January 2019

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

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan college girls set to get free sanitary pads   Rajasthan is set to become India’s first state to provide free sanitary napkins to college students. The department of higher education has decided to install free sanitary napkin vending machines in all 189 government colleges in the state from the next academic session starting July 2019.   … Read more 02.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   Sugarcane juice declared ‘national drink’ of Pakistan   The Pakistan government on Friday declared sugarcane juice as the “national drink” of the country. The announcement came after the government conducted a Twitter poll where people were asked to decide on the country’s national drink with two other options — orange and carrot — … Read more 26.01.19 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   Pakistan appoints Its First Ever Female Hindu Civil Judge   Suman Kumari becomes the first Hindu woman to have been appointed as a civil judge in Pakistan after passing an examination for induction of judicial officers. Kumari, who hails from Qambar-Shahdadkot, will serve in her native district.   India Replaces Japan To Become … Read more 30.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·         USA Cricket becomes ICC’s 105th member   The International Cricket Council (ICC) approved USA Cricketas its 105th member, which is expected to open the door for T20 Internationals to be played in Florida, which has a large base of West Indies supporters. The USA Cricket Association had previously been an associate member of the ICC, but … Read more 10.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairsv

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Heritage Bhainsrorgarh Fort   Bhainsrorgarh Fort or Bhainsror Fort is an ancient fort that has become a major tourist spot in The nearest town is Rawatbhata, 7 km from Bhainsror.   Bhainsrorgarh is an impregnable fort, inhabited from at least the 2nd century BC. It is dramatically positioned between two rivers, the Chambal and Bamani. It had passed through the hands … Read more 11.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL     ·        China named its lunar rover as Yutu 2   China successfully deployed Chang’e-4 lunar probe to carry out a string of experiments on theunexplored far side of the moon.  It has named the lunar rover as ‘Yutu 2’. The Lunar rover Yutu 2 touched the lunar surface and left a trace on the loose lunar … Read more 05.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairsv

RAJASTHAN Act meant to regulate clinics, hospitals is slow in Rajasthan   The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, which was introduced to regulate clinicsand hospitals, is still in infancy in the state. The Act was adopted by the state assembly in 2013. Rajasthan is one of the 11 states, which has adopted Clinical Establishment Act in the country. … Read more 09.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   India accounts more than half leprosy cases globally: WHO     World Health Organization (WHO) stated more than half of the leprosy cases globally was reported by India although there is a steady decline worldwide in the number of leprosy cases which is estimated to be 2 around Lakh. Significant leprosy cases has … Read more 29.01.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPCS) Current Affairs