july 2018

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal CM announced Rs 1.55 crore cow sanctuary project   Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakurannounced a ₹1.55-crore project to set up a cow sanctuary at Kotla Barog, , near Rajgarh in Sirmaur district. Here the animals will be free to roam in the fenced area. This sanctuary provides grazing facility to 500 animals, mostly stray cows. Madhya … Read more 13.07.18 Himachalpradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal to formulate its own film policy   The hill State of Himachal Pradesh would soon have its own film policy.     The state government was making all out efforts to develop the state as a destination for film production in the country. the state had the advantage of adventurous, heritage, … Read more 12.07.18 Himachalpradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Proposals sought for biogas, organic fertiliser plants at cow shelters   The directorate of Gopalan department has invited request for proposal (RFP) to carry out construction of 25 biogas plants project for power generation and organic fertiliser processing plants on built, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model to be carried out at 25 cow … Read more 12.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Proposals sought for biogas, organic fertiliser plants at cow shelters   The directorate of Gopalan department has invited request for proposal (RFP) to carry out construction of 25 biogas plants project for power generation and organic fertiliser processing plants on built, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model to be carried out at 25 cow … Read more 12.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Forensic lab gets NABL accreditation   The Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL), Dharamsala, has become the first regional lab to get accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL).   The accreditation has been granted for two years till July 3, 2020.   This would also help in … Read more 11.07.18 Himachalpradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan inks agreement with Microsoft for digital literacy   To provide free digital training to students, the higher education department has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Microsoft.   In order to strengthen the PM’S digital India initiative and CM’S digital Rajasthan, Microsoft has signed a MOU with Rajasthan, under which 9,500 students … Read more 11.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Nation’s maiden drone research centre opened   Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the nation’s first drone training centre at Dehradun   Set up with the assistance of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), this centre will prove quite advantageous especially to the youth seeking technical education. Rawat said that polytechnics and colleges … Read more 10.07.18 Himachalpradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN First private UAV unit to be set up in Kota   India’s first private sector unit for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and light bullet proof vehicles (LBPV) will be set up by DCM Shriram Industries Group on the campus of Shriram Rayons in Kota.   UAVS and LBPVS are likely to be used … Read more 10.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Subsidy for solar power plants   The government on Saturday issued a notification to provide subsidy of 10 per cent or Rs 4,000 per kilowatt, whichever is less, to all domestic consumers, institutions and ashrams run by the government for installation of solar power plants at the rooftops of the buildings.   … Read more 08-09.07.18 Himachalpradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State not able to implement Centre’s Ayushman Bharat   Rajasthan has expressed its inability to implement the Centre government’s Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Scheme (AB-NHPS) citing lack of time to migrate from the state-run Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana (BSBY).   AB-NHPS aims to provide ₹5 lakh health insurance cover per family. It has … Read more 08-09.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs