july 2018

PUNJAB   Government makes punjabi mandatory for local govt, tourism and cultural affairs depts   Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu issued orders to make Punjabi language mandatory for the entire official working of the Local Government, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Departments headed by him.   Written instructions have been issued to the Administrative Secretaries … Read more 03.07.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Raje to inaugurate milk scheme today   Chief minister Vasundhara Raje will inaugurate the Annapurna Milk Scheme at Rajasthan Adarsh Senior Secondary School at Dahmi Kalan near Jaipur on Monday.   With the inauguration, milk will be provided to 62 lakh students studying across 66,506 schools, under the Mid-day Meal Scheme.   Under the … Read more 01-02.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab to have 32 new railway over bridges   Targeting resolution of traffic problems plaguing the State, the Punjab Government has decided to construct 32 new Railway Over Bridges (ROBs) at an estimated cost of Rs 1,350 crore.   Besides, the government would also undertake repair and reconstruction of the rural link roads … Read more 17.07.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Assured career progression scheme starts in punjab police   A fortnight after Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh launched ‘one rank up promotion’ scheme to end stagnation in the state police force, the state police chief Suresh Arora on Monday made a formal beginning of the assured career progression scheme by pinning stars … Read more 24.07.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Adopt a Heritage – Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan’     The ‘Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan’ scheme is an initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Archaeological Survey of India. Under the scheme, the government invites entities, including public sector companies, private sector firms … Read more 19.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB ‘My village my pride’ campaign in Punjab To motivate all stakeholders in the State’s rural areas to participate in the cleanliness drive of villages, Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Razia Sultana launched ‘My Village My Pride’ Campaign under the aegis of Mission Swachh and Tandrust Punjab from August 1 to 31.   Sultana, … Read more 31.07.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab govt removes curbs on sale of syringes   Facing criticism and opposition from different sections, including by its own Minister, the Punjab Government on Monday decided to annul “ban” on the sale of syringes without prescription.   In fact, the State Government has denied issuing such orders, saying that the Deputy Commissioners … Read more 08-09.07.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN IIT creates tech to treat water with sunlight and Rajasthani clay   IIT Jodhpur has come up a low-cost and environment friendly technology for treating contaminated water by using Rajasthani clay and sunlight.   This technology can be used to treat contaminated water containing textile industry effluents, which is a major problem in Western … Read more 20.07.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Capt seeks help from cms of haryana, hp, rajasthan   To control the cultivation and smuggling of narcotics and to ensure that no safe havens are allowed to drug peddlers and smugglers in their respective regions, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh sought the cooperation of his counterparts in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and … Read more 20.07.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab registers dip in mmr by 19 points   Punjab has recorded a decline  in the Maternal Morality Rate (MMR) by 19 points from 141 per 1,00,000 live births to 122 as per the latest data released by SRS (Sample Registration System).   The state Health and Family Welfare Minister Brahm Mohindra said … Read more 15-16.07.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs