March 2019

RAJASTHAN India’s first seed bank of native trees species for Thar desert to be set up in Jodhpur   India’s first seed bank of native tree species for Thar desert is going to be set up in the Jodhpur city of Rajasthan under project Maruvan (dessert forest).   The project will first focus on Marwar belt including Jodhpur, Bikaner, Barmer … Read more 17-18.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL   Vienna topped the Most Liveable Cities index for the 10th year   The Austrian capital Viennahas topped Mercer’s index of most liveable cities for the 10th year in a row. Zurich in Switzerland, is placed second in the index, while Auckland, Munich and Vancouver came joint third. Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu is ranked at 105 in Mercer’s … Read more 17-18.03.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPSC) Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Indo-Oman joint military exercise commence   A joint military exercise between India and Royal Army of Oman commenced at Jabel regiment headquarters, Nizwa, Oman.   Exercise Al Nagah 2019 will contribute immensely in developing mutual understanding and respect for each other’s military as also facilitate in tackling the worldwide phenomenon of terrorism. … Read more 16.03.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan has over 6 lakh unemployed persons, Jaipur on top with 60,000   The National Career Service (NCS) data of the ministry of labour and employment shows that Jaipur has the highest number of unemployed persons in the state, nearly 60,000. According to the data, the total number of registered job seekers in the state are … Read more 16.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL WHO released the Global Influenza Strategy 2019-2030   World Health Organization (WHO) released a Global Influenza Strategy for 2019-2030 aimed at protecting people in all countries from the threat of influenza, one of the world’s greatest public health challenges. The aim of the strategy is to prevent seasonal influenza, control the spread of influenza … Read more 15.03.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·         RHB seeks land for building 98,000 houses in eight cities ð  The RHB has proposed to construct approximately 98,000 houses on the earmarked land in eight cities. ð  Established in 1970, the RHB had aimed to provide houses on a no-profit no-loss basis. ð  In 2017, the state government had planned to dissolve … Read more 15.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

  RAJASTHAN Rajasthan 3rd in hate crimes in India in ’2018: Amnesty India   According to data released on Tuesday by the Amnesty India on its interactive website ‘Halt the Hate’, Rajasthan was third in the country in terms of hate crimes in 2018, topped only by UP and Gujarat. According to the data collected through media reports, there were … Read more 14.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Facebook launched Facebook Hubs to aid start ups   Facebook launched‘Facebook Hubs’ at 20 locations in India to support the start-up ecosystem in the country. These hubs will help foster innovation and support for the community by hosting mentor hours and trainings, workshops, roundtable discussions. The company has partnered with co-working company 91springboard. These hubs will be part … Read more 14.03.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPSC) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL     India stands worlds 2nd largest arms importer says SIPRI   According to the latest report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India was the world’s second largest importer of major arms in 2014–18 and accounted for 5%of the global total. Saudi Arabia which holds the long-held tag as largest importer accounted for 12% of the … Read more 13.03.19 Jammu and Kashmir (JKPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State writes to Centre for MNREGA fund release   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has urged the Modi government to release Rs 1000 crore fund due under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme for Rajasthan.   An allocation of Rs 543 crores in material head and Rs 260 crores under labour head … Read more 13.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs