Oct 2019

PUNJAB   ·       State to institute Guru Nanak award   ð The Punjab Cabinet today decided to institute ‘Sri Guru Nanak Dev Award for Promotion of Peace and Interfaith Understanding’ in commemoration of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. The coveted award will carry a citation and cash prize of Rs 11 lakh … Read more 29.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Grading of primary schools next month   The first-ever list of the best-performing government primary and middle schools in Punjab will be out by the first week of November.   The list of the schools according to their positions is being prepared on the basis of self-evaluation data sent by the schools. The … Read more 12.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab records 24 % increase in farm fires, no challan issued so far   Punjab has recorded a 25 per cent increase in stubble burning incidents as compared to 2018, which the state government attributed to early harvesting of paddy crop this year.   The number of farm fires in Haryana, however, has … Read more 23.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab and Haryana power utilities improve ratings Both Punjab and Haryana power utilities improved their ratings as compared to the last year and are now covered under A grade for their high operational and financial performance capabilities. Punjab is placed at the ninth position while Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) and Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) of … Read more 08.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   45% rise in stubble fires in Punjab this year   Air quality in several Punjab cities has deteriorated with farmers continuing to burn stubble despite government orders. In parts of Majha bordering Pakistan, residents are complaining of a burning sensation in eyes and difficulty in breathing owing to stubble-burning across the border.   … Read more 11.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB Punjab cabinet approves strategic action plans for four departments   The Punjab cabinet gave in-principle approval for a Four-Year Strategic Action Plan (4SAP)–2019 to 2023, to set sustainable development goals (SDGs) for the departments of social security and child development and women welfare, transport, industry and commerce and cooperation.   The action plan, which … Read more 25.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  PUNJAB CII adopts 100 villages to check farm fires To mitigate air pollution caused by stubble burning, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has adopted more than 100 villages and 1,00,000 acres of farm area in the districts of Ludhiana, Barnala and Patiala in Punjab, and Rohtak, Sirsa and Fatehabad in Haryana to enable … Read more 20-21.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB Punjab jails recorded highest number of suicides in 2017 Punjab jails witnessed the highest number suicide in the country in 2017, as per the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) data released. According to the data, Punjab reported 14 unnatural deaths, including 13 suicides, and in its total 26 prisons in the year. In case … Read more 24.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB   At 89.67%, Chandigarh tops GST chart in country   Leading over all states and Union Territories of the country, Chandigarh ranked first in the country in the Goods and Service Tax (GST) collections by registering 89.67% filing of GST returns in the first six months of the current financial year, from April 1 till September … Read more 13-14.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB     De-addiction: Punjab implements new Act   Bringing them under the ambit of the new Mental Healthcare Act, the Punjab health department has started the provisional registration of private de-addiction centres in the state.   The move has come after the Punjab and Haryana high court direction on regularising private drug-de addiction centres … Read more 27-28.10.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs