government of Mizo National Front (MNF),headed by Mr. Zoramthanga will be sworn in on 15th December. It was decided at a meeting between Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan and a delegation of the MNF party led by Zoramthanga at Raj Bhavan … Read more 13.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        U.S. Senate passes the First Step Act   The S. Senate passedthe First Step Act, a criminal justice reform Bill, that would roll back what are seen as excessively punitive criminal justice policies that have been in place since the crackdown on crime in the 1980s. The Bill benefits federally convicted individuals, mostly serving drug offences. Major … Read more 21.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·        Khajuraho of Rajasthan’ set to regain its lost glory ð  The 11th century Kiradu temples in Barmer known as ‘Khajuraho of Rajasthan’ having large number of temples in a compound marked with explicit rock carvings, depiction of Mahabharta, combat operations, dancing women and music instruments is set for a restoration. The first phase of the restoration work of … Read more 26.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs