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PUNJAB No auction of liquor vends this fiscal in Punjab For the first time in a decade, Punjab has not auctioned its liquor vends for the coming financial year. All vends have been allotted to the same vendors who had won the bids for allotment during the current fiscal. Though this is in … Read more 16.03.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Abohar gets ODF ++ status Once given the ‘filthiest town’ tag in the Swachh Survekshan covering more than 400 cities, the Abohar Municipal Corporation has now got open defecation free (ODF)++ status from the Government of India. Under the ‘Chokho Abohar’ project, brainchild of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, the MC … Read more 14-15.03.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Centrally sponsored & state managed schemes more impactful in Punjab: ISB study A joint research study by Punjab Skill Development Mission and ISBs Munjal Institute for Global Manufacturing has found that centrally sponsored & state-managed skilling schemes under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 2 (PMKVY 2) have been more impactful than those … Read more 13.03.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Centre approved projects of Rs 717 crore to save Satluj, Beas In a step to ensure conservation of rivers Satluj and Beas, pollution abatement schemes have been sanctioned in 14 towns of Punjab at a cost of Rs 717 crore under the centrally-sponsored National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) and sewage treatment capacity of over 648 million litres … Read more 12.03.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab, Himachal Pradesh lagging in WDC-PMKSY: Parl panel The parliamentary standing committee on rural development has expressed its disappointment on the progress of implementation of watershed development component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDCPMKSY) projects in five states, including Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. The department of land resources informed the parliamentary standing committee that the … Read more 11.03.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Ludhiana’s rank improves by 15 slots in world pollution chart, better air quality At a time when Ludhiana has witnessed the worst times (loss of lives, huge setbacks for industries) on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, city’s air that was also among the most polluted in the world has somewhat become a bit cleaner. … Read more 10.03.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab lags in maternal healthcare: Economic Survey ven as the Captain Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government has been stressing on improving health facilities, the state has been found lagging behind in maternal healthcare, a key indicator of healthcare facilities of any state. Though Punjab is performing at par with the national average but is behind other states in … Read more 09.03.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Forest dept starts mulberry plantation to promote sericulture in Punjab Owing to the poor availability of resources and expertise in sericulture with the horticulture department, the forest department has launched a scheme to revive the sericulture with the beginning of mulberry plantation in Pathankot. They will also provide other facilities like raising infrastructure, … Read more 23.08.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab fares poorly in vaccinating its elderly Punjab is one of the worst-performing states in the country when it comes to vaccinating the population in the 60-plus age group. As per government data till August 18, just 22 per cent population belonging to the above-60 year group is fully vaccinated in … Read more 21-22.08.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab: Rs 1,712 crore outlay for crop loan waiver scheme Under its most talked about promise of ‘crop loan waiver scheme’, the Punjab government has made an allocation of Rs 1,712 crore in the coming fiscal. Under the allocation, loan waiver of Rs 1,186 crore will be provided to 1.13 lakh farmers while Rs 526 crore has … Read more 06.03.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs