nov 2019

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government plans 9,894 community loos by March in state   Under the Swachh Bharat Mission (gramin), the state government has set a target to build 9,894 community sanitary complexes (CSCs) at a budget of around Rs 200 crore in the villages of Rajasthan by March 31, 2020. On October 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had declared … Read more 13.11.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh launched toll free number to curb sand smuggling   ð Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched a toll-free number to register complaints or irregularities around sand hoarding, smuggling, and pricing. The move aims to curb sand smuggling. He launched toll-free number 14500 for this purpose.   ð The individuals of the State … Read more 12.11.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Textiles ministry to ink MoU with lab for boosting exports   Rajasthan’s Japanese connect is not limited to the dedicated industrial zone in Neemrana alone. The third largest importer of the world also gets 30% of its garments in womenswear segment from Jaipur. But that’s a scratch compared to the potential.   Out of the $37 … Read more 12.11.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH ·       Senior IAS officer Nilam Sawhney appointed Andhra Chief Secretary   ð Senior IAS officer Nilam Sawhney has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh.   ð An order was issued by the General Administration Department appointing Sawhney, a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, to the top post. … Read more 10-11.11.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·       Exercise Sindhu Sudarshan by Indian Army was conducted in Rajasthan   ð The Sudarshan Chakra Corps of the Indian Army conducted the Sindhu Sudarshan exercise in Barmer, Rajasthan on 16 November. The exercise will continue till 5 December 2019.   ð Sindhu Sudarshan showcases the ability of the Sudarshan Chakra Corps to undertake large scale offensive manoeuvres … Read more 10-11.11.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH All-round education on course under twin school initiative Visakhapatnam District school education officials have started to implement the ‘twinning schools’ initiative in 878 schools (439 host and source schools each) in the district. Under the programme, students from relatively underperforming schools will visit a model school in the neighbourhood that is implementing best and innovative practices in … Read more 09.11.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·       Jodhpur, Dungarpur to be pilot districts for water project ð Jodhpur and Dungarpur have been identified as pilot districts for the Water Security and Climate Adaptation in Rural India (WASCA) project, under which GIS (Geographic Information System) lab-cum-data centres will be set up. These centres will collect data from various departments for capacity … Read more 09.11.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·       Rajasthan government declared 1,388 villages in 4 districts as drought affected   The Rajasthan state governmentdeclared 1,388 villages of 13 tehsilsin Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, and Hanuman Garh as drought-affected.   It declared 131 villages of Barmer district as severely drought-affected, 92 villages as moderately drought-affected.   InJaisalmer, 632 villages have been declared as severe, and 40 villages … Read more 08.11.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

ANDHRA PRADESH Toll free number to check sand mining in Andhra   To bring in an effective enforcement mechanism to check illegal sand mining and liquor sale, the state government is going to launch two toll free numbers. The numbers can be used by people for lodging complaints against illegal sand mining and transportation as well as illegal sale … Read more 08.11.19 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN State sets up body for ensuring CSR activities   The state government has set up an exclusive agency, Rajasthan Corporate Social Responsibility Authority (RCSRA), to ensure effective implementation of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in the state by offering better coordination with industrial groups, giving them guidance and monitoring the proper utilisation of … Read more 07.11.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs