Nov 2018

HIMACHAL PRADESH   SJVN ‘best hydro power generator’ The SJVN has been conferred the  IPPAI Power Awards-2018 under the category of the “Best Hydro-Power Generator” during 19th Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI) in  Karnataka.   1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydropower Station and 412 MW Rampur Hydropower Station comprised the biggest hydro complex in … Read more 20.11.18 Himachal (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN 10 years on, Gurjar quota issue remains unsolved Reservation is being granted by the governments in power. Rajasthan, currently, has some 50 per cent reservation that includes 21 per cent for OBCs, 16 per cent for SCs and 12 per cent for STs and 1 per cent for MBC. Despite violent agitations, long drawn … Read more 20.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   State gets award in education sector   Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj presented the ‘Best Performing and Implementation Award’ bagged by the state in the education sector in the India Today State of State’s Survey 2018 to Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.   This award was received by Bhardwaj from Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu at … Read more 19.11.18 Himachal (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·        Rajasthan Heritage : Bhainsrorgarh Fort or Bhainsror Fort ð   It is an ancient fort that has become a major tourist spot in  Rajasthan. The nearest town is Rawatbhata, 7 km from Bhainsror. ð  Bhainsrorgarh is an impregnable fort, inhabited from at least the 2nd century BC. It is dramatically positioned between two rivers, the Chambal and Bamani. It had passed … Read more 19.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   State pavilion gets silver medal   Himachal Pradesh Pavilion received a silver medal during the 38th India International Trade Fair held in New Delhi from November 14 to 27. The award was presented to the state by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu.   This is for the first time that … Read more 17-18.11.18 Himachal (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Swasth Bharat Yatra to reach Jaipur in December   Swasth Bharat Yatra, a Pan-India cyclothon and an outreach of Centre’s ‘Eat Right India’ movement, will reach Jaipur in December for spreading the message of healthy lifestyle. Health officials are making preparations for the Yatra.   After traversing through various cities and towns of … Read more 17-18.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   WB okays Rs 292-crore loan for Shimla water project   World Bank has approved a development policy loan (DPL)-I of Rs292 crore ($40 million) for the Shimla Water Supply and Sewerage Project.   The loan was sanctioned at a meeting held under the chairmanship of the Director, Economic Affairs, Government of India. … Read more 16.11.18 Himachal (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Bengu Kisan movement – (started in 1921)   The main centre of the peasant movement of Bengu was Raita.   Earlier,this place was in Bhilwara, but it is currently in Chittorgarh district.     This movement ran at the time of Bangngu’s Zamidar Anoop singh.   Maharana of Mewar was Fateh Singh.   Reason … Read more 16.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   HP first state to implement emergency response number ‘112’   Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in the country to implement the Emergency Response Support System as Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched ERSS number 112 for the state.   Under this system, all emergency numbers like 100 for police, 101 … Read more 15.11.18 Himachal (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Art : Malwa painting   17th-century school of Rājasthanī miniature paintingcentred largely in Mālwa and Bundelkhand (in modern Madhya Pradesh state); it is sometimes referred to as Central Indian painting on the basis of its geographical distribution. The school was conservative, and little development is seen from the earliest examples, such as the Rasikapriyā (a poem analyzing the love sentiment) … Read more 15.11.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs