oct 2017

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan police to verify autos ferrying schoolchildren   State police will complete the verification of the school autos and their drivers within a month.   The announcement came as a reply to a query raised by BJP MLA Vidya Shankar Nandwana regarding verifications of school autos in Kota, during the question hour at the Rajasthan Assembly.   INTERNATIONAL … Read more 26.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan role model for green buildings in India: Minister   Green buildings, which enhance productivity and health, have become popular and led to the proliferation of green building norms across the world. This was discussed at the three-day international conference, the 15th edition of the Green Building Congress 2017, which began on Thursday in the city. … Read more 08.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN What is the Rajasthan ordinance about, what’s its context?   The Rajasthan government passed an executive order that it now wants to enact into law. This amends Sections 156 and Section 190 of the CrPC, to require prior sanction from the state or Centre, for probing corrupt activities of serving or retired public servants, … Read more 24.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Housing Board moves against defaulting residents   After 27 years, action will be taken against those living in flats/houses of Rajasthan Housing Board(RHB) without paying dues. A list of 2,016 occupants, who have not cleared the dues till date, has been prepared by the RHB. Following the directions of urban development and housing (UDH) … Read more 28.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan conducts free heart surgeries of 1,002 kids in 3 years   Rajasthan has achieved a rare feat of conducting free heart surgeries of 1,002 children from 2014 to till date. Health department has now empanelled 10 more new hospitals for conducting heart surgeries. Among those 1,002, there were children whose parents were unable … Read more 18.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Assembly passes bill raising OBC quota to 26%   The Rajasthan Assemblyon Thursday passed a bill which increases reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the state from 21 per cent to 26 per cent. The BJPgovernment’s decision grants five per cent reservation to the five “most backward” OBC communities, which includes Gujjarsand four other communities … Read more 27.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government moves to curb witchcraft in districts   The social justice and empowerment department has directed district collectors to strictly enforce the Prevention of Witch-Hunting Act of 2015 in their districts. The department has also drafted a multipronged strategy to fight this menace. It has asked collectors to identify the pockets in their … Read more 09.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan housing board offer: Buy, take possession of flat in a day Hit by prolonged slump in the real estate market and pushed to a corner by private developers, the Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB), in an unprecedented move, is now selling its flats ‘over the counter’.   The decision was taken as buyers were … Read more 19.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt mulls acquiring land for new airport in capital city   In next five years Sanganer airportwill not be big enough to cater to air traffic.   Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) will also table the proposal to acquire land for the new Greenfield Airport project, which was finalised recently. The JDA has proposed to … Read more 15.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt schools to issue voter IDs for students, sensitise them   To encourage youngsters to vote once they turn 18, government-run schools will issue voter ID cards to students, according to a directive issued by the state directorate of secondary education.The objective is to maximize the voting percentage in elections.   Most students enrolling … Read more 06.10.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs