Daily Update

RAJASTHAN Jhunjhunu goes from worst sex ratio to the best in Rajasthan   The 2011 census brought Jhunjhunuin Rajasthan the ignominy of being the district with the lowest sex ratio of 837 girls per 1,000 boys among 33 districts of the state. Seven years on, the district is being hailed as a model with the sex ratio at … Read more

RAJASTHAN RVPNL awarded for “Best Performing Power Transmission Utility” in India   Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam ltd. (RVPNL) has been awarded CBIP award 2018 for “Best Performing Power Transmission Utility” in India. This award has been given to RVPNL in a function ceremony held at New Delhi on 3rd January 2018 by Dr. Satya … Read more

RAJASTHAN Soon, university for specially abled   A government-run university for specially abled persons will start functioning in Rajasthan soon to provide them with education and skills.   The university will come up at Jamdoli on the outskirts of Jaipur from the next academic session.   The aim is to provide education to the differently … Read more

RAJASTHAN RajasthanDiwas 2018   Rajasthan Diwas is celebrated in the honour of the day on which the vibrant state of Rajasthan came into existence as it was known as Rajputana earlier.   It may be recalled that Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, the then home minister of India, had played a key role in the merger … Read more

RAJASTHAN Udaipur donates 3 lakh clothing items, breaks world record   MORE than 76,000 donors from across the globe donated about 3 lakh articles of clothing to break the world record in clothing donation.   The previous world record was held by Dubai, where the local citizens had donated 2,95,122 articles of clothing in 2016. … Read more

RAJASTHAN A reverse trend for learning outcome in Rajasthan   The National Achievement Survey 2017 conducted by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) found a reverse trend in the learning outcomes from Class III to Class VIII. A comparative data of seven divisional headquarters in Rajasthan shows that Jaipur remains on top in most of the subjects, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt school students to get coaching free of cost   Upbeat over substantial share of Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) students in IITs and NEET, the state education department has signed an MoU with a private coaching centre in Kota to provide free coaching to interested students enrolled in 730 government schools.   State is … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt sets up committee to study farmers’ demands   The state government has set up a five-member cabinet sub-committee under home minister Gulab Chand Kataria to study the demands of farmers’ organisations and representatives and give recommendations to the government. The government’s move to set up the sub-committee under Kataria is seen as one to … Read more