January 2019

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh History : Revolt in Sagar Narmada territory   In 1820 this entire land, designated as the Sagar Narmada territory, was placed under an Agent to the Governor-General. In 1842 there was an upsurge in the Sagar-Narmada territory against the British tyranny. Jawahar Singh Bundela of Chandrapur and Madhukar Shah of … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   ·        Madhya Pradesh tops in missing kids’ count   ð  The state accounts for the highest number of missing girls in the country, says a report. ð  The home ministry report says MP recorded 8,503 missing children — including 6,037 girls (70%) — in 2016, which was highest in the country. West … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   ·        Master plan to be made for every gram panchayat   A Master Plan should be made for every gram panchayat. The gram panchayat’s well-planned development should be on the basis of the Master Plan.   The Panchayat and Rural Development Minister said that quality work should be undertaken under Pradhan Mantri … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   New record of maximum power demand noted in MP   The maximum demand for power in the history of the state crossed 13,950 MW at 9.15 am on January 4 which was met out successfully. There was no interruption in supply of this maximum demand anywhere in the state.   In the … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh Culture : Agaria Tribe   Agaria Tribe is a small Dravidian caste mainly residing in several parts of Madhya Pradesh.   Agaria tribal people follow their traditional occupation of iron smelting.   Agaria tribe is residing in various regions of central India, mainly Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and some parts of … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   H1N1 mortality rate highest in Madhya Pradesh   Every fourth person detected with H1N1 infection died in Madhya Pradesh last year, making it one of the worst performing state in the country, while dealing with the virus. Though the number of H1N1infection drastically dropped from 802 (in 2017) to 80 (in 2018), the mortality rate … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Sudhi Ranjan Mohanty takes over as chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh   Senior IASofficer of 1982 batch, Sudhi Ranjan Mohanty took over the charge of 31st chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh.   Mohanty, an IIM Ahmedabad alumni shot to fame in early nineties for taking up a massive drive to make government hospitals of state independent … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Wildlife vets’ body says specific reason behind most tiger deaths unknown   A study by Association of Indian Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians (AIZWV) which has been compiling a database on wild mammalian species with reference to morbidity and mortality stated that in most cases of tiger deaths reported from 2009 to 2016, the specific … Read more