September 2019

PUNJAB   ·         Punjab frames guidelines to improve school infrastructure via public participation ð  To involve community in strengthening school infrastructure, the cash-strapped Punjab education department has framed guidelines for developing smart classes in government schools. There are around 25,000 government schools in 22 districts of the state. Of these, a large number of schools, especially primary, are functioning … Read more 11.09.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB State scales up budget, to spend Rs 425 cr now   The state government has opened its coffers to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak from November 1. The government is expected to spend a whopping Rs 425 crore on the mega event.   With barely two months left for the Gurpurb, … Read more 19.09.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN ·         Rajasthan: Industrial draft policy bets big on making of electric vehicles ð  In a bid to take early bird advantage, the state government is planning to set up an electric vehicle research and manufacturing zone. As spelt out in the new draft industrial policy, the government will also offer financial incentives to encourage … Read more 20.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan launched Jan Soochna Portal; first state to do so   The Rajasthan government launched a Jan Soochna Portal on Friday. The portal, which has been developed by the information and technology department, will have information pertaining to 13 departments on a single platform. The IT department has created a public information portal in which 23-24 types of information will be … Read more 13.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rs 600 crore loans sanctioned to over 5 lakh Rajasthan farmers   The state government has sanctioned Rs 600 crore for Kharif crop loans to over five lakh farmers.   Under the cooperative online registration and distribution scheme, over 20 lakh farmers had registered for loans. Out of this, around 15 lakh farmers have already been issued … Read more 29-30.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

    ·         State nodal agency for Gurpurb festivities: Govt   Amid row with the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) over the joint celebrations of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the government has made it clear that the state would be the nodal agency for functions … Read more 08-09.09.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN AMD surveys to look for uranium in 15 state dists   Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a unit of the Department of Atomic Energy, plans to carry out heliborne geophysical surveys in 15 districts of Rajasthan, states a letter issued by the Hyderabad-based office of AMD.   In the airborne geophysical … Read more 25.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs

PUNJAB   ·         State to add chapter on drugs in school syllabus   ð  Turning a new leaf in prevention of drug abuse, the state government has decided to incorporate a chapter on the menace in the school syllabus.   ð  The Bench, in turn, has directed all educational institutions, including government-run, aided, private schools, … Read more 06.09.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

PUNJAB Punjab to use treated water for construction activities   The Punjab government has decided to use treated water for all kind of construction activities, firefighting and gardening in the state.   The notification has also fixed a time frame of five months for setting up the entire infrastructure for transportation of treated waste water from sewage … Read more 22-23.09.19 Punjab (PPSC) Daily Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to review Centre’s hefty penalties for traffic law violations   Rajasthan’s transport minister announced that government in the state would review the proposed compounding fees. He claimed that the high penalties were impractical.   Rajasthan is among those states which are yet to issue the notification for the Act. While the Act has been implemented … Read more 03.09.19 Rajasthan [RPSC] Current Affairs