Dec 2018

  INTERNATIONAL   Global Nutrition Report, 2018   India has the highest number of ‘stunted’ children in the world and nearly a third of all stunted children worldwide are to be found in India as per the recently released WHO’s Global Nutrition Report, 2018.   Stunting among children aged under five has fallen from 32.6 … Read more 11.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government scraps minimum education criteria for civic poll candidates   Rajasthan will once again have direct elections for mayors and chairpersons in urban municipal bodies. The previous government had discontinued the practice introduced by the Ashok Gehlot government of 2008-2013.   The education criteria was introduced by the previous Vasundhra Raje-led government, which stipulated that for contesting … Read more 30-31.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   Merriam-Webster selects ‘Justice’ as its 2018 Word of the Year   Merriam-Webster has declared ‘Justice’ as the 2018 Word of the Year. As per Merriam-Webster says, the word ‘Justice’ is used in many phrases like racial justice, social justice and obstruction of justice.   Every year Merriam-Webster, the American dictionary-publishing company, publishes the … Read more 18.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jaipur wax museum unveils Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s statue     Jaipur Wax Museum, situated at Nahargarh Fort, marked its second anniversary by unveiling a wax statue of cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Weighing 56 kg, of which 19 kg is wax and the rest is fibre, the statue is five feet and nine inches tall, and is … Read more 20.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL     ·        Global Gender Gap Report 2018: Iceland tops; India ranks 108th   This year, the Gender Gap Index as released by World Economic Forum (WEF), was topped by Iceland with a score of858, holding the top spot in the index for the 10th consecutiveyear. Norway ranked at 2nd, Sweden at 3rd, and Finland at 4th. … Read more 20.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   ·        Rajasthan Institutions : BUREAU OF INVESTMENT PROMOTION (BIP) ð  Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP), is the nodal agency for investment promotion in the state, was established in 1991 to facilitate large investment in the state. BIP serves as a one-stop knowledge house with respect throughout the ‘conceptualization-to commissioning’ stage. The most important … Read more 25.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Final Rajasthan voter turnout is 74.21   Rajasthan has recorded a turnout of 74.21 per cent in the Assembly election.   The polling percentage of female voters was higher (74.66) as compared to male voters (73.80), according to the final-voter turnout released by the election commission.   The state has a total of 4.74-crore electorate, … Read more 04.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan Culture : Dilwara & Ranakpur Jain Temples   Dilwara Temples   The Dilwara Temples are located about 2.5 kilometers from Mount Abu. There are 5 Dilwara Templesin Rajasthan namely, the Vimal Vasahi, Pithalhar, Mahaveer Swami, Luna Vasahi and Khartar Vasahi. They are dedicated to Jain Tirthankars. They were constructed in 11th and 13th centuries AD. All … Read more 27.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Plan for green zone at Mt Abu with Centre   The state government has sent a fresh proposal to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) to declare an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary.   The Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Aravalli Hill range in the … Read more 28.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        China launched first satellite for space-based broadband to rival Google   The satellite was launched from a Long March 11carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in north-western China. The satellite is the first in the Hongyun projectplanned by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC). The Hongyun project, started in September 2016, aims to build a … Read more 26.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs