July 2021

PUNJAB   Punjab to convert 17,299 more classrooms into smart classrooms The Punjab Government has decided to convert 17,299 more classrooms of 12,507 Government schools in the State into smart classrooms, besides transforming 24 rooms of 22 District Institute of Education and Training (DIETs) into smart training rooms. An amount of Rs  117 crore would … Read more 07.07.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB Publicise pro-farmer schemes: Minister   When Union Power Minister Raj Kumar Singh attacked the Punjab Government yesterday, saying the state had not enhanced its transmission capacity for many years, he was not off the mark. As the enhancement of transmission capacity takes several years, Punjab has not been able to keep pace with the … Read more 06.07.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB Punjab CM announces Rs 590 cr loan waiver of 2.85L farm labourers, landless farmers Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced waiver of Rs 590 crore worth of loans under the farm debt waiver scheme for 2.85 lakh labourers and the landless farming community, paving the way for the fulfilment of another … Read more 03.07.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB Getting 40% less electricity than needed: Industry body   Hit hard by the Covid lockdowns, the Dera Bassi Industries Association has warned the Punjab government that its decision to impose power cuts would bring the industry to a standstill.   Induction furnace owner Praveen Goyal said PSPCL should give full power load to the industries at least for eight hours every day … Read more 02.07.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Conducive environment for industry in Punjab Terming the statements of opposition leaders regarding power shortage for the industry as ‘baseless’, Punjab Industry and Commerce Minister Sunder Sham Arora on Wednesday said that the State Government has ensured a conducive environment for industry and there is no power crisis at all in the State. … Read more 01.07.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs