January 2019

MADHYA PRADESH   Public Works Dept to construct 80 hostels   As many as 80 hostels for students will be constructed by the Public Works Department in Schools of Excellence premises of 40 District Headquarters under the scheme of the School Education Department.   An amount of Rs 316.11 crore will be spent on construction. … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh may tax luxury cars for gaushalas   The government in Madhya Pradesh is mulling a cow cess on “expensive cars” to find money to build gaushalas. If it does, it would be the first Congress government to levy a cess for cow welfare. The Kamal Nath government is studying the … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   MP to collect DNA of trees to curb wood smuggling   For the first time in the country, Madhya Pradesh’s Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary has started collecting DNA samples of standing trees, stumps and logs. This smart use of technology will not only discourage wood poachers from felling trees in reserved forests, but … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh launched employment scheme Yuva Swabhiman Yojana for urban youth   Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath  launched  ‘Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’for youths of the weak section in urban areas of Madhya Pradesh The scheme was launched in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh The main aim is to provide employment to the youth belonging … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH MP seeks Centre’s help to get lions from Gujarat The Madhya Pradesh government has sought Centre’s help in getting Asiatic lions from Gujarat’s Gir which has been delayed by over five years despite a Supreme Court order, according to official documents. The Supreme Court had in April 2013 directed shifting of some lions from Gir to … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   62 cr needy persons get free mosquito nets   Free insecticide-treated mosquito nets will be distributed to about 1.62 crore needy persons belonging to the poor, weak and scheduled caste and scheduled tribe of the state to protect them from malaria. The estimated value of the mosquito nets is total Rs 300 … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Agreement inked to install rooftop solar plants   This agreement will facilitate electricity on low rate to private sector and farmers. Solar Energy Plants will prove to be helpful in maintaining environmental balance.   Tenders on Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) Financial Model have been invited by the Urja Vikas Nigam recently for … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   CBSE regional centre to come up in Bhopal   A new regional centre of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is all set to come up in Bhopal by April to address the issues of students as well as schools in the state.   The centre will be able to grant recognition and … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport gets its first runway rubber removal machine The Indore airport is getting bigger and better. The surge in air traffic has prompted Airport Authority of India to provide Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport its first runway rubber removal machine. Rubber removal machine is used to remove rubber deposits from touchdown zones on runway … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   MP Anurag Thakur Honoured With Sansad Ratna Award   Lok Sabha Member from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, Anurag Thakur was presented the Sansad Ratna Award for his performance as a parliamentarian. The award was presented to Thakur by the Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit in Chennai. With the win he became the … Read more