July 2019

    INTERNATIONAL India, Russia sign Rs 1500 crore deal for R-27 air-to-air missiles   Boosting its capabilities in beyond visual range warfare, India has signed a deal worth around Rs 1,500 crore to acquire R-27 air-to-air missiles from Russia to be equipped on the Su-30MKI combat aircraft.   The Russian missiles with an extended … Read more 31.07.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Roaring Rajasthan: Tiger count up 115%   Rajasthan’s tiger population has grown by 115% in the last 12 years, says ‘Status of Tigers in India-2018’ report which was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on International Tiger Day.   With 69 tigers, the state stands ninth in the predatory feline population across the country. Madhya Pradesh … Read more 31.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL NASA announced a new mission to explore Saturn’s largest moon   NASAannounced a new mission to explore this fascinating world with a helicopter drone. The mission, called Dragonfly is the latest in NASA’s New frontier program. NASA has earlier launched explorations of Pluto, Jupiter, the asteroid Bennu, and now, Titan.   Titan, the largest moon … Read more 30.07.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·         Govt plans to amend Act to ensure life term for food adulteration ð  The Rajasthan government plans to amend the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act to make the provision of life imprisonment penalty against those found guilty of food adulteration. ð  The government also plans to make food adulteration a nonbailable offence and … Read more 30.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Global Tiger Day: 29 July   Global Tiger Day is being celebrated across the world on 29 July.   This day is observed every year to create awareness about tiger conservation and protection of the natural habitat of tigers.   Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the results of the fourth cycle … Read more 28-29.07.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan risks running out of water: Study   Rajasthan could reel under extreme water crisis in the coming years with the per capita water (PCW) availability going down from 2028 billion cubic metre (BCM) in 1951 to 637 BCM in 2016, state government figures say. The study prepared by the water resources department stated that during the said period, … Read more 28-29.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Iran is to restart the activities at the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor, western Iran   Iran is to restart the activities at the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor,western Iran. The anouncement was made byAli Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization.Heavy water are used in reactors to produce plutonium. Plutonium is a … Read more 27.07.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State to bring bill against terrorism, organised crime   In order to ensure effective action against smuggling of drugs and narcotics and other serious crimes, the state government will soon bring Rajasthan Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Bill.   CM said, to handle the challenge of drug smuggling, the state and Centre have many … Read more 27.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Facebook slapped with 5 billion US Dollar fine for users’ privacy violation   US regulators formalized a record 5 billion US Dollar fine on Facebook for violation of users’ privacy in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal involving 87 million users.   The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said the penalty was the largest … Read more 26.07.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Special cells to monitor rainwater harvesting   Based on the directions of the ministry of housing and urban affairs, Rajasthan will constitute rainwater harvesting cells in 111 cities and towns across 29 districts for effective monitoring.   According to the guidelines, the cell will monitor the extent of groundwater extraction and aquifer recharge. This information will be displayed at prominent … Read more 26.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs