September 2019

RAJASTHAN Five panels to monitor development schemes   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday sanctioned constitution of five state-level committees for monitoring and execution of schemes and development programmes by various departments.   Instead of 12 such committees as were planned in the past, now five state-level committees will be constituted.   The committees will … Read more 24.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

      INTERNATIONAL International Day of Sign Languages: 23 September   International Day of Sign Languages was observed on 23 September.   The objective of the day is to raise awareness of the importance of sign language in the full realization of the human rights of people who are deaf.   Sign languages are … Read more 24.09.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL ·       Google honours mountaineer Junko Tabei with a doodle on her 80th birthday   Google honoured Junko Tabei, the first Japanese woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on her 80th birthday with a animated doodle.   She is also the first woman to ascend all Seven Summits by climbing the highest … Read more 22-23.09.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan higher education department records highest enrolment at institutes   The state higher education department has claimed that it had recorded the highest ever enrolments in admissions with a whopping 4.29 lakh students getting themselves enrolled in government colleges this current season. The total enrolment last year was 4.05 lakh in all streams.   The state … Read more 22-23.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL China to open visa office in Pakistan’s Peshawar ð  China has decided to open a visa office in Peshawar to further boost economic relations with Pakistan. ð  The centre provides people exposure to the Chinese culture, literature, art and history through exhibitions, movie screenings and training. ð   China Window Centre was inaugurated on … Read more 21.09.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to have separate budget for children’s welfare   The Rajasthan government will have separate integrated budget for children in the 2020-21 annual budget.   Every government department will have to specify how much will they spent from the total allocated budget for the welfare of children up to 18 years and under which head, … Read more 21.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL ·         Researchers identifies the worlds biggest amphibian   The researchers from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL)and London’s Natural History Museum has identified a new species of giant salamander using DNA from museum specimens. The 74-year-old museum specimen can possibly be the world’s biggest amphibian. The specimens were collected in the   The researchers found three … Read more 20.09.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·         Rajasthan: Industrial draft policy bets big on making of electric vehicles ð  In a bid to take early bird advantage, the state government is planning to set up an electric vehicle research and manufacturing zone. As spelt out in the new draft industrial policy, the government will also offer financial incentives to encourage … Read more 20.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL ·         Sri Lanka unveils South Asias tallest tower, funded by China   SriLanka unveiled South Asia’s tallest tower, costing over $100 million, 80% of which has been funded by China under the controversial Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The 350-metre-tall 17-storey Lotus Tower, located in the heart of Colombo city, comprises a television tower, a … Read more 19.09.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt mulls 75 per cent reservation for locals in private jobs   The Rajasthan government is mulling the possibility of providing 75 per cent reservation to local people in private jobs.   The proposal is in the initial stage. A brainstorming session will be held with stakeholders in coming days.   The Andhra Pradesh government had … Read more 19.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs