Dec 2018

HIMACHAL PRADESH   2 national highways to be upgraded in Himachal   Two national highways of Himachal Pradesh will be upgraded to double lane traffic standards for World Bank financial assistance, Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed.     These national highways are Hamirpur-Mandi section of NH-70 (New NH-03) having length of … Read more 28.12.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Culture : Mālwa painting   17th-century school of Rājasthanī miniature paintingcentred largely in Mālwa and Bundelkhand (in modern Madhya Pradesh state); it is sometimes referred to as Central Indian painting on the basis of its geographical distribution. The school was conservative, and little development is seen from the earliest examples, such as the Rasikapriyā (a poem analyzing the love sentiment) … Read more 07.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   HPMC plans to upgrade cold stores, packing warehouses   Keeping in view the increase in fruit production in the state over the past few years, the HP Horticulture Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (HPMC) is working on a project to upgrade and establish new cold stores and packing houses in the state. The … Read more 27.12.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan pink sandstone for Abu Dhabi temple   Pink sandstone from Rajasthan will be used in the construction of the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. Work for the temple was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in February this year and is expected to be completed by 2020. Spread over 55,000 sqm land, the temple will be hand carved by … Read more 15.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN After Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan too waives farm loans   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot  announced that farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh defaulted till November this year will be waived. The CM said it would cost the state exchequer Rs 18,000 crore. Rajasthan is the fourth state to waive farm loans after Congress-held MP and Chhattisgarh and … Read more 14.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jaipur wax museum unveils Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s statue     Jaipur Wax Museum, situated at Nahargarh Fort, marked its second anniversary by unveiling a wax statue of cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Weighing 56 kg, of which 19 kg is wax and the rest is fibre, the statue is five feet and nine inches tall, and is … Read more 20.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·        State likely to miss immunisation target due to ANM shortage ð  Rajasthan may fall short of achieving the 90% full immunisation coverage (FIC) target by this month because of shortage of auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMS) who act as vaccinators. ð  The ministry of health and family welfare had planned to achieve 90% immunisation … Read more 23-24.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN GSI to use NASA-developed tech to locate minerals in Rajasthan   The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is going to use ultra-modern remote-sensing technology developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the first time in India to map surface mineralogy.   An MoU was signed with Geoscience Australia as a part … Read more 01.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh assembly wants cow to be made ‘mother of nation’   The Himachal assembly passed a resolution to declare cow as “rashtra mata (national mother).”   Rs 1.52 crore has been sanctioned for a sanctuary in Sirmaur district. Other sanctuaries are proposed for Solan and Kangra districts.   The MLAs also … Read more 12.12.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Students to get free uniforms, bags   The state government has decided to provide free uniforms to students for academic sessions 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2019-21. The move comes following the failure of the government to do so till the end of this academic session.   Procurement, supply and distribution of school uniforms … Read more 09-10.12.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs