September 2019

INTERNATIONAL Vietnam opens Southeast Asia’s largest solar power farm   Vietnam has inaugurated Southeast Asia’s largest solar power farm which has the capacity to produce 688 million kWh of electricity annually.   The Dau Tieng Solar Power Complex, a joint venture with the Thai industrial group B.Grimm Power Public Company, occupies 540 hectares in Tay … Read more

RAJASTHAN Join Our Telegram Channel Rajasthan schools to have NCERT syllabus from next session   The state government announced the implementation of the NCERT syllabus in schools from the next session.   The new syllabus will be implemented for classes VI to IX and Class XI.   The English and Hindi medium books of the … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   PM Modi, Nepalese PM inaugurates Motihari-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline   Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated Motihari-Amlekhgunj cross border petroleum products pipeline through video conference.   This is the first transnational petroleum pipeline form India and first South Asian oil pipeline corridor.   The landmark pipeline will ensure … Read more

RAJASTHAN 1,300-year-old Jain scriptures on display in Jaipur   For the first time in Jaipur, two 1,300-year-old Jain religious scriptures on palm leaves have been put on display at an exhibition in Abhigyan Bhawan at Mansarovar.   Scriptures, manuscripts and invitation letters as old as 1,200 years have been brought from Anekant Gyan Mandir at Bina in Madhya … Read more

    INTERNATIONAL US Open Final: Bianca defeats Serena   Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu stuns Serena Williams in a gripping US Open Women’s final to claim her first Grand Slam title.   Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5, to win her first Grand Slam title in US Open women’s final.   … Read more

RAJASTHAN NGT bans new industry in five clusters of state   In view of the increasing pollution levels, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned sanction to any new industrial set-up or expansion at five industrial clusters of Rajasthan.   Rajasthan’s five industrial clusters – Jodhpur, Pali, Bhiwadi, Jaipur and Sanganer Industrial area (Jaipur) have … Read more

  INTERNATIONAL World Literacy Day is celebrated on 8 September   On 8th September every year, International Literacy Day is celebrated to make people to know the importance of Literacy for people, communities and societies.   It aims to combat worldwide problems also to promote illiteracy. The theme for 2019 is Literacy and Multilingualism.   … Read more

RAJASTHAN Kalraj Mishra took oath as Rajasthan Governor   Former Union Minister Kalraj Mishra took oath as the new Governor of Rajasthan on 9 September 2019. The oath of office was administered by  Rajasthan High Court (HC) Chief Justice Shripathi Ravindra Bhat.   Mishra will succeed former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh. Mishra is … Read more

INTERNATIONAL Indo-Lanka Joint Naval Exercise SLINEX 2019   The annual Joint Indo-Lanka maritime fleet exercise – SLINEX 2019 is scheduled to be held from 07 September 2019.   Sri Lankan Navy is sending two ships to India to participate in the exercise with the Indian Navy.   The offshore patrol vessels, SLNS Sindurala and Suranimala … Read more

RAJASTHAN State govt inks pact with Unesco for developing tourism circuit   The state tourism department will develop a tourism circuit across Jodhpur, Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner districts with the Unesco’s help.   The project is expected to be completed in 42 months.   The MoU aims at integrated and inclusive development of the local … Read more