Nov 2018

MAHARASHTRA   In a 1st for Maharashtra, jails to let undertrials learn and earn   The Byculla women’s prison will become the first jail in Maharashtra to allow undertrials to work in factories to learn and earn so that they gain some employment skills before they are released. Jail authorities said that they will also help these women get … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·        Rajasthan Heritage : Bhainsrorgarh Fort or Bhainsror Fort ð   It is an ancient fort that has become a major tourist spot in  Rajasthan. The nearest town is Rawatbhata, 7 km from Bhainsror. ð  Bhainsrorgarh is an impregnable fort, inhabited from at least the 2nd century BC. It is dramatically positioned between two rivers, the Chambal and Bamani. It had passed … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   Molestation cases on Mumbai railways nearly double in 2 years   Molestation cases on Mumbai trains have surged 87% in the first nine months of this year compared to 2016. Most offenders are first-timers and there are also a substantial number of under-age youth involved in the offence, police said. More cases of rape and … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Swasth Bharat Yatra to reach Jaipur in December   Swasth Bharat Yatra, a Pan-India cyclothon and an outreach of Centre’s ‘Eat Right India’ movement, will reach Jaipur in December for spreading the message of healthy lifestyle. Health officials are making preparations for the Yatra.   After traversing through various cities and towns of … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   PMRDA expects Rs 21,000 crore investment for Mhalunge   The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) expects the proposed Mhalunge town planning scheme to attract investment of around Rs 21,300 crore from private and public investors within three years following the completion of the project.   The government will currently pump in Rs … Read more

RAJASTHAN Bengu Kisan movement – (started in 1921)   The main centre of the peasant movement of Bengu was Raita.   Earlier,this place was in Bhilwara, but it is currently in Chittorgarh district.     This movement ran at the time of Bangngu’s Zamidar Anoop singh.   Maharana of Mewar was Fateh Singh.   Reason … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Over 65,000 schools in Maharashtra on digital learning grid in three years   As many as 65,000 government schools in Maharashtra have been digitized. They now have adequate facilities for e-learning, the latest report from Maharashtra State Council of Education Research and Training (MSCERT) said.   The process began in 2015 and of the 1.06 lakh … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Art : Malwa painting   17th-century school of Rājasthanī miniature paintingcentred largely in Mālwa and Bundelkhand (in modern Madhya Pradesh state); it is sometimes referred to as Central Indian painting on the basis of its geographical distribution. The school was conservative, and little development is seen from the earliest examples, such as the Rasikapriyā (a poem analyzing the love sentiment) … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Nimbarka sect   The Nimarkar sect is also called Dvaitmat, Parashuram ji sect and Sanakadi (sanak) sect.   Nimbarkacharya gave rise to the principles of Dvaitadvaita (bhedabhed) sect and denied Shankaracharya’s advaitadvaitavad.     One of the principal sect of the Vaishnava sect is Acharya Nimbarka. The principal seat of this is located … Read more

MAHARASHTRA   Stamp duty on Mumbai properties set to go up 1% to fund infrastructure   Mumbaikars will soon have to pay 1% additional stamp duty on property to fund transport infrastructure projects in the city, like metro and mono rail, bus rapid transport system (BRTS), freeways and sea links. The state called it a surcharge that … Read more