May 2018

PUNJAB   Punjab signs MoU with UK for setting up bio-gas, bio CNG plants   The Punjab government has signed a pact with the UK for setting up of bio-gas and bio-CNG plants in the state.   A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in the presence of Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal and … Read more 13-14.05.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN President launches several schemes in Rajasthan   The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, addressed a civic reception hosted for him in Jaipur, Rajasthan, by the state government on May 13, 2018.   The President appreciated the Government of Rajasthan for launching the ‘Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Antyodaya Employment Scheme’ and the ‘Sunder Singh … Read more 13-14.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab signs MoU with UK for setting up bio-gas, bio CNG plants   The Punjab government today signed a pact with the UK for setting up of bio-gas and bio-CNG plants in the state.   Giving details, an official spokesperson said the MoU has been signed with Rika Biofuels Development Ltd UK by … Read more 12.05.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Foodgrains yield in state stagnant for past decade   The yield of foodgrains in Rajasthan has remained more or less stagnant in the past decade, latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revealed.   The wheat yield in Rajasthan that was 3,175 kgs per hectare in   2008-09 had registered … Read more 12.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab govt signs mous with 21 industrial groups worth `1336.87 cr   Giving a major fillip to the state’s industrial development, Punjab Government on Thursday signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with 21 industrial houses in Ludhiana worth Rs 1,336.87 crore in the presence of state’s Industry and Commerce Minister Sunder Sham Arora.   … Read more 11.05.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Now panchayats get rights to transfer land mutation deeds   The government decision will benefit 295 panchayat samitis, and 46,229 villages that fall under 9,891 panchayats. Earlier, there was no provision to transfer land deeds at panchayat level.   Rural development and panchayati raj minister Rajendra Rathore said the gram panchayats can now transfer … Read more 11.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Unemployed youth can get 33% subsidy to set up dairy farms   The state government, under the crop diversification policy, will extend 25 to 33% subsidy to unemployed youth for setting up dairy farming units, producing milk products, purchasing milch animals and milking machines.   In the first phase, training would be imparted … Read more 10.05.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government nod for construction on private hill land   In a first, the state government has given the go ahead for constructions on hills in private land in urban areas.   The urban housing and development (UDH) department and the directorate of local bodies (DLB) have jointly framed the model bylaws for the same.   The … Read more 10.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Soon, subsidy for dairy units   The Punjab government under the crop diversification policy will extend 25 to 33 per cent subsidy to the unemployed youth for setting up dairy farming units, producing milk products, purchasing milch animals and for purchasing milking machines.   Balbir Singh Sidhu, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development … Read more 09.05.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rs 900 crore Benami properties attached in Rajasthan in 16 months   A total of 201 benami properties including bank accounts worth Rs 921-cr, claimed to be the biggest haul in the country, were attached by the income tax department under Benami Transaction (prohibition) Amendment Act 2016 in Rajasthan till March 31 this year.   Procedure: once a … Read more 09.05.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs