August 2021

25.08.21 Daily MPPSC Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Proposed pharma cluster near Indore eyes Rs 400 crore investment A dedicated cluster for homegrown drug manufacturers may attract an investment of over Rs 400 crore from around 40 industries, claimed Madhya Pradesh Small Scale Drug Manufacturers’ Association. The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) department has proposed five clusters, namely furniture, toys, confectionery, pharmaceuticals and food processing in the Indore region. The pharmaceutical cluster is expected to come in close proximity to the Indore-Ujjain road. The association has demanded 100 acres of land from the state government to set up the cluster. INTERNATIONAL   Summit on Sustainable Development – World Economic Forum   ... Read more

24.08.21 Daily MPPSC Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Women empowerment Madhya Pradesh govt’s top focus: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the empowerment of the country is not possible without the empowerment of women. The state government is working continuously for their safety, honour and welfare. Educational, economic, political and social empowerment of sisters is being done in the state. Chouhan further said that “Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh” cannot be formed without self-reliance of its women. Various schemes are being run in the state to make them selfreliant. Soon, a “Mahila Panchayat” will be convened, in which other schemes like the “Ladli Laxmi” will also ... Read more

23.08.21 Daily MPPSC Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Proposed pharma cluster near Indore eyes Rs 400 crore investment A dedicated cluster for homegrown drug manufacturers may attract an investment of over Rs 400 crore from around 40 industries, claimed Madhya Pradesh Small Scale Drug Manufacturers’ Association. The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) department has proposed five clusters, namely furniture, toys, confectionery, pharmaceuticals and food processing in the Indore region. The pharmaceutical cluster is expected to come in close proximity to the Indore-Ujjain road. Drug manufacturers have expanded capacity utilisations to enhance production of Covid-19 pandemic related drugs and cold medicines amid apprehension that the third wave may strike anytime Indore has around 100 ... Read more

21-22.08.21 Daily MPPSC Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh bags award for best wildlife & eco-tourism   Madhya Pradesh has been awarded as the Best Wildlife & Eco Tourism state in 7th edition of International Tourism Expo and Conclave held in Delhi on Friday night.   The awards were presented by Sheo Shekhar Shukla , the principal secretary of the department of tourism, who was also the chief guest of the function.   Madhya Pradesh also bagged award for the best state for tourism marketing campaign. “Madhya Pradesh is blessed with rich wildlife and the forest cover spreads over 77,700 sq km. It has ... Read more

18.08.21 Daily MPPSC Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   PM ‘Smart City’ dream project completes 6 yrs   Urban Housing and Development Department is working with full dedication to speed up important works like providing basic facilities to the citizens, keeping the cities clean, preserving the environment. Along with making new rules and projects for the development of cities, their implementation is also being done in a time-limit. Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra Singh himself reviews the plans every week.   As a result, Madhya Pradesh has done remarkable work in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project “Smart City”. The project has completed 6 years. ... Read more

17.08.21 Daily MPPSC Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH MP on way to wildlife-rich State, pays heed to wildlife conservation The beauty of nature increases manifold due to the free movement of wild animals. Wild animals keep reminding them of the State of coexistence while living around the common people. Nature has made Madhya Pradesh a very rich green State. Therefore, Madhya Pradesh has spared no effort in creating a wildlife-rich State by paying special attention to wildlife conservation and management. The result is that the State has got the status of Tiger State. Now the number of leopards is also the highest in the country. In ... Read more

19.08.21 Daily MPPSC Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh: 39,000 register for sports department’s talent hunt To ensure that country wins more medals in international tourneys and sporting talent is properly honed across the state. Sports minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia said that talent search this year will help in creating a big pool of talent for the future. This talent hunt meant for all the academies is being organised at macro level in association with the school education department and tribal department. Sports department has already received 39,000 registrations for the talent hunt, wherein highest are for athletics academy. INTERNATIONAL   Global Youth Development Index ... Read more

15-16.08.21 Daily MPPSC Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh: ‘8 lakh hectares of farm hit by floods’ About 8 lakh hectares of rabi crop sowing area would be affected across Madhya Pradesh if dams and canal systems are not repaired by October 15. A sum of Rs300 crore would be required for their repair. The recent flood has severely affected around 660 minor irrigation schemes, dams and canal systems of 38 medium and major projects in Sheopur, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Ashoknagar, Guna and Datia districts in the Gwalior-Chambal region. An estimate of Rs 816 crore has been made for the repair and restoration of dams, canals and other water structures on a ... Read more

14.08.21 Daily MPPSC Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Guv launches PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in tribal village Governor Mangubhai Patel has called upon all the sections of the society to provide the benefits of all the schemes of the Central and State Governments to all the eligible families of their habitation, so that the villagers can become self-reliant. The Governor was launching the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in the remote Scheduled Tribe dominated Imliya Gaudi village of Gauharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Patel said that the central and state governments have provided these basic necessities while caring for roti (bread), kapda (cloth) and ... Read more

13.08.21 Daily MPPSC Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh: ‘8 lakh hectares of farm hit by floods’ About 8 lakh hectares of rabi crop sowing area would be affected across Madhya Pradesh if dams and canal systems are not repaired by October 15. A sum of Rs300 crore would be required for their repair, said sources. The recent flood has severely affected around 660 minor irrigation schemes, dams and canal systems of 38 medium and major projects in Sheopur, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Ashoknagar, Guna and Datia districts in the Gwalior-Chambal region. An estimate of Rs 816 crore has been made for the repair and restoration of dams, canals and other water structures ... Read more