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RAJASTHAN · MOU INKED TO PROMOTE TRAINING IN HANDPUMP MISTRI TRADE IN THE STATE A MoU being signed with WSSO (Water and Sanitation Support Organisation) for providing training in Handpumpmistri trade under Regular Skill Training Program (RSTP) of Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSLDC). Under the MoU 2000 youth will be trained to … Read more 28.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh Anganwadi centres to be converted into pre-schools The State government has chalked out plans to convert all anganwadi centres as pre-schools. There are 3,128 centres in urban areas with a capacity of 90,000 students which will be integrated into 1,026 pre schools. The government is contemplating imparting education in English … Read more 27.07.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan floods: Rescue operation gathers pace in rain-hit areas, 500 shifted to safer places Two days after torrential rain created havoc at Jalore, Sirohi, Pali and Barmer districts of the state, the rescue work expeditedon Tuesday as heavy rains subsided. At least 500 people were rescued by the joint teams of Army, Air … Read more 27.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh Education dept gets serious: Committees to deal with and create awareness on drug menace Breaking its silence, the education department on Monday said it will be shortly setting up committees at the institutional level to deal with and create awareness on substance abuse. The move came after the excise department … Read more 22.07.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh Heli-tourism comes to State The Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department has signed an MoU with Mak Aero Space and Aviation Pvt. Ltd, Delhi, to promote heli-tourism. The initial services will be introduced in Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati. The helicopter transport services will include joy rides, packages, heli-taxi services, packaging … Read more 26.07.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Committee gives nod to Rajasthan’s water project The National Steering Committee on Climate Change (NSCCC) recently approved three detailed project reports (DPRs) submitted by the states for funding under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC). Among the three DPRs approved, one pertained to Rajasthan’s ‘Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan’. The … Read more 22.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN UDAY scheme: Big jolt as Rajasthan’s borrowing capacity restricted. Rajasthan government received a major setback as the Centre forestalled the state’s efforts on borrowing against the repayment of loan amount under Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana(UDAY). The move will reduce the state’s borrowing limit by Rs 4,000 crore. Earlier, Rajasthan was allowed to borrow … Read more 26.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh Masula port project: land pooling becomes a tough task Barely 550 acres of land was spared by the farmers and private land owners for the proposed Machilipatnam deep sea port project as against required 2,300 acres of private land (patta land), signalling further delay in execution of the project. The port … Read more 25.07.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh Social forestry planters on the warpath in Ongole Farmers who switched to social forestry plantations such as eucalyptus and subabul from traditional commercial crops such as tobacco and cotton in the 1990s now rue their fate with the prices hitting a new low this month. The latest trigger for the price fall … Read more 23.07.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Current
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to study noise pollution by infrastructure projects Jaipur City’s eight ongoing infrastructure projects will go through an ‘environmental impact assessment’. The agencies will study the noise and sound pollution produced during the construction of these projects. These eight projects include the elevated road proposed between LIC Bhawan and Sodala, Dravyawati River Project, Bassi and other … Read more 25.07.17 Rajasthan (RPSC) Current Affairs