sep 2018

PUNJAB   NGT asks Forest Ministry to monitor tree felling in state   The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF) to monitor deforestation being done for development projects in Punjab.   An amount of around Rs 470 crore of loan was spent on planting … Read more 06.09.18 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Compared to last year, Rajasthan records lesser rains this time   Till September 4, rainfall received in the state is 5.41 per cent lower to normal rainfall. As per Water Resource Department data, state has received 441.16 mm of rainfall against the normal rainfall of 466.42 mm in the period of June 1 to … Read more 06.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Give priority to Rs 1,976-crore canal projects: CM to Centre   Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh urged the Centre to include Rs 1,976-crore projects of relining of Rajasthan feeder and Sirhind feeder canals on its list of “prioritised” irrigation projects.   He also urged for an early clearance to Rs 426-crore project for … Read more 05.09.18 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Jaipur’s Vishwakarma area most polluted in state, says report Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has released the data collected by pollution surveillance centres in eight cities of the state. As per the data, Vishwakarma Industrial Area (VKI) has the highest particle matter (PM 10 rate) in the state. Jaipur came up as the most polluted … Read more 05.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Post-SC rap, UT notifies solid waste management policy    The UT administration notified the Chandigarh Solid Waste Management Policy 2018, days after it faced criticism from the Supreme Court. According to the new policy, the administration has set December 2019 deadline for enforcing waste generators to practice segregation of biodegradable, recyclable, combustible, sanitary … Read more 04.09.18 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN More clusters to help promote MSME in Rajasthan   The state industries department in Rajasthan is gearing up for more clusters to promote medium, small and micro enterprises (MSME) in the state.   The state has not taken due advantage of the central government’s modified industrial infrastructure up-gradation scheme for cluster development.   The … Read more 04.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Singapore companies want to invest in punjab   Several Singapore companies have shown interest in making investments in infrastructure, gas, smart cities and other development projects in Punjab.   The companies conveyed this to the Punjab delegation during the CII North’s first out-of-country event.     Invest North is an annual event hosted … Read more 02-03.09.18 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Internet shutdowns cost state ₹659 crore in 3 years: Report   Seventeen instances of internet shutdowns over 2015, 2016 and 2017, cost Rajasthan ~659.37 crore , shows an April 2018 report by think tank, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).   Mobile internet shutdowns alone added up to 594 hours in … Read more 02-03.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

PUNJAB   Capt launches ios version of i-haryali app   Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh launched the iOS version of i-Haryali mobile application to facilitate citizens who were using Apple mobile phones.   Dedicating the application to the people, the Chief Minister said that the move would give further boost to the ongoing ‘Tandarust … Read more 01.09.18 Punjab (PPSC) Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Sushma Swaraj inaugurated ‘Jaipur Foot’ camp in Vietnam capital Hanoi   External Affairs Minister Sushma Swarajwho is on a four day two nation tour of South East Asia which includes Vietnam and Cambodia, presented free India-made prosthetic limbs for 500 Vietnamese beneficiaries. Last month, it was announced in Jaipur that about 1,000 differently-abled people in Myanmar and Vietnam would be provided … Read more 01.09.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs