May 2018

RAJASTHAN Govt to restore Jhalawar’s Parsi opera theatre   Rajasthan government will restore the historical Parsi Opera Theatre of Jhalawar considering its heritage and tourism value.   The theatre, named Bhawani Natyashala, was constructed by the then Maharaja of Jhalawar Royal State Bhawani Singh in 1921.   As the theatre is completing 100 years of … Read more 17.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH 25,000 illegal structures in Himachal cry out for comprehensive solution   Illegal multi-storied structures, both commercial and residential, rose in earthquake-sensitive Himachal Pradesh with what was alleged to be political connivance.   Successive Congress and BJP governments in the state refused to act against illegal constructions and in fact brought in six retention … Read more 16.05.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Centre approves funds for Jodhpur, Udaipur food testing labs   The central government has approved funds for strengthening food testing laboratories at Jodhpur and Udaipur.   The state government had submitted proposals for strengthening the two food testing labs in January this year, following which a team of the Food Safety and Standards Authority … Read more 16.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   HP CM announces to develop Haripurdhar for tourism   Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur  said that state government was committed to develop Haripurdhar in Sirmaur district as prominent tourist destination for which the matter for developing it from tourism point of view would be taken up with the Centre under the Swadesh Darshan … Read more 15.05.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State to electrify all households by September   The Rajasthan government aims to electrify 19,000 dhanis (hamlets) and about 10 lakh rural households under rural electrification schemes by September this year.   According to government records, 95,000 dhanis and all 43,199 inhabited villages have been electrified in the state. A village is said to … Read more 15.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State to electrify all households by September   The Rajasthan government aims to electrify 19,000 dhanis (hamlets) and about 10 lakh rural households under rural electrification schemes by September this year.   According to government records, 95,000 dhanis and all 43,199 inhabited villages have been electrified in the state. A village is said to … Read more 15.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH Mega cashless healthcare plan for poor   Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda said 1,392 procedures and treatment protocols had been identified under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Suraksha Mission. It would help reduce the burden of life-threatening diseases through early detection.   The MoU was signed by Himachal … Read more 13-14.05.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN President launches several schemes in Rajasthan   The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, addressed a civic reception hosted for him in Jaipur, Rajasthan, by the state government on May 13, 2018.   The President appreciated the Government of Rajasthan for launching the ‘Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Antyodaya Employment Scheme’ and the ‘Sunder Singh … Read more 13-14.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh must wake up to climate change impacts: Experts   As experts shared a stage to discuss impacts of climate change on mountain ecosystems, it emerged that it’s high time to come up with mitigation strategies to sustain livelihood of farmers in Himachal Pradesh. Experts said it would take visionary efforts to … Read more 12.05.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Foodgrains yield in state stagnant for past decade   The yield of foodgrains in Rajasthan has remained more or less stagnant in the past decade, latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revealed.   The wheat yield in Rajasthan that was 3,175 kgs per hectare in   2008-09 had registered … Read more 12.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs