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PUNJAB Govt extends ‘micro’ quota in private medical colleges The Punjab Government has decided to extend reservation for sportspersons and children or grandchildren of Sikh riot victims to its quota in private medical colleges for the undergraduate MBBS courses. These micro reservations already exist in government medical colleges and the government, as … Read more 19.07.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN New policy in offing to promote tourism in Rajasthan A new policy is on the anvil to promote tourism in the state by adding new circuits and sectors. The new policy in the pipeline proposes to add new circuits in adventure tourism, rural tourism, religious tourism, archaeological tourism and a mix of some including wildlife. Rs … Read more 19.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab may reduce minimum land needed for private universities The Punjab government, in its cabinet meeting is expected to discuss an agenda for reducing the minimum requirement for establishing a private university in the state from the existing 35 acres to 25 acres. Punjab has 14 private universities and the state … Read more 18.07.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to focus on climate change with new action plan Thirty-six years ago, Rajasthan set up the directorate of environment (DOE) to reduce vulnerability and build resilience to climate change impacts, but it remained only on paper and the directorate never became functional. In 2012, the government drafted the Rajasthan Action Plan … Read more 18.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
PUNJAB Google expands digital literacy initiative to state Continuing with its digital literacy initiative aimed at empowering women in rural India, Google India and Tata Trusts today announced to expand its programme to Punjab. In Punjab, the programme would cover around 5,000 villages, starting from Paras Rampur, Kotli Than Singh and Burj, … Read more 17.07.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to revamp previous Annapurna Rasoi scheme The local self government (LSG) department is all set to overhaul the Annapurna Rasoi scheme launched by former chief minister Vasundhara Raje to serve food at subsidised rates across the state. At present, the state government is spending approximately Rs 240 crore to provide food at … Read more 17.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
PUNJAB · Invest Punjab’ fetches Rs 50,000-cr projects ð These investors, most of them in the manufacturing sector (320 having investment of Rs 30,486 crore), have already submitted their detailed project reports, bought the land and started construction of their facilities. While some investments are still in the construction phase, a sizeable number of these … Read more 16.07.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN State to launch campaign against measles-rubella The state government will launch a measles-rubella (MR) campaign from July 22 to administer the MR vaccine to children aged between 9 months and 15 years free of cost. The campaign will cover about 22.6 million children in the target group and continue until the coverage … Read more 16.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab govt release grant of Rs 46 crore for infrastructure in schools For providing required infrastructure in the government schools, Punjab government released composite grant of Rs 46.30 crore. For the year 2019-20 under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Rs 25,000 per school has been sanctioned to all the primary, middle, high and senior … Read more 14-15.07.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Tourist inflow up 21% in 3 years in Rajasthan Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan surged by 21% in last three years, making it a favoured destination for both domestic and international visitors. Over 5.19 crore domestic and international tourists visited the state with a royal essence in 2018, an increase of nearly 90,000 visitors from 2016 … Read more 14-15.07.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs