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PUNJAB 10% of HIV cases detected in jails The state has seen a sudden jump in HIV/AIDS cases in the past two years and Punjab’s jails are one of the biggest contributors. As per the report of the State Aids Control Society, jails have been registering almost 10 per cent of the … Read more 22.11.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs
PUNJAB · Punjab to start policy under which teachers will be shifted as per schools’ needs ð To overcome staff shortage in government schools and use resources optimally, the Punjab education department has started the process of implementing a rationalisation policy in primary schools, under which teachers will be transferred according to the need of the school. … Read more 09.11.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs
PUNJAB Progressive Punjab Investors Summit to be held on December 5, 6 The state government will hold the Progressive Punjab Investors Summit on December 5 and 6 at Jal Tarang Hall of ISB at Mohali. The Startups Session has thus been planned to bring together all the stakeholders on a single platform. … Read more 17-18.11.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs
PUNJAB Drive to provide ID cards to differently abled The Punjab Government has launched a special month-long campaign from December 1 to give unique identity card (UDID) to the persons with disabilities. Giving detailed information about the campaign, Minister of Social Security, Women and Child Development Aruna Chauhdary said the purpose of the … Read more 20.11.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs
PUNJAB After Maharashtra, Punjab set to seal Hyperloop deal Punjab is set to become second state after Maharashtra to get Hyperloop and routes have been proposed — Chandigarh-Amritsar and Chandigarh-Delhi — for developing high speed lines to reduce travel time between the cities to mere minutes. An agreement for the Rs 56,000 … Read more 23.11.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab private centres to be charged CADA cess on buprenorphine The Punjab government will impose Punjab State Cancer and Drug Addiction Treatment Infrastructure Fund Act (CADA) cess on supply of buprenorphine to private drug de-addiction centres. Other than the cess, government will not be charging anything extra for the supply of the medicine. … Read more 24-25.11.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN · Rajasthan government declared 1,388 villages in 4 districts as drought affected The Rajasthan state governmentdeclared 1,388 villages of 13 tehsilsin Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, and Hanuman Garh as drought-affected. It declared 131 villages of Barmer district as severely drought-affected, 92 villages as moderately drought-affected. InJaisalmer, 632 villages have been declared as severe, and 40 villages … Read more 08.11.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Livestock population in Rajasthan dips as new crisis hits rural economy Population of goats has dipped nearly by 4 per cent while that of sheep has declined by 13 per cent in the state, says the 20th Livestock Census report. The report also added that the overall livestock population in the state has also gone … Read more 03-04.11.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN · Exercise Sindhu Sudarshan by Indian Army was conducted in Rajasthan ð The Sudarshan Chakra Corps of the Indian Army conducted the Sindhu Sudarshan exercise in Barmer, Rajasthan on 16 November. The exercise will continue till 5 December 2019. ð Sindhu Sudarshan showcases the ability of the Sudarshan Chakra Corps to undertake large scale offensive manoeuvres … Read more 10-11.11.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab bans sale of ghee containing added matter not exclusively derived from milk fat The commissionerate of Food and Drugs Administration, Punjab, has prohibited the sale of ghee containing added matter not exclusively derived from milk fat. The FDA has issued a public notice stating that the manufacture, sale or distribution of ghee containing … Read more 08.11.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs