Rajasthan: Scheduled Tribes

Rajasthan: Scheduled Tribes     The Scheduled Tribe (ST) population of Rajasthan State constitutes 8.4 percent of the total ST population of India. The Scheduled Tribes of the State constitute 12.6 percent of the total population of the State. It holds 12th position among all States and UTs in respect of the percentage share of … Read more Rajasthan: Scheduled Tribes

06.02.18 Punjab(PPSC) 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

04-05.02.18 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

03.02.18 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

02.02.18 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

01.02.18 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

31.01.18 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

30.01.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs

PUNJAB Govt eyes revenue boost through excise collections   With last year’s GST rollout limiting the scope for imposing fresh taxes or hiking tax rates, the state government is keen on increasing excise collections manifold for additional resource mobilisation (ARM). The government expects to earn Rs 5,422 crore from excise collections during this financial year. … Read more 30.01.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs

28-29.01.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs

PUNJAB Punjab Government launches Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojana   Punjab Governmentlaunched Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojna (MGSVY)for the welfare of the downtrodden citizen across the state. This scheme is aimed at the inclusive growth of the distressed sections of the society. It will be on the line of Antyodaya principles (Antyodaya’ means the rise of the of … Read more 28-29.01.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs

27.01.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs

PUNJAB Punjab to shut down 1,647 ‘financially unviable’ sewa kendras   The Punjab cabinet has decided to shut down 1,647 “financially unviable” sewa kendras (service centres) in the state and use the existing infrastructure of the centres as anganwadis or panchayat ghars. This follows recommendations by a committee headed by chief secretary that the state required only 500 … Read more 27.01.18 Punjab(PPSC) Current Affairs