December 2020

PUNJAB   High fatality rate: Punjab conducting gap analysis of patients on ventilators   Struggling with the low survival rate of coronavirus patients on ventilator support, the Punjab government is conducting a gap analysis for taking corrective measures to bring down the Covid-19 fatality rate. The deaths rate among the patients on ventilators in Punjab — which has been reporting the highest mortality … Read more 13-14.12.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjabi University develops announcement System at Public places for Deaf and Dumb   In a move to assist the deaf and mute, the researchers at Punjabi University Patiala has developed an announcement system through which any English text can be converted into equivalent ISL (Indian Sign Language) animated video on the click of … Read more 16.12.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab Government launches mobile app and web portal ‘PR Insight’   Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh launched a Mobile Application and web portal called ‘PR Insight’.   It has been developed to improve the delivery of citizen centric services, based upon the feedback of its citizens on government policies. The app will … Read more 24.12.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB Centre to take up SYL issue with Punjab CM   Responding to the representation from BJP MPs and MLAs seeking Central intervention for speedy construction of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria on Wednesday said the Union Government would take up the issue with Punjab … Read more 18.12.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab emerges hub of illegal sale of imported cigarettes to J-K, Himachal   Punjab has been emerging as a hub of illegal sale of imported cigarettes and a crucial route to neighbouring Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, posing a threat to the health of smokers too who are getting hooked to the … Read more 22.12.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   91% of pre-Covid days industries functional again in Punjab: Minister   Out of over 2.59 lakh industrial units functional in Punjab before the spread of Covid-19, nearly 91% have been able to restart their operations. As per Punjab industries and commerce minister Sunder Sham Arora, over 2.37 lakh industries are functional as on date. He … Read more 25.12.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Union Govt trying to sabotage stir: Channi   Cabinet Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said instead of resolving the issues of farmers, the Centre was trying to intimidate Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh by filing ED and CBI cases against him. Channi alleged the Centre had been trying to sabotage the farmers’ protest and … Read more 20-21.12.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

  PUNJAB   Government polytechnics record 30% rise in enrolment this session   A carrot-and-stick approach to boost admissions at government polytechnics in Punjab has yielded results. Reversing the past five-year pattern of low admissions, nearly 30 per cent increase in admissions has been recorded in the new academic session in 25 government polytechnics. At … Read more 19.12.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Scholars of Punjabi University, Patiala, develop language software for specially abled   Learning English will now be easier for people with speech and hearing impairment as a group of scholars of Punjabi University, Patiala, has developed a software that will translate English text into video interactive animation in Indian Sign Language (ISL).   … Read more 17.12.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab panchayat to give back two national awards   The only gram panchayat of Punjab to have offered compensation to farmers for not burning paddy stubble has decided to return two national awards conferred on it show solidarity with farmers.   The panchayat of Ransih Kalan village in Moga district has announced that it will give up the awards it got … Read more 15.12.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs