May 2018

RAJASTHAN Pakistani migrants to get residential plots in Rajasthan The Rajasthan government has come out with a policy to allot residential plots to Pakistani Hindu migrants who get the Indian citizenship. As per the provision, the plots will be allotted to the migrants in the same district in which they will be given the Indian citizenship. … Read more 18.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   15th Asia Media Summit to be hosted by India   The 15th Asia Media Summit (AMS) 2018 is being hosted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, jointly with the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi and Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL), from 10th -12th May, 2018 … Read more 09.05.18 Jammu&Kashmir(J&KPSC) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   Hamburg to host 2018 Global Wind Summit   The first edition of the Global Wind Summit will be held in Hamburg from September 25-28, 2018.   The organisers of the four-day event are expecting speakers from about 100 countries, including India, China, the US, Spain and Denmark.   The conference on wind is … Read more 29.05.18 Jammu&Kashmir- KAS Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL ·        World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on 31 May   Every year, on 31 May, World Health Organization and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD).   The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2018 is “Tobacco and heart disease.” The day highlights the health and other risks associated with tobacco use, and advocating for … Read more 31.05.18 Jammu&Kashmir- KAS Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        Indias Jagriti Yatra Wins Charity Award in United Kingdom   The Yatra, an Indian charity that organizes 15-day train journeys around Indiato understand and build the India of smaller towns and villages through enterprise has won an award in London. Jagriti Yatra was among a series of worldwide charities and individuals recognized for … Read more 19.05.18 Jammu&Kashmir- KAS Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   World Asthma Day 2018: 1 May   World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.   World Asthma Day takes place on the first Tuesday of May. First World Asthma Day was held in 1998.   The theme for the year 2018 … Read more 02.05.18 Jammu&Kashmir(J&KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Now, viral load test for HIV patients at three state hospitals   Rajasthan will get machines at its three medical colleges to test the HIV/AIDS patients for viral load — a medical test that measures the amount of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a person’s blood. The patients in state earlier had to go … Read more 21.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jaipur to have night flights from June 1   The completion of ongoing construction work of parallel taxiway at Jaipur airport, scheduled for May 31, will see launch of four new flights and also result in easing of traffic congestion during the day time.   flights to Bangalore, Chennai and Pune will commence from … Read more 06-07.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN From june 1, state govt to implement sag in all districts   The state government has decided to implement Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) in all 33 districts of the state from June 1. The scheme will facilitate, educate and empower adolescent girls in the age group of 11-14 years to enable them to … Read more 22.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   India largest remittance-receiving country in the world   India was the largest remittance- receiving country in the world, with migrant workers from the country sending home USD 69 billion in 2017.   According to the report, remittances to the Asia-Pacific region amounted to USD 256 billion last year. The report ‘Remit SCOPE – … Read more 13-14.05.18 Jammu&Kashmir- KAS Current Affairs