February 2019

INTERNATIONAL   ·         Macedonia signed an accord to join as a new member of NATO military alliance   Macedonia signed an accord to join NATO to become the 30th member of the NATO military alliance. The historic agreement was signed between Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.   Macedonia Capital is Skopje. … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Subscribe on YouTube Audit report of government employees likely   The proposed new Social Accountability Act on the anvil envisages community audit report card of the government servants on their efficiency on the timely delivery of services.   The provisions guaranteed delivery of Public Services Act 2011 and citizens charter 2014 will be incorporated in the present act with … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   ·         Siamese fighting fish was named Thailands national aquatic animal   Tiny, testy and eye-catching with a colorful fin plumage,the Siamese fighting fish was named Thailand’s national aquatic animal. Known in the West as a betta fish, the underwater brawler is popular in home aquariums for its iridescent body and many-hued tail. The government said in … Read more

RAJASTHAN State govt plans to set up student rights commission   The Rajasthan government is planning to set up a commission to look into the grievances of students in universities and colleges in the state.   The proposed commission will adjudicate on violations of fundamental provisions of the Students Rights Act, which proposes to provide … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   ·         India jumps 8 place to 36th on international IP index 2019   US Chambers of Commercereleased the annual International IP Index of top 50 economies in the world, in the index, India climbed 8 positions up to the 36th rank and USA, as the lead. 2018, India’s rank was 44th of 50 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Health dept plans to restart drive to stabilise rising population   The health department plans to restart Janmangal Karyakram (JMK), a programme to stabilise increasing population, in the state.   Under JMK, a couple of a village (husband and wife) is selected as Janmangal couple , who interact with the other married couples of … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   ·         Google to shut down its Google Plus platform   Google is to shut downits Google Plus platform, which had been originally conceived as a social networking option different from Facebook and Twitter. This announcement was made in December 2018. The reason for the shutdown was prompted by a major security breach, besides the lack of a … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt launches ‘Rajiv Gandhi Career Portal’   Rajasthan School Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasara  launched ‘Rajiv Gandhi Career Portal’ for students from classes 9 to 12.   The portal aims to provide career guidance with information on entrance examinations, scholarships and employment-oriented courses.   It is a big step of the government towards providing employment-oriented … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL   ·         Russia to make 2 types of new missiles   US announced that it is to withdraw from the INF treaty. After the announcement, the Russia announced that the country is to make two types of missile in the year 2019-20. The two types of missile Russia plans to develop are: 1) A land-basedversion of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Khatipura to be developed as satellite station soon   The rail budget for 2019-20 has paved way for Khatipura railway station which would be developed as sub-urban railway station. This is going to be a major boon to decongest the Gandhi Nagar and Jaipur junction railway station. Apart from this, rail budget has also made provision … Read more