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INTERNATIONAL · China launches twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space China successfully sent pair of twin Beidou-3MEO satellites – Beidou-30 and Beidou-31 –into space as part of its third and final stage of launching its domestic Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. They were launched on board Long March-3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in … Read more 31.03.18 Jammu&Kashmir(J&KPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan artisans carve stones for temples in US Artisans from Bayana town of Bharatpur are busy carving stones imported from Turkey which will be used to construct the Akshardham Temple at Robinsville city in the US state of New Jersey. The temple is being constructed by Swami Narayan TempleTrust of Ahmedabad. Other than New Jersey, … Read more 31.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL · China’s 7000-kg space station Tiangong-1 to crash into Earth this week Breaking down into several big pieces, Chinese space station weighing over 7 tonnes will crash into our planet on or around April 1. Chinese authorities are monitoring its move, it could crash in a northern US state such as Michigan. The European … Read more 30.03.18 Jammu&Kashmir(J&KPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN State tops in issuing ID cards to divyangs Rajasthan has topped the country in issuing Universal ID and Disability (UDID) cards, a single document of identification and verification for differentlyabled persons, with a total of 2,22,422 cards made so far. In the latest status report of the department of empowerment of persons … Read more 30.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Win Myint elected new Myanmar president Myanmar’s parliament has elected Win Myint as the country’s next president, a week after the resignation of his predecessor Htin Kyaw. Win Myint, a close aide of Aung San Suu Kyi, has been a speaker in the lower house since 2012 and was widely tipped for … Read more 29.03.18 Jammu&Kashmir(J&KPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Government to revise industry policy to boost local recruitment In a bid to make companies recruit local people in a bigger way, the government is working on a policy that would provide enhanced incentives to employers. A committee has been set up under additional chief secretary (industries) to frame guidelines within the framework … Read more 29.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL World Theatre Day: 27 March World Theatre Day was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI). It is celebrated annually on the 27th March by ITI Centres and the international theatre community. The first World Theatre Day International Message was written by Jean Cocteau (France) in 1962. … Read more 28.03.18 Jammu&Kashmir(J&KPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Soon, university for specially abled A government-run university for specially abled persons will start functioning in Rajasthan soon to provide them with education and skills. The university will come up at Jamdoli on the outskirts of Jaipur from the next academic session. The aim is to provide education to the differently … Read more 28.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL India Is Now the 4th Largest Automobile Market Globally According to the latest 2018 global data show, India has overtaken Germany and has become the fourth largest automobile market in the world. As the statistics show, the automobile sales grew by 9.5 percent, which, is the fastest growth rate … Read more 27.03.18 Jammu&Kashmir(J&KPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Chipko originated in Rajasthan’s Khejadli village in 1730 About 240 years before the launch of Chipko Movement in Uttar Pradesh by Sunderlal Bahuguna, 363 persons of the Bishnoi community had laid down their lives to save the ‘khejadi’ trees (Prosopis cineraria) in Jodhpur’s Khejadli village in 1730. The Jodhpur king had ordered wood for the … Read more 27.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs