Dec 2018

INTERNATIONAL   ·        EU parliament approves ‘world’s largest’ free trade deal with Japan   EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement will remove dutieson almost all agricultural and industrial products as well as open up the service sector and procurement. It also moves to eliminate non-tariff barriers to trade. The deal will create an open trading zone covering 635 million peopleand almost one-third of the world’s total … Read more 14.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Bikaner state set up first legislative assembly   Before the Rajasthan legislative assembly came into existence in 1952 in independent India, erstwhile Bikaner state had the first functioning legislative assembly, which was set up in 1913. Maharaja Ganga Singh announced the parliamentary form of government in 1911 to mark the 25th anniversary of his rule. It was among … Read more 13.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        World Bank unveils USD 200 billion in climate action investment for 2021-25   World Bank unveiled USD 200 billionin climate action investment for 2021-25, adding this amounts to a doubling of its current five-year funding. The move coincides with a UN climate summit in Katowice (Poland). The breakdown of 200 billion dollars … Read more 06.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·        State likely to miss immunisation target due to ANM shortage ð  Rajasthan may fall short of achieving the 90% full immunisation coverage (FIC) target by this month because of shortage of auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMS) who act as vaccinators. ð  The ministry of health and family welfare had planned to achieve 90% immunisation … Read more 23-24.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan History : Neemuchana Farmer Movement 1924-25   Extensively Writing by Pratap, New Rajasthan This movement was taken during the reign of Maharaja Jai Singh of Alwar. Reason – Increase in the fine rates Current situation – Nemuchana is in Alwar district.   On 14th May, 1925, farmers of Alwar organized a Kisan Sabha … Read more 06.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL     ·        Belgium wins Hockey World Cup 2018 Title   Belgium Hockey team won their first ever Word cup title on 16th December 2018 after they defeated The Netherlands.   The Hockey World Cup 2018 was held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha from 28 November to 16 December 2018.   It was the … Read more 16-17.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Second highest all-girls education institutions in Rajasthan   The trend of separate educational institutes for girls may have become a passé in the county but not in Rajasthan. The desert state has the second highest number of dedicated girls’ colleges in the country making it the most conservative state. Figures released by the HRD ministry says that … Read more 16-17.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        New Zealand to phase out plastic shopping bags from July 1,2019   New Zealandgovernment announced regulations for mandatory phase-out of single-use plastic shopping bags with effect from July 1, 2019. The phase-out will apply to all new plastic shopping bags with handles that are made of plastic up to 70 microns … Read more 23-24.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   Sino-India Joint Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2018 Exercise Hand-in-Hand is conducted annually as part of military diplomacy and interaction between armies of India and China. The joint exercise for the year 2018 will be conducted from 10 to 23 December 2018 at Chengdu, China.   The aim of the exercise is to build and promote … Read more 08.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   UNESCO adds Jamaican reggae, Georgian wrestling and Japanese rituals in coveted list of intangible heritage   UN cultural agency UNESCO has added six new elements viz. Jamaican reggae, Georgian wrestling and Japanese ritual into its coveted list of “intangible heritage”.   They were added at UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of … Read more 01.12.18 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs