April 2019

RAJASTHAN 316 fodder depots opened in western Rajasthan   Western Rajasthan is facing severe drought due to insufficient rains for last two years.   The state government has started 316 fodder depots in Barmer and Jaisalmer districts to save the cattle in the region. The depots have been opened in 206 gram panchayats of Barmer and 110 gram panchayats of … Read more 16.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL Singapore Changi airport got world’s tallest 131-ft indoor waterfall   The world’s tallest indoor waterfall, 131-foot-tall, opened for the general public at Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport. The waterfall is housed inside a dome-shaped complex which has gardens growing over four storeys, more than 280 retail and food outlets, a hotel and a movie theatre. The structure … Read more 25.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rs 350-crore flyovers to unclog Jaipur-Kishangarh stretch   The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake a Rs 350-crore project to unclog the Jaipur-Kishangarh stretch. The authority has decided to construct flyovers on the route including Mahapura, Bhankrota, Mahindra SEZ, Mehla, Kamla Nehru Nagar and Bandar Sindri.   The Jaipur-Ajmer highway is the main national highway which connects Udaipur, Mumbai, … Read more 19.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   MeT issued yellow weather warning for Himachal   The Meteorological Department issued a yellow weather warningfor rain in Himachal Pradesh. The weather department forecast thunderstorm with hail in isolated places of mid hills, including Shimla, Mandi, Kullu, Chamba, Solan and Sirmaur. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issues colour-coded warnings to alert the public ahead … Read more 09.04.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL International Dance Day: 29 April 2019   International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO.   The event takes place every year on 29th April, the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre … Read more 28-29.04.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Banasthali & BITS, Pilani score big in NIRF ranking   For the second year consecutively, Rajasthan University (RU) has failed to secure a position in the top 100 universities of the country. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), 2019, India Rankings were released by president Ram Nath Kovind recently.   RU scored poorly at academics, … Read more 09.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Architecture : Bhatner fort   The Bhatner fortis at Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, India, about 419 km northwest of Jaipur along the old Multan-Delhi route and 230 km north-east of Bikaner. The old name of Hanumangarh was Bhatner, which means “fortress of the Bhatti Rajputs”.Believed to be 1700 years old, it is considered to be one of the oldest forts of India.   The … Read more 20.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL Economist Intelligence Unit set to bring down Indias growth outlook for 2019-20   Both Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI)earlier this month cut their 2019-20 growth projection for India to 7.2 per cent from 7.4 per cent earlier, blaming rising risks to global economic growth as well as weakening domestic investment activity. … Read more 30.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

  HIMACHAL PRADESH     Himachal Pradesh Culture : Dalshone and Cholamba dances   The following dance forms belong to the Ropa valley and in these dances the pattern formed by the dancers seems to be as coiled serpents. The Cholamba dance is generally performed when a tiger is killed. The dead animal’s skin is … Read more 06.04.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL International Dance Day: 29 April 2019   International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO.   The event takes place every year on 29th April, the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre … Read more 28-29.04.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs