September 2019

RAJASTHAN CM writes to PM for official status to Rajasthani language   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inclusion of Rajasthani language in the 8th schedule of Constitution to give it an official status   He said the Rajasthan Assembly passed a resolution in 2003 for this and sent … Read more 15-16.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH Himachal wants to revisit ‘plastic roads’ project   With the government announcing to buy back plastic at Rs 75 per kg, the disposal, once again, is posing a huge problem to this tourist state, which always faced a losing battle when it came to waste disposal. One of the suggestions by the experts … Read more 19.09.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan launches AB-MGRSBY health insurance scheme   The Rajasthan government launched a new health insurance scheme – Ayushman Bharat-Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Swasthya Bima Yojna (AB-MGRSBY).   The scheme will be implemented after merging the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) and the state’s Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojna (BSBY).   With the merger … Read more 01-02.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH     6 sites in 3 HP towns found contaminated   The State Pollution Control Board has been directed to prepare an action plan to remedy a contaminated site in Baddi where traces of zinc, copper, lead, chromium and  hexavalent chromium have been detected in soil, air and water. It is one of … Read more 21.09.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   ·       HP awarded for TB control programme ð Himachal Pradesh has been awarded for the best performance in the TB Control Programme across the country. ð The prize was received by State TB Control Officer Dr RK Baria from Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan. ð Himachal Pradesh was … Read more 27.09.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan launched Jan Soochna Portal; first state to do so   The Rajasthan government launched a Jan Soochna Portal on Friday. The portal, which has been developed by the information and technology department, will have information pertaining to 13 departments on a single platform. The IT department has created a public information portal in which 23-24 types of information will be … Read more 13.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt mulls 75 per cent reservation for locals in private jobs   The Rajasthan government is mulling the possibility of providing 75 per cent reservation to local people in private jobs.   The proposal is in the initial stage. A brainstorming session will be held with stakeholders in coming days.   The Andhra Pradesh government had … Read more 19.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State seeks more time to set up biodiversity panels   The state government will reapproach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking time, till April-May 2020 to constitute Biodiversity Management Committees’ (BMC) at the panchayat level.   The NGT has directed the state government to constitute BMCs at every gram panchayat and panchayat samitis’ by … Read more 06.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH     72 MoUs worth Rs8,071 crore signed in tourism sector   As many as 72 memorandum of understandings (MoUs) worth Rs 8,071 crore have been signed with various prospective entrepreneurs under tourism sector by the state government against the target of Rs 10,000 crore and these have been uploaded on ‘Himpragati’ website/ … Read more 07.09.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to review Centre’s hefty penalties for traffic law violations   Rajasthan’s transport minister announced that government in the state would review the proposed compounding fees. He claimed that the high penalties were impractical.   Rajasthan is among those states which are yet to issue the notification for the Act. While the Act has been implemented … Read more 03.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs