February 2020

PUNJAB Centre rejects Punjab’s 100m Sukhna ESZ proposal The ministry of environment, forest and climate change has turned down the Punjab government’s proposal to declare only 100-metre-deep eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary in the area falling under it, in a major victory for the UT administration. The administration has already notified leaving … Read more 29.02.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab budget 2020 highlights: Rs 132 crore allocated for modernisation of Punjab Police Punjab finance minister allocates Rs 132 crore for modernisation of Punjab Police Punjab FM says Rs 13 crore allocated for providing sanitary napkins to school girls All government and private buses in Punjab will be fixed with vehicles tracking system/passenger … Read more 28.02.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab lost Rs 607 crore in wheat damage during 2014-2018   The comptroller and auditor general (CAG) of India in its report presented in the Punjab legislative assembly on Thursday pointed out a loss of over Rs 607 crore due to damage to wheat between 2014 and 2018. The CAG report for 2017-2018 … Read more 27.02.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun to strengthen engagement and defence cooperation between the two countries. Princess Sirindhorn has also been an instructor and teaches history at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA). India and Thailand conducted a … Read more 13.02.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

Sri Lanka’s Army Chief, Shavendra Silva blacklisted by US The United States has blacklisted Sri Lanka’s Army Chief, Shavendra Silva, for human rights violations including extrajudicial killings during the last phase of the country’s civil war in 2009 Lt. Gen. Silva is credited with leading an Army division against Tamil Tiger rebels in the final … Read more 14.02.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   National agri expo in Batala from Feb 27   The state government will organise the National Livestock Championship and Agri Expo-2020 in collaboration with the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry at PUDA Ground in Batala from February 27 to March 2.   The Punjab Government and the PHD Chamber of Commerce and … Read more 26.02.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

India urged Turkey to not interfere in its internal affairs Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad compared the situation in Kashmir with the Gallipoli campaign of the World War II and extended support to Pakistan. He termed India’s recent actions in Kashmir as “unilateral”. India urged Turkey to not interfere in its internal affairs … Read more 15.02.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) will be organized in Gandhinagar, Gujarat begins 17 Feb and will conclude on February 22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) through video conferencing Topics such as the impact of … Read more 16-17.02.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  PUNJAB   Punjab government to impose 1% cess on property registration   Punjab is all set to reintroduce social security cess on the registration of sale deeds. A 1 per cent cess will be imposed on registries in both rural and urban areas.   With the state’s revenue receipts remaining far below the targets … Read more 25.02.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   10,000 houses to be built in rural areas   The state government will construct 10,000 houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) in 2020-21 in rural areas. The work has already started.   To cover more beneficiaries under the scheme, the state government has taken with the Centre the matter related to … Read more 23-24.02.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs