March 2019

  RAJASTHAN Rajasthan 3rd in hate crimes in India in ’2018: Amnesty India   According to data released on Tuesday by the Amnesty India on its interactive website ‘Halt the Hate’, Rajasthan was third in the country in terms of hate crimes in 2018, topped only by UP and Gujarat. According to the data collected through media reports, there were … Read more 14.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Pay ₹30 cr to central board over Luni pollution, NGT asks state   The National Green Tribunal has directed the state government to deposit ₹30 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) within a month for pollution of Barmer district’s Luni river.   On January 7, 2019, the NGT had ordered for constitution … Read more 07.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan govt submits Start-Up Policy draft to governor   A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for setting up the GIB captive breeding centre at Sorsan and a hatchery for GIB at Nokh in Jaisalmer district was signed last year (2018) by the state wildlife department, Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MOEFCC) … Read more 02.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH     MP-adopted panchayat without power   The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana has failed to benefit residents of Baroh village in Jagjitnagar panchayat of Kasauli tehsil as they are yet to get power connections. The panchayat was adopted by Shimla MP Virender Kashyap under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) in … Read more 10-11.03.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State writes to Centre for MNREGA fund release   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has urged the Modi government to release Rs 1000 crore fund due under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme for Rajasthan.   An allocation of Rs 543 crores in material head and Rs 260 crores under labour head … Read more 13.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Land pooling Act likely after Lok Sabha pools   Rajasthan government’s ambitious but much delayed land pooling Act may come into force after the Lok Sabha elections.   Land pooling policy was devised as an alternative to the cumbersome process of land acquisition for development. As per the Act, part of land will be used for urban infrastructure development … Read more 10-11.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Decline in TB rate very low, says expert   The decline in the TB rate at present is only 1-2 per cent. However, to achieve the NSP goal of eliminating the disease by 2025, the annual decline required to be about 15-20 per cent.   The theme of this year’s campaign was … Read more 24-25.03.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan has over 6 lakh unemployed persons, Jaipur on top with 60,000   The National Career Service (NCS) data of the ministry of labour and employment shows that Jaipur has the highest number of unemployed persons in the state, nearly 60,000. According to the data, the total number of registered job seekers in the state are … Read more 16.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Liquor to cost more in state   Liquor will cost more in Himachal as the retail excise duty, registration fee and licence fee for wholesale and retail vends, have been increased by 10 to 40 per cent in the Excise Policy for 2019-20.   There is no change in the number of … Read more 12.03.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan chalks out strategy to improve health indicators   After failing miserably to secure respectable place in overall delta ranking of NITI Aayog, the five aspirational districts of the state identified by the Centre need improvement in 49 different indicators set by NITI Aayog. The health department has chalked out a strategy to improve health indicators in the … Read more 09.03.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Daily Current Affairs