Tungsten in Rajasthan
- Tungsten is a greyish-white lustrous metal, which is a solid at room temperature.
- Use: filaments in light bulbs.
- Tungsten is a metal of strategic importance.
- The chief source of Tungsten are wolframite [(Fe,Mn,)WO4], and scheelite (CaWO4).
- Deposits ( Rajasthan )
- The State has about 23.92 million tonnes of tungsten ore which is about 27% of total country’s resources.
- Important deposits occur near Degana, district Nagaur & near Balda and Uduwaria, district Sirohi.
- Degana & Balda were the only operative mines producing meager quantities of concentrate. However, owing to economic non viability they have been closed down.
Deposits | District |
Degana | Nagaur |
BaldaKhera-Uparla, Dewa-Ka-Bera | Sirohi |
Source – Britannica, Wikipedia, Government Website
Soil in Rajasthan
- Red-Yellow Soil
- The soil is found in the western parts of Sawai Madhopur, Sirohi, Rajsamand, Udaipur and Bhilwara districts.
- Characteristics
- This soil is suitable for groundnut and cotton cultivation.
- This soil lacks fertile elements.
- It is made up of the disintegrated materials of granite, schist and gneiss rocks.
- It lacks calcium and nitrogen.
- Red and yellow colour of this soil is due to its iron content.
- Laterite Soil
- It is found in Dungarpur, central and southern part of Udaipur and southern Rajsamand districts.
- This soil is composed of the disintegrated materials of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks.
- Characteristics
- It lacks nitrogen, phosphorus, humus content etc.
- The colour of this soil is red due to the presence of iron content.
- Maize, rice and sugarcane are cultivated in this soil.
- Mixed Red and Black Soil
- It is found in Banswara, eastern Udaipur, Dungarpur, Chittorgarh and Bhilwara districts.
- Characteristics
- It lacks calcium, nitrogen and phosphorus but contains sufficient potash.
- It has a larger proportion of clay.
- Cotton, sugarcane, maize etc. are cultivated in this fertile soil.
Source – RBSE Board, Government Website
Cryptocurrency
- Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that is implemented using BlockChain Technology.
- RBI banned it 2 years before but the Supreme Court overruled the RBI order and directed the Government and RBI to make sound policy for the Cryptocurrency.
Source – Wikipedia
Important Governors of Rajasthan
- 1st governor of Rajasthan:
- Gurumukh Nihal Singh ( 1/11/1956-15/4/1962 )
- Women Governors of Rajasthan:
- Pratibha Patil ( 2004-07 )
- Resignation
- Prabha Rao ( 2007-10 )
- Died
- Margrett Alva ( 2012-2014 )
- Pratibha Patil ( 2004-07 )
- Present Governor of Rajasthan:
- Kalraj Mishra(9/9/2019- continue)
- Previous Post:
- Governor of Himachal Pradesh(2019)
- Member of Lok Sabha(2014-19)
- Book: Judicial accountability
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- Kalraj Mishra(9/9/2019- continue)
- Note –
Raj Pramukh Sawai Sh. Mansingh | 30th March 1949 to 31st October 1956 |
Source – Government Website
Rajya Sabha Members from Rajasthan
Qualification For the Judge of High Court
Qualification:
- He should be a citizen of India
- He should have held a judicial office in the territory of india for 10 years;
- Or
- He should have been an advocate of the High court(or HC in succession) for 10 years.
- Or
- The Constitution has not prescribed a minimum age for appointment as a judge of HC.