May 2018

RAJASTHAN D B Gupta is Rajasthan’s new chief secretary   1983 batch IAS officer Devendra Bushan Gupta was announced as the chief secretary of the state. He succeeds Nihal Chand Goel, who retired on Monday. He is the sixth chief secretary in four years of the present BJP government. He will also hold the post of chairman, Rajasthan State Mines and … Read more 01.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   Nobel prize in literature 2018 cancelled after sexual assault scandal   The Swedish Academy has said no Nobel prize for literature will be awarded this year. For the first time since 1949, the secretive jury that hands out the world’s most prestigious literary prize will not unveil a winner this autumn, instead revealing … Read more 05.05.18 Jammu&Kashmir(J&KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State to electrify all households by September   The Rajasthan government aims to electrify 19,000 dhanis (hamlets) and about 10 lakh rural households under rural electrification schemes by September this year.   According to government records, 95,000 dhanis and all 43,199 inhabited villages have been electrified in the state. A village is said to … Read more 15.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN South Western Command’s Exercise Vijay Prahar   South Western Command is carrying out Exercise VIJAY PRAHAR employing more than 20000 troops in the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges close to Suratgarh in Rajasthan.   The exercise is aimed to orchestrate wide spectrum of threats which are planned to be tackled through high tempo joint air … Read more 02.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan health department prepares advisory for Nipah virus   After several deaths reported due to Nipah virus in Kerala, the state’s health department has sounded an alert. The health department claimed that though no case of Nipah has been reported in the state, the health authorities are vigilant.   Rajasthan is the state where highest numbers of swine … Read more 23.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   India sixth wealthiest country with total wealth of $8,230 billion   India is the sixth wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of $8,230 billion, while the U.S. is the richest nation globally, says a report.   According to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review, the US is the wealthiest … Read more 22.05.18 Jammu&Kashmir- KAS Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   5th India CLMV Business Conclave held at Phnom Penh, Cambodia   The Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India along with Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia organized the 5thIndia-CLMV Business Conclave in Phnom Penh on 21-22 May 2018.   After four rounds of the Business Conclave in India, this initiative was … Read more 25.05.18 Jammu&Kashmir- KAS Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   Walmart acquires 77% stake in Flipkart   The world’s largest retailer Walmart will acquire a 77 percent holding in Flipkart Group for $16 billion, the companies said in a statement.   Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal and other shareholders will hold the remainder.   Japan’s Softbank to exit Flipkart by selling entire 20 per … Read more 10.05.18 Jammu&Kashmir(J&KPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rs 900 crore Benami properties attached in Rajasthan in 16 months   A total of 201 benami properties including bank accounts worth Rs 921-cr, claimed to be the biggest haul in the country, were attached by the income tax department under Benami Transaction (prohibition) Amendment Act 2016 in Rajasthan till March 31 this year.   Procedure: once a … Read more 09.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs