July 2020

PUNJAB Punjab water regulatory body to oversee installation of new tubewells The body has the powers to restrict and impose conditions on digging of new tubewells besides making their registration mandatory To check further depletion of groundwater in the state, the newly constituted Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority (PWRDA) has been mandated to oversee … Read more 14.07.2020 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB Punjab education department starts online redressal meets Punjab school education department has started online district level meetings for redressal of employee grievances. These meetings will be held every Saturday. The first such online meeting with school teachers and non-teaching employees of Pathankot district was held The meetings are aimed at ensuring positive reinforcement of … Read more 12-13-07.2020 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB fixed-term industrial employment allowed In line with efforts being made to promote ease of doing business, the Punjab government has allowed fixed-term employment in all industrial establishments, a provision which will allow them to employee workers as and when required. The decision fulfils long standing demand of industry for which amendments have been made … Read more 11-07.2020 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB PNB board approves Rs 10,000 crore fundraising plan State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Thursday said its board has approved a proposal to raise Rs 10,000 crore through a mix of both equity and debt. Besides, the board has cleared opening balance sheet of the amalgamated bank as on April 1, which is post … Read more 10-07.2020 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB Phone app for telemedicine The Punjab government launched a smartphone app for online OPD service, eSanjeevani, for convenience of patients facing problems in accessing healthcare services service as they required a laptop or desktop. patients will have to register on the app before consulting specialist doctor. They will then be able to download an … Read more 09-07.2020 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB No funds for water conservation No funds for water conservation as demand peaks in paddy sowing season No district has been able to implement water conservation measures as part of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana , Rural Infrastructure Development Funds and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana With demand for water peaking in paddy sowing season, … Read more 08-07.2020 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB Punjab to rework solar power contract Punjab wants to rework solar power contract with CDPQ-backed Azure Power Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) that supplies electricity in the state, has sought a discount from solar power developers, on account of low interest rates and a financial crunch exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic CDPQ is … Read more 07-07.2020 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB 40 websites with Sikhs For Justice links banned The ministry of electronics and information technology took down the websites on a recommendation from the ministry of home affairs after it was found that SFJ, primarily operating from the United States, was aggressively using them to push its anti-India agenda SFJ was banned by the … Read more 5-6-07.2020 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB solar power to farmers Punjab hopes to cut subsidy bill with solar power to farmers through new version of Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Uhaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM), which the Union government plans to launch the new initiative, under which solar power will be provided to agricultural feeders, will reduce Punjab’s agriculture subsidy bill of Rs … Read more 04.07.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB Punjab’s water authority Karan Avtar Singh was appointed chairman of the Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority Punjab State Tubewell Corporation (now Punjab Water Resources Management & Development Corporation) was incorporated in December, 1970 with the main objectives of utilization of ground water resources in the State of Punjab thereby providing irrigation facilities to … Read more 03.07.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs