January 2019

RAJASTHAN   Jobless in Rajasthan to get RS 3,000 a month dole from March 1   Rajasthan is one of the worst performers in terms of generating employment. According to the December 2018 report of the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy (CMIE), the unemployment rate in the state went up to 7.7% last year. … Read more 31.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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

INTERNATIONAL   Oxford chooses ‘Nari Shakti’ as Hindi word of 2018   Oxford dictionaries declared “Nari Shakti” as the Hindi word for the year 2018.   The announcement was made during a session at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) at the Diggi Palace.   According to the Oxford dictionaries, the word has been derived … Read more 27-28.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL       ●       India’s growth rate to touch 7.5 percent in 2019-20: World Bank   The World Bank has said that India’s economy will accelerate to 7.5% in 2019-20 as consumption remains robust and investment growth continues in the country. It also added that India will retain its position as the fastest growing … Read more 12.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan reported highest pace of highway construction, UP saw maximum spend in first 4 years   Rajasthan reported the highest national highway(NH) construction among states during the first four years of Centre government while Centre’s expenditure was maximum in Uttar Pradesh for building of highways. Government data show Maharashtra ranked second both in highway construction and expenditure between 2014-15 … Read more 13-14.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

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 22.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        Sweden ranked first in climate action CCPI Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) reported that Sweden has been named the first best performing country in the CCPI 2019 CCPI evaluates the climate protection performance of 60 countries, responsible for over 90% of global energy-related CO2 emissions. It is issued by Germanwatch, the New Climate Institute and the Climate Action Network.   Moroccohas been … Read more 03.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Flower research centre to come up at Mount Abu   The horticulture department is set to develop an agro-eco-tourism and international flower research centre at Mount Abu.   It had identified about 20 bighas of land near the sunset point for the project. The Rs10-crore project is funded under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana … Read more 03.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        China successfully tested its Mother of All Bombs   China successfully tested its most powerful non-nuclear weapon, dubbed as the Mother of All Bombs. The bomb, whose strength is only second to that of a nuclear weapon, was dropped by a Chinese H-6K bomber.  The bomb is five to six metres long (16 to 20 … Read more 06-07.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairsv

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 24.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs