21.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Started in 1952, land settlement scheme still lingers on in state   The land settlement work in the state had started in 1952 from Chamba district. Since then, but the work is yet to be completed in the entire state. The work is still going on in many districts, including Harmirpur, Kullu … Read more 21.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

21.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gives 1% quota to Gujjars, 4 other communities   The Vasundhara Raje government on Friday announced one per cent reservation for Gujjars and four other castes by creating a new category — most backward classes (MBC). This will take the total reservation in the state to 50%, which is the limit for quotas permitted by … Read more 21.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

20.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Government to install 100 statues of prominent people in Rajasthan   With an eye on the 2018 assembly elections, the Vasundhra Raje government has decided to erect statues of prominent personalities, leaders and philanthropists from different communities and naming roads after them. Sources said the government is likely to erect 100 statues across the state.   The … Read more 20.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

20.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   After HC order, no power to 145 hotes in Dharamshala   Acting on orders by the Himachal Pradesh high court, the MC removed power connections to 145 hotels in Upper Dharamshala, McLeodganj, Bhagsunag, and Jogibara here on Friday, as their buildings had been constructed illegally. Most of these hotels were illegal structures which had … Read more 20.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

19.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   HC questions running of unregistered tourism units   The Himachal Pradesh high court has taken a serious note of lapses on the part of authorities who let a large number of hotels and guesthouses to come up in Dharamshala and Parwanoo areas without registration and then let them continue to run for such a long time. … Read more 19.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

19.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan HC notice over condom ads regulation   Rajasthan High court issues notice to the Centre challenging the ban of condom advertisements during day time on television as an ” unhealthy practice and indecent for children.   The petition has challenged the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry advisory issued to all television channels on Dec 11 2017 … Read more 19.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

19.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan HC notice over condom ads regulation   Rajasthan High court issues notice to the Centre challenging the ban of condom advertisements during day time on television as an ” unhealthy practice and indecent for children.   The petition has challenged the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry advisory issued to all television channels on Dec 11 2017 … Read more 19.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

17-18.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to be part of Centre’s study on dengue   The state will be one of the centres for the multi-centric cross-sectional study to be conducted in the country to estimate the sero-prevalence of dengue virus infection in India. The study will be conducted by the Centre with the main objective to establish age specific sero-prevalence … Read more 17-18.12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

17-18.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh panel calls for overhaul of education in government schools   The state-level committee on employment generation and resource mobilisation, in its report submitted to the government, has painted a grim picture of the education system in government schools of Himachal Pradesh. According to the report, over the last 10 years, enrolment … Read more 17-18.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

16.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Lack of waste management system polluting Ravi river in Chamba   The NationalGreen Tribunal (NGT) had banned dumping and burning of waste on the floodplains of river Ravi in Himachal Pradesh in August 2017. However, it seems the Chamba residents and tourists are in no mood to pay heed to the green panel’s warning … Read more 16.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs