August 2018

RAJASTHAN Jaipur, Jodhpur cleanest railway stations in NWR   Jaipur and Jodhpur railway stations have made both the state and the NWR division proud. Jaipur railway station achieved second position in the Cleanliness Survey Report 2018, which was recently released. The NWR has stood first in all the zones in this cleanliness report. While Jaipur … Read more 12-13.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Parched Shimla loses 43% water in distribution: Study   Total water loss during transmission and distribution in the state capital has been pegged at an alarming 43.70 per cent, which justifies why the town is perpetually parched throughout the year.   The study covered Shimla city and Jutog, having population of 1.71 … Read more 15.08.18 Himachal pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal cabinet decided to implement rs 224 crore saur sinchayee yojna   Himachal Cabinet in its meeting decided to implement Rs. 224 crore ‘Saur Sinchayee Yojna’ in the State which envisages 90 percent financial assistance to individual small and marginal farmers and 80 percent subsidy to individual medium and big farmers.   … Read more 07.07.18 Himachal pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Green group favours impact assessment of each hydro project in himachal   Environment group Himdhara Collective on Sunday sent a letter to the expert committee of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, demanding cumulative impact assessment of each hydropower project on the Satluj river basin.   Instead, the State … Read more 19-20.08.18 Himachal pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Centre okays water supply from Kol Dam to Shimla   Irrigation and Public Health Minister Mahender Singh assured the House that the state capital will not be plagued by water shortage as the Rs 1,000 crore Kol Dam project had been approved by the Centre.   The World Bank-funded Kol Dam project … Read more 23.08.18 Himachal pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Education dept announces 3,290 ‘Ujiyari Panchayats’   Education department announced 3,290 panchayats in the state as ‘Ujiyari Panchayats’.   Government schools in such panchayats had zero dropout rate of students around 50 lakh students will be enrolled in secondary schools under the enrolment campaign in the state.   Directions have been given to officers … Read more 31.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   73,074 given LPG connections: CM   As many as 73,074 LPG connections have been provided to the eligible families under the Ujjawala Yojna and the leftout families will be given such connections before 2019, said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, reviewing the progress of Central and state welfare schemes.   22 lakh … Read more 18.08.18 Himachal pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Nod to extra space at green buildings in Rajasthan   Rajasthan has already adopted the green building ranking system of Indian Green Building Congress and presently too, various incentives are being offered for the development of green buildings at the state.   The state government, in a bid to promote the development of green … Read more 07.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   HP notifies mukhya mantri swavlamban yojna to generate jobs   Himachal Government has notified “Mukhya Mantri Swavlamban Yojna” to generate employment opportunities for educated youth of the state.   The scheme envisages financial benefits in the form of capital subsidy at 25 percent to 30 percent for Himachali males and females respectively … Read more 26-27.08.18 Himachal pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN The Walled City of Jaipur is the next proposed site for UNESCO World Heritage recognition   The site namely “The Walled City of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India” has been proposed for World Heritage.   As per Operation Guidelines 2017, only one site can be nominated by the state party each year.   The recognition of … Read more 01.08.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs