January 2019

INTERNATIONAL   ·         JAXA launched satellite into space to deliver artificial meteors   Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)launched a rocket carrying a satellite on a mission to deliver the world’s first artificial meteor shower into space. ALE Co. Ltd, a start-up based in Tokyo, developed the microsatellite for the celestial show over Hiroshima early 2020 as the initial … Read more 19.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Soon, three new drug-testing labs to clear pendency ð  More than 6,000 samples of medicines are pending for quality test as only one drug-testing laboratory is functional in the state. The laboratory is functional in the state, which was set up in 1962. Since then no new drug-testing laboratory has become functional in past … Read more 19.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL     ·         Gandhi Peace Prize Conferred for Last 4 Years   Gandhi Peace Prizefor the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 has been conferred on the following:   For 2015: Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari for their contribution in Rural Development, Education, Development of natural resources.   For 2016: Jointly to Akshaya Patra Foundation for … Read more 18.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan cabinet agrees on bills to scrap minimum educational qualification   The state cabinet in its meeting held agreed to introduce two bills in the ongoing assembly session to scrap the minimum educational qualification norms required to contest panchayat and urban bodies’ elections.   Two bills- Rajasthan Panchyati Raj (amendment) bill 2019, and Rajasthan Nagar Palika … Read more 18.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   First human rights TV channel Launched in London   The world’s first television channel dedicated to human rights was launched in London by the International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR). It would be a web-based channel and would deliver human rights issues to audiences in over 20 countries across Europe, Latin America and … Read more 17.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan among bottom five states in learning outcomes: ASER   Rajasthan stood at the bottom of five states in learning outcomes—reading, writing and arithmetic in the academic year 2018-19, says Annual Status of Education Report (ASER).   The report says that the state the poorest performer in all the main parameters – reading and arithmetic … Read more 17.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·         Iran plans to launch two domestically made satellites   Iran plansto launch two domestically made satellites into orbit to gather information on its environment.  The announcement was made by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. One Satellite namedPayam would orbit the earth at about 600 kilometres (370 miles) above its surface. The second satellite Doosti would be tasked with the same … Read more 16.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Gulab Chand Kataria took oath as pro tem Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly   Gulab Chand Kataria, the Senior BJP MLA, took oath as the pro tem Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly. He will conduct the first meeting of the 15th Assembly. Once a new Speaker is elected, Mr. Kataria, who was the Home Minister in … Read more 16.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·         SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Ten Iridium communications satellites   SpaceXrocket delivered 10 satellites to low-Earth orbit, completing a two-year campaign by Iridium Communications to replace its original fleet with a new generation of mobile communication technology and added global aircraft tracking capability.   The previously used first stage was recovered again … Read more 15.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·         Rajasthan government to felicitate those adopting stray cows ð  Rajasthan government has decided to honour those who adopt stray cows on Independence day and Republic day. ð  The Directorate of Gopalan has issued a letter to all district collectors asking them to motivate donors, NGOs, social workers and cow lovers to adopt stray cows and felicitate them on … Read more 15.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs