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RAJASTHAN In a first in Rajasthan, smart bins to be installed in Jodhpur In a first in Rajasthan, three smart dustbins will be installed by the Jodhpur Municipal Corporation at different places in Jodhpur. The civic body plans to install 35 such dustbins across the city soon. There will be a GSM SIM slot on this dustbin, which … Read more 17.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN SC bars Rajasthan from crossing 50% quota limit In a major setback to the state government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained it from crossing the 50% ceiling on total reservation until the writ petition challenging the hike in OBC quota was decided by the Rajasthan High Court. The state government, by a new legislation … Read more 16.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh hosting its first ever hot-air balloon festival The Araku Valley of Andhra Pradeshis hosting the first edition of its Hot Air Balloon Festival. The Hot Air Balloon Festival is organized by SkyWaltz and supported by Andhra Pradesh tourism. The festival will feature unique balloons from 13 countries. The participating countries are … Read more 16.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH Electric vehicles to hit the road in State soon Andhra Pradesh is planning to use electrical vehicles in a big way, and 1,500 of them will be run on the roads in Amaravati, Tirupati and Visakhapatnam. State government had submitted indent for these vehicles with Energy Efficiency Services Limited … Read more 15.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Peacock census to begin from Dec 1 The forest department of Rajasthan will carry out the peacock census in Jodhpur district between December 1 and 7. The employees from the panchayati raj institutions (PRIS), non-government organisations (NGOS) and wildlife lovers will take part in the census, which will be conducted using the … Read more 15.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH P. Postal Circle HQ to come up in Amaravati The headquarters of the Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle is all set to come up on 2.25 acres at Amaravati, the new capital city and the paper work has already begun. Announcing the development activities of the circle, he said 25 postal banks would be … Read more 14.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Ganga all set to be state’s first transgender cop Twenty-four-year old Ganga Kumari is all set to be Rajasthan’s first and India’s third transgender to join a state police force. A two-year-long legal battle has finally borne fruit for Kumari, who could’ve become the first transgender ever to don the police uniform in … Read more 14.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH First fauna survey begins in Krishna sanctuary ð The first status survey of the ‘fauna’ in the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWL), one of the rarest eco-regions in the world, has been commenced. ð The area in an extent of 194.8 sq. km was declared as wildlife sanctuary in 1998 and since then no … Read more 12-13.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan may make Sanskrit compulsory in schools Rajasthan education department may make Sanskrit a compulsory third language from Class IV to Class X in state board schools to ensure that students have access to “ancient wisdom regarding Bharat Varsha”. The decision will be implemented in both government and private schools. Currently, students have the option to … Read more 12-13.11.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
ANDHRA PRADESH New wind energy projects may have to pay wheeling charges The State government is seriously thinking of doing away with the exemption of wheeling charges for future wind power projects. The State made a significant capacity addition of 3,000-plus Megawatts (MW) in the last two years. The Wind Power Policy … Read more 11.11.17 Andhra Pradesh (APPSC) Daily Current Affairs