January 2019

INTERNATIONAL   India, Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)- 2019   Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 is scheduled to be conducted at Aundh Military Station and College of Military Engineering, Pune from 18 March to 27 March 2019.   The joint training exercise is being conducted with more than a dozen African countries & India. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Electrocution main reason behind GIB deaths: Govt   The state government submitted the status report on conservation of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) to the Rajasthan high court, listing the reasons behind the dwindling population of the bird.   The GIB has had a tag of being a critically endangered species in the IUCN Red … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   ·         India Ranks 80th On Global Talent Competitiveness Ranking: Survey   India moved up one position to rank 80thon the global talent competitive index, but remains a laggard among the BRICS nations. Switzerland continues to top the list, released on the first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF)Annual Meeting at Davos by INSEAD business school in … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan, Bihar join hands to eradicate child labour   The governments of Rajasthan and Bihar will take joint action to stop trafficking of children from various towns of Bihar to the workshops and home-based production units in Jaipur.   A multi-stakeholder initiative, launched for eradicating child labour, has taken a resolve to rehabilitate the … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Nepal’s Central Bank Announces Ban of Indian Notes Above Rs100   Nepal’s central bank has announced the ban of Indian currency notes with denominations above Rs 100. Nepal’s cabinet in December had decided to ban the use of these currency notes. Currently, only the notes with a denomination of Rs 100 and below … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government may set up petroleum university in Jodhpur   The Rajasthan government is mulling over the idea to set up a petroleum university in the state and also introduce a three-year diploma course in petroleum engineering at the Government Polytechnic College in Jodhpur.   The government will open new polytechnic colleges for women at district-level to … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Rio de Janeiro will be World Capital of Architecture for 2020: UNESCO     The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced that the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will be the World Capital of Architecture for 2020.   Having defeated Paris and Melbourne, Rio will be the first … Read more

RAJASTHAN Join Our Telegram Channel RIICO plans for greener industrial areas   Roads at industrial areas at the state will take a green turn as Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) plans to plant more trees. The measure comes in the sequence of other initiatives in consideration of the corporation towards sustainable industrial … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL   Total lunar eclipse and supermoon   At the same time, Earth will also witness a supermoon as the satellite will be closer to the planet. The moon will appear slightly bigger and brighter than usual.   The eclipse begins with the partial phase around 0904 hours IST on Monday. Totality, when Earth’s … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to be felicitated for ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’   The state will be felicitated and recognised for its performance on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) The state is among five to be felicitated under different categories. Recognising state’s performance on BBBP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched pan-India expansion of BBBP in March 2018 from Jhunjhunu.   … Read more