March 2019

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh Culture : Pithora Paintings   Pithora strictly belongs to the realm of the ritual; each line or dot that finds place here is pregnant with ritual and symbolic meanings. The process of painting is accompanied by music and singing, which form an integral part of the ritual and the painting … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   River linking project a conspiracy to deny Bundelkhand of Ken river water   Putting a question mark over the feasibility of the controvertial Ken-Betwa Link project, a delegation of the people of Panna termed the project a conspiracy to take the river water out of Bundelkhand.   The ambitious river linking scheme of … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Art forms of MP : Thapa In its more basic form of hand prints, Thapa can be witnessed anywhere in the country both across time and across regions. In Rajasthan this art has acquired diverse forms and multilevel symbolism. Along with the usual hand prints, we witness here iconic representations of various … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh proposes 100 acre of alternate land for DRDO land in Gwalior   Madhya Pradesh government has proposed 100 acre of land to relocate the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratory in Gwalior as an alternative to save hundreds of commercial and residential premises that are facing demolition over its … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Swastika-shaped 6th century stupas found in Singrauli   Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has made a startling discovery of 11 ‘swastika-shaped’ stupas, dating to 6th century AD, at a place called Buddha Danda – locally known as Bodh Dand – in the deep forests of Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli.   The naturally undulating topography had … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Employment a major issue for 62% Madhya Pradesh voters: Survey   Employment would be the biggest issue with the 5.14 crore voters in the Lok Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh, a survey by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has revealed. The survey shows that for 61.91% voters in MP, including rural areas, better … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   New radio collars to the Madhya Pradesh tigers   The new collar is a very high frequency (VHF). The six tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh— Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Panna, Bori-Satpura, Sanjay Dubri and Pench — have 257 big cats, most of who have VHF radio collars.   There was an alleged attempt to hack … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   State has 13 companies of Central forces for LS polls   Chief Electoral Officer VL Kanta Rao said that so far the state has got 13 companies of central security forces for the Lok Sabha elections 2019. These include 9 companies of CRPF and 4 of CISF. These companies will be deployed … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   ·         Solar plant at IISER installed The rooftop solar plant installed at IISER Bhopal is based on the ‘pay as you go’ or OPEX/RESCO model which is investment free, risk free and hassle free; and will provide energy at tariffs 30 per cent cheaper than the prevailing grid tariff. Bhopal is among … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH • 50-acre land marked for confectionery cluster in Indore  Madhya Pradesh Industry Development Corporation (MPIDC) is developing a cluster for confectionery units on around 50 acre land.  The cluster is coming up on the land opposite to Indian Institute for Management in Rau-Pithampur belt.  According to MPIDC, cluster is expected … Read more