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PUNJAB Punjab Govt releases an additional `309 cr to PSPCL for power purchase Amidst a power crisis in the state, PSPCL has received an additional amount of Rs.309 crore from Punjab government during current paddy season to purchase power from the open market to mitigate the immediate surge in power demand due to continued dry … Read more 08.07.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab to convert 17,299 more classrooms into smart classrooms The Punjab Government has decided to convert 17,299 more classrooms of 12,507 Government schools in the State into smart classrooms, besides transforming 24 rooms of 22 District Institute of Education and Training (DIETs) into smart training rooms. An amount of Rs 117 crore would … Read more 07.07.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Publicise pro-farmer schemes: Minister When Union Power Minister Raj Kumar Singh attacked the Punjab Government yesterday, saying the state had not enhanced its transmission capacity for many years, he was not off the mark. As the enhancement of transmission capacity takes several years, Punjab has not been able to keep pace with the … Read more 06.07.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab CM announces Rs 590 cr loan waiver of 2.85L farm labourers, landless farmers Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced waiver of Rs 590 crore worth of loans under the farm debt waiver scheme for 2.85 lakh labourers and the landless farming community, paving the way for the fulfilment of another … Read more 03.07.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Getting 40% less electricity than needed: Industry body Hit hard by the Covid lockdowns, the Dera Bassi Industries Association has warned the Punjab government that its decision to impose power cuts would bring the industry to a standstill. Induction furnace owner Praveen Goyal said PSPCL should give full power load to the industries at least for eight hours every day … Read more 02.07.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Conducive environment for industry in Punjab Terming the statements of opposition leaders regarding power shortage for the industry as ‘baseless’, Punjab Industry and Commerce Minister Sunder Sham Arora on Wednesday said that the State Government has ensured a conducive environment for industry and there is no power crisis at all in the State. … Read more 01.07.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Committee formed for exam reforms in higher education in Punjab Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh formed a committee of university vice chancellors (VCs) on Monday to work out examination reforms and review curriculums for scaling up the quality of higher education in the state in line with the advances taking place across the world. … Read more 23.04.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab collects ₹1.48k crore in GST in April, highest for state Punjab has earned a revenue of Rs 1,481.83 crore from GST during April 2021. This is the state’s highest revenue from GST for any particular month since the introduction of GST during July 2017. An official of the taxation commissioner’s office said the earlier … Read more 22.04.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Impure water in schools: NGT for action in Punjab Taking note of contamination of drinking water in 86 schools of Ludhiana district, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Punjab government to take remedial action to prevent water pollution. The NGT directed the state’s chief secretary to coordinate with other … Read more 21.04.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs
PUNJAB Procurement of HD 2967 variety of wheat smooth in Punjab: Minister Punjab food and civil supplies minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said on Sunday that procurement of wheat variety HD 2967 was going on smoothly throughout the state. He termed news reports about HD 2967 wheat variety not being purchased in Malwa … Read more 20.04.21 Daily PPSC Current Affairs