Oct 2018

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Winter Session of Himachal Assembly from December 10 The Himachal Cabinet on Monday decided to recommend the Governor to convene winter session of HP Vidhan Sabha from December 10 to 15 at Dharamshala which will have six sittings.   In its meeting held here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram … Read more 31.10.18 Himachal (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan textiles industry goes to downturn   For the last two years there has been no growth in the textile industry, the mainstay of Bhilwara’s economy. The city is home to 850 textile units that create direct employment for 85,000 people and indirect employment for 60,000. Unlike in other industrial towns, here migrants make … Read more 31.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Ban on school buses older than 15 years   The State Transport Department has notified the Himachal Pradesh Motor Vehicles (First Amendment) Rules, 2018, to ensure the safety of schoolchildren travelling in different categories of the vehicles. ð  Under the new rules, the vehicles providing transportation facilities to schoolchildren will not be … Read more 30.10.18 Himachal (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Statue of Unity waste to carve Gate of Unity   The waste material from the construction of the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, will be used to construct a Gate of Unity in the outskirts of Sikar in Rajasthan.   The gate will be about 46 feet high, on top of which, there will be a six-feet-tall statue of Sardar … Read more 30.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Statue of Unity waste to carve Gate of Unity   The waste material from the construction of the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, will be used to construct a Gate of Unity in the outskirts of Sikar in Rajasthan.   The gate will be about 46 feet high, on top of which, there will be a six-feet-tall statue of Sardar … Read more 30.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   CM for easy credit facility through cooperative banks   Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur sought personal intervention of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to ensure hassle-free credit facility under various Central schemes through cooperative banks.   Thakur, who met Jaitely in New Delhi and apprised him that cooperative banks had not been made … Read more 29.10.18 Himachal (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan Heritage :Kalibangan – Indus Valley Civilization   Kalibangan is a town on the banks of the Ghaggar river, Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan, 205 kms. north of Bikaner. The existence of Indus Valley civilization in desert of Thar and the remnants of the pre-Harappan and Harappan settlements that have been unearthed here have played … Read more 29.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH     CM seeks nod to use SASE helipad for tourism   Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur met Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi and urged for according permission to use the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) helipad at Manali for tourism purpose.   He said Himachal witnessed heavy tourist … Read more 27-28.10.18 Himachal (HPPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Digitalisation of Textbooks in Rajasthan The introduction of ‘energised’ (QR code imposed) Science and Mathematics textbooks for students of Classes IX and X from this academic year (2018-19) will provide additional content for topics in the syllabus which are difficult to comprehend for an average student. QR codes providing contextualised interactive audio-visual content and … Read more 27-28.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Digitalisation of Textbooks in Rajasthan The introduction of ‘energised’ (QR code imposed) Science and Mathematics textbooks for students of Classes IX and X from this academic year (2018-19) will provide additional content for topics in the syllabus which are difficult to comprehend for an average student. QR codes providing contextualised interactive audio-visual content and … Read more 27-28.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs