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PUNJAB Punjab government to set common facility centres for 20 industrial clusters Working on its endeavour to modernise, especially the micro and small sector enterprises, the Punjab Government has planned to set up common facility centres for 20 industrial clusters in the State. The CFCs have been proposed for industrial clusters including oil … Read more 10.02.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
PUNJAB Govt borrows Rs 600 cr, pays salaries to staff To avoid opening of another front against itself, the Congress government today raised Rs 600 crore by floating state development loan to pay salaries to its employees. State farmers are already at loggerheads with the government for its being unable to rollout the … Read more 09.02.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab saw 16% dip in road deaths last year The figures for those killed on the roads in India came down by 4,560 or 3% in 2017 from 1.51 lakh the previous year, the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety said in a report to the apex court. While Punjab, West Bengaland Gujarat have done well, Bihar, … Read more 08.02.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
PUNJAB State groundwater most contaminated While making up less than 2 per cent of India’s landmass, Punjab accounts for 88 per cent of the total habitations in the country that are adversely affected with the presence of heavy metals in groundwater. Till December 2017, as many as 2,139 habitations or villages in the … Read more 07.02.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Sports Bill to be back in Budget session With the change of guard, the Himachal Pradesh Sports (Registration, Recognition and Regulation of Associations) Bill 2015, which had been put on back burner by Governor Acharya Devvrat for the past more than two years, will again come for discussion in the coming … Read more 06.02.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs
PUNJAB 37% rural youth sans Internet access: Study At a time when mobile Internet has reached every nook and corner of the country, a study has shown that nearly 37 per cent of Punjab’s rural youth (14-18 years) has no knowledge of the Internet. The recently released survey — Annual Status of Education … Read more 04-05.02.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab to expedite work on swachchh bharat Punjab was asked to expedite the work on becoming an open defecation-free (ODF) state in a review meeting of the Centre’s flagship urban development schemes on Saturday. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri reviewed the progress of the Centre’s flagship schemes — … Read more 03.02.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs
PUNJAB Over 21,000 acres around UT notified under PLPA The state government today issued a notification under Section 4 of the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA), 1900, for 21,944 acres in 15 villages falling in an ecologically sensitive area in the Shivalik foothills on Chandigarh’s periphery. These villages are Tarapur, Burana, Gocher, Majra, … Read more 02.02.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs
PUNJAB NHRC issues notice to Punjab govt over excessive use of pesticides The National Human Rights Commissionhas issued notices to Punjab government and Union ministry of health and family welfare over a report that excessive use of pesticides and insecticides have left a residue of heavy metals in soil and groundwater causing various serious diseases to … Read more 01.02.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs
PUNJAB Govt puts off launch of e-way bill system for two months For two months, the state government has put off the introduction of the e-way bill system for the intra-state movement of goods. This has brought respite to manufacturers and businesses whose sales are confined to the state. The Excise and Taxation … Read more 31.01.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs