Oct 2020

PUNJAB   Punjab governments failed to implement MSP on maize, sunflower   Both the Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab have been protesting against the Centre’s new agriculture laws, especially for legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP), but their governments in the state have failed to provide MSP to farmers on sunflower and maize since 2015 despite several assurances to … Read more 07.10.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Pb agriculture dept to focus on 8 hotspot dists to check stubble burning In Punjab, eight districts account for around 75% cases of stubble burning over the last two years. Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) now plans to curb the menace in these districts, which have been declared hotspots. State agriculture officials said subsidy for … Read more 06.10.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab to construct 750 rural stadiums   Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh digitally flagged off a fleet of ambulances and construction of 750 rural stadiums/playgrounds, besides witnessing the signing of an MoU for conferring ownership rights on economically weaker sections. The MoU was signed between the local government department and Centre for Policy Research. The … Read more 04-05.10.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab sees big jump in suicides With as many as 7,132 persons committing suicide in the region comprising Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, the number accounted for 5.1% of the total suicides in the country in 2019, suggests a National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) data. According to the recentlyreleased data, a total of 1,39,123 persons ended … Read more 03.10.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Punjab to set up 7 more rural courts Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh has ordered establishment of seven gram nyayalayas (village courts) in the state, in compliance with Punjab and Haryana high court’s directives. These courts are being set up as per the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, enacted by Parliament for quick dispensation of … Read more 02.10.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Piped water for all rural households in Punjab by 2022   To cover rural households with piped water connections, the Punjab government decided to accord first priority to providing functional house tap connections (FHTCs) in the remaining 17.59 lakh households to meet its 2022 target of 100% piped water connectivity.   According to a state cabinet … Read more 01.10.20 Daily PPSC Current Affairs