June 2019

RAJASTHAN Plan to review Rajasthan tiger relocation project   Join Our Telegram Channel The state forest and wildlife officials have written to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) requesting the agency to review the relocation programme.   The Panna National Park was the second reserve in the country after STR which had lost all tigers … Read more

INTERNATIONAL Malayalam film ‘Veyilmarangal’ won an award at Shanghai International film festival   At the22nd Shanghai International Film Festival, Director Bijukumar Damodaran received the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award for the film, Veyil Marangal (Trees Under the Sun). This is for the first Indian film to win a major award at the festival. The film is one … Read more

INTERNATIONAL International Day of Yoga: 21 June   International Day of Yoga is celebrated annually on 21 June since its inception in 2015.   The idea of International Day of Yoga was first proposed by the current Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi.   The International Day of Yoga aims to raise awareness worldwide … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt opens its first English medium school   For the first time, Rajasthan education department has decided to open the first government English medium school in Mansarovar, Jaipur.   To celebrate the 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary, Directorate of Education, Bikaner has issued orders a few days back to open one English medium … Read more

INTERNATIONAL Saudi Arabia becomes the first Arab country to be granted full membership of FATF   Saudi Arabia has become the first Arab country to be granted full membership of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).   It has gained this status following the group’s Annual General Meeting in Orlando, Florida.   The Kingdom had … Read more

RAJASTHAN Government tweaks new staffing pattern to appoint teachers   Rajasthan education department has changed its staffing pattern for the appointment of teachers. Every two years, the rules related to appointment of teachers are changed and this year the focus is on appointing teachers in schools where shortage has been recorded.   As per the recent … Read more

INTERNATIONAL Ireland plans to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030   Ireland decided to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 as part of a major strategy to protect the environment. It is one among the 180 measures of the Irish government published in the ‘Climate Action Plan’. They plan … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to implement Right to Health Bill soon: CM Ashok Gehlot   The free medicine scheme launched in the state in 2011 has inspired other states too. There are 17 states who have implemented the free medicine scheme after being inspired from free medicine scheme of the state.   The state government has signed … Read more

INTERNATIONAL World Refugee Day: 20 June   World Refugee Day is observed on the 20th of June every year.   The day celebrates the stories and contributions of refugees.   The theme this year is Step with Refugees – Take a Step on World Refugee Day.   According to the latest UN study, 70.8 million … Read more

RAJASTHAN 45% rise in number of TB cases in Rajasthan   Rajasthan has seen a 45 per cent increase in the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the last one year after the Centre made it a notifiable disease, according to government data.   A total of 1,59,762 cases were notified last year as compared to 1,10,044 in 2017, … Read more