Oct 2018

HIMACHAL PRADESH     Allowance scheme for private sector staff   The state government decided to provide monthly Rs 1,000 Kaushal Vikas allowance to all newly engaged employees in private industries for a period of two years.   Those youth with physical disability of more than 50 per cent would be provided allowance of Rs … Read more 16.10.18 HPPSC (HAS) 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   Govt plans extending heli-taxi service to D’sala   With the much-hyped heli-taxi between Shimla and Chandigarh being grounded for want of a helicopter, the Tourism Department is likely to take a chopper on lease, aiming at extending the service to Dharamsala as well.   The heli-taxi service between Shimla and Chandigarh has … Read more 25.10.18 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 Unemployment rate higher in state than national average, says report   Rajasthan has higher unemployment than the national average, according to data released by centre for sustainable employment.   The percentage of unemployment rate within the state was 7.7% whereas the national average was 5.6% in August 2018.   The unemployment rate among women … Read more 13-14.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Centre okays Rs 1,892 cr for tourism promotion   The Centre has sanctioned a Rs 1,892-crore ambitious project to strengthen the basic infrastructure in the state to promote tourism under the ‘Nai Raahein Nai Manzilein’ scheme .   According to an official release issued, the state government is encouraging homestays through the … Read more 02.10.18 HPPSC (HAS) 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

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Sustainable mountain development summit from Oct 3-5   Deliberations on ecological, social and economic drivers of change will mark the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit VII to be held in Shimla from October 3 to 5.   Integrated Mountain Initiative in New Delhi and Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment in … Read more 04.10.18 HPPSC (HAS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Heritage: The Mystic Places of Rajasthan   Bhangarh   The Bhangarh fort was built by the Kachwaha ruler of Amber, Raja Bhagwant Singh, for his younger son Madho Singh in 1573 AD.   The Bhangarh Fort is located on the border of the Sariska Reserve in the Aravali range of hills in Alwar district of Rajasthan. The fort is … Read more 25.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Bhilwara dairy launches packaged cow milk   Bhilwara dairy has started selling of packed cow milk in the market. Bhilwara Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh, a co-operative union of milk producers affiliated to Rajasthan Co-operative Dairy Federation (RCDF) is the only second dairy board in the state, after the one in Bikaner, which is … Read more 15.10.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs