March2021

PUNJAB   Registration must for playschools in Punjab   The state has made registration of private playschools and creches mandatory after adopting regulatory guidelines of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Aruna Chaudhary announced this at a meeting of the State Early Childhood Care and … Read more 19.03.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab Govt releases Rs114 cr for Mid-Day Meal Scheme   As outstanding dues in the Mid-Day Meal Scheme forced many schools to stop cooking meals, the state government on Wednesday released around Rs 114 crore to the school Education Department. Four days back, The Tribune had highlighted the hardship of teachers in 19,680 … Read more 18.03.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab police to hire domain experts to combat specialised crimes: CM Amarinder Singh   The Punjab Police will hire domain experts in various fields, including law, forensics and cyber security, to combat specialised crimes.   He claimed that the initiative, designed to transform the police force, will make Punjab the first state in the country to induct domain experts. With … Read more 17.03.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

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