Jan 2020

PUNJAB Punjab hits WhatsApp to hard-sell government schools The Punjab education department has decided to take the WhatsApp and Facebook route to rev up its campaign to attract more students to government schools. As part of its social media-centric campaign, all schools have been directed to have a Facebook page, highlighting the benefits of studying in government … Read more 18.01.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab to act as facilitator for sending youth abroad Dumping its own plan to hire a private firm to help unemployed youth find jobs in foreign countries, the Punjab government has decided to directly play the role of a facilitator by setting up a its own placement cell.     The government dropped the plan … Read more 02.01.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab to use track and trace system to control liquor flow   To control the production and protect revenue, the Punjab government is all set to implement IT-based track and trace system. The move aims at putting a check on illegal sale of liquor in the state, which rob the exchequer. Once implemented, the system … Read more 12-13.01.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB Status of health centres in the rural areas of Punjab Out of the 3,455 health centres in the rural areas of Punjab, none conforms to Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS). The report has also highlighted lack of basic infrastructure such as electricity, water connection and toilets at these centres. IPHS are a set of … Read more 25.01.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB National Travel Grant by the Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi Nine students get grant for Goa arts festival to paricipated the prestigious Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa 2019 The subject matter included personal narratives, identity crisis, environmental degradation, socio-political concerns, satires, or even global issues such as food adulteration. Some of the projects at the festival … Read more 31.01.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab hits WhatsApp to hard-sell government schools The Punjab education department has decided to take the WhatsApp and Facebook route to rev up its campaign to attract more students to government schools. As part of its social media-centric campaign, all schools have been directed to have a Facebook page, highlighting the benefits of studying in … Read more 04.01.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Centre sanctions medical college for Punjab   Responding to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s request, the Centre has given approval for setting up a new Government Medical College at Hoshiarpur, besides upgrading the existing local Civil Hospital.   As per the announcement, the new medical college would be set up at a cost … Read more 03.01.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   15th Finance Commission gives Rs 7,659 crore revenue deficit grant to Punjab The 15th Finance Commission headed by N K Singh has recommended a revenue deficit grant of Rs 7,659 crore to cash-starved Punjab for the financial year 2020-21. After Kerala and Himachal Pradesh, Punjab is placed third in terms of the amount of revenue deficit grant among 14 states. The Finance … Read more 11.01.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab allows maternity leave to surrogate as well as commissioning mothers   Punjab government has decided to provide maternity leave with full pay upto 180 days or 26 weeks to female employees who want to have child through surrogacy as well as to those female employees who would bear the child of another woman. The decision has been … Read more 05-06.01.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Centre sanctions medical college for Punjab The Centre has given approval for setting up a new Government Medical College at Hoshiarpur, besides upgrading the existing local Civil Hospital. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conveyed its approval to the state government evening under the centrally sponsored scheme for setting up the … Read more 21.01.20 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs