July 2019

RAJASTHAN Makrana Marble used for Taj Mahal is now ‘Global Heritage Stone Resource’   Marble from Makrana in Rajasthan is now Asia’s first Global Heritage Stone Resource (GHSR), as confirmed by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), an international non-governmental organisation devoted to international cooperation in the field of geology.   The GHSR designation … Read more 23.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH     Special grants sought for 10 Himalayan states from Centre   The Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI), a civil society group, has sought “special grants” for 10 Himalayan states from the Centre.   NITI Aayog constituted Himalayan State Regional Council (HSRC) in November 2018, but not a single meeting has been held so … Read more 28-29.07.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Smartshala in 10,661 schools   CM Jai Ram Thakur launched Sampark Smartshala English and Maths Programme under Samagra Shiksha Himachal. He said the major objective of the scheme was to ensure the provision of quality education.   The government has taken a strategic approach to education with a combination of academic and … Read more 31.07.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Panel to monitor colleges in districts   The college education department of Rajasthan is setting up district resource assistance committees (DRACS) in each district “to monitor colleges, enhance coordination among them and provide resource help to them at district level.   The DRACS are being constituted under the resource assessment and college with excellence … Read more 05.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal becomes first state to notify Energy Conservation Building Code 2018     Himachal Pradesh is the first state in the country to achieve the milestone of notifying State Energy Conservation Building Code 2018 to reduce energy consumption demand in commercial buildings that aims to reduce the energy consumption demand of commercial buildings by 30%. … Read more 10.07.19 HimachalPradesh(HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Tourist inflow up 21% in 3 years in Rajasthan   Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan surged by 21% in last three years, making it a favoured destination for both domestic and international visitors.   Over 5.19 crore domestic and international tourists visited the state with a royal essence in 2018, an increase of nearly 90,000 visitors from 2016 … Read more 14-15.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to adopt Maharashtra model to combat dreaded swine flu   Though Maharashtra has a high mortality rate compared to Rajasthan, the state government is all set to follow Maharashtra model in its fight against swine flu.   While Rajasthan had an average of four deaths per 100 cases, the death rate was 11 per 100 … Read more 13.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Government schools to run in two shifts to stop dropouts   The state has decided that government English medium schools opened under Mahatma Gandhi Rajkiya Vidyalaya will run in two shifts if needed.   It is necessary to have a government school in a 2km-radius from the residence of students. In case there are no … Read more 06.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Kalraj Mishra appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor   President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Kalraj Mishra as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.   Acharya Devvrat has been transferred from Himachal Pradesh and appointed as the Governor of Gujarat.   The appointments will take effect from the date they assume charge of their respective … Read more 17.07.19 HimachalPradesh(HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   50K farmers to be covered under natural farming programme in HP   Around fifty thousand farmers of Himachal Pradesh would be covered under Subhash Palekar natural farming programme during this financial year, including 2,500 farmers from Sirmaur district.   Farmers of the state are coming forward to adopt natural farming in a … Read more 04.07.19 HimachalPradesh(HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs