Oct 2019

PUNJAB   Punjab’s first self-help group fair on October 23   In a first, Punjab social security, women and child development department in collaboration with Self-employed Women’s Association (Sewa) will be organising self-help group (SHG) fair ‘Laado’ on October 23-24.   It would be held with the aim to highlight the work of SHGs and … Read more 18.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab to have two organ retrieval centres soon   To promote and regulate organ transplant in the state, the department of medical education and research is all set to establish a state organ and tissue transplant organisation (SOTTO) with two organ retrieval centres. The SOTTO is being set up under the National Organ … Read more 16.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab to get additional Rs 62 crore under National Health Mission   In a boost to cash-strapped Punjab health department, the central government will give additional fund of Rs 62 crore under National Health Mission (NHM), courtesy improvement shown by Punjab in health indicators. Punjab secured fifth spot in the Health Systems Strengthening-Conditionality Report of States for 2018-19, … Read more 15.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Govt adopts Central labour scheme, old ones not scrapped   The Punjab Government has adopted the updated Model Welfare Scheme for registered construction workers in the state. But ignoring the guidelines of the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment, it has not shunned the existing schemes, thereby diluting the sole purpose of the … Read more 03.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Sangrur district tops in providing e-services   With 0.52 per cent pendency, Sangrur district has reached on top across the state in providing various services to residents. The authorities said the Seva Kendras set up by the Punjab Government to provide transparent and timely public services to citizens are proving help to people. … Read more 19.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Kartarpur corridor getting ready; work on Pakistan side very slow   The online registration for pilgrims visiting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur is expected to commence on October 20 as a four-lane highway connecting the ‘zero point’ for onward journey to Pakistan is getting ready, but work across the border is very slow.   … Read more 17.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   PM releases commemorative coins to mark 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak   Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Guru Nanak not only belonged to Sikhs but his ideas were a heritage of the entire world and humanity, as he hailed the direct connectivity that will be established with Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan on … Read more 30.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   No improvement in school education: NITI ranking   With no improvement in the School Education Quality Index (SEQI) ranking, released by the NITI Aayog on Monday, Punjab has evidently failed to refine its school education system. Among the 20 large states in the country, Punjab has been ranked ninth with an increase of … Read more 05.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB Govt hospitals to get drugs from regional warehouse   To ensure adequate supply of medicines in government hospitals, the state government has decided to make the supply of all medicines to district hospitals, sub-divisional hospitals, community health centres and block primary health centres directly from regional drug warehouse.   Earlier district hospitals had distributed … Read more 10.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Union minister Hardeep Puri launches Guru Nanak Chair at Birmingham University   Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated a new Guru Nanak Chair, supported by the Indian government, at the University of Birmingham to enable research around the teachings of the founder of the Sikh religion.   The minister announced the new … Read more 31.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs