Dec 2019

MADHYA PRADESH Senior citizen discount — a first in India — gets rolling in MP The “senior citizen discount policy” — the first such in the country — has been rolled out in the New Year. Over 400 establishments across Madhya Pradesh have started offering 5%-25% discounts to the elderly on a voluntary basis. The MP government’s … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Lack of infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh may hit compulsory hallmarking Lack of infrastructure and centres will play a deterrent in smooth transition to mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts, aimed at tightening quality control measures. The government has made gold hallmarking mandatory from January 15, 2021 with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under Consumer Affairs Ministry. … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh needs Rs 70,000 crore to use its share of Narmada Water Madhya Pradesh needs a sum of Rs 70,000 crore in next five years to keep its share of Narmada water intact, as per the Naramada Water Dispute Tribunal. If the state fails to utilize its share of Narmada water, … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   All India Sports competition of ERMS to start at Bhopal Eklavya Model Residential School All India Sports Competition will start at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.   Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) scheme is one of the flagship interventions of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs introduced in 1997-98 to ensure tribal students get … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH Cow swayamvar in Madhya Pradesh, the hi-tech way Owners of cows in Madhya Pradesh can now choose the perfect mate for them – from a line-up of the biggest bulls and their ‘kundali’ of sorts. The animal husbandry department has compiled an impressive matchmaking database, called ‘sire’ (bull) directory, of around 200 bulls, … Read more