Dec 2019

31.12.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH One year on, Madhya Pradesh government yet to notify land policy for cow shelters Even after a year, state government has yet not come up with a land allotment policy for cow shelters in the state. Corporates who have showed interest to take up cattle breeding and cowshed projects were reluctant in the absence of clarity on land allotment policy and government’s assistance for the project. The policy was framed by the animal husbandry department and sent to finance department for approval, but it is stuck for the past few months. As per the gaushala land allotment policy, ... Read more

29-30.12.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

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, it would not be able to use the Narmada water. Cash-starved Kamal Nath government is dealing with one of the biggest issues left unaddressed in the 15 years of BJP rule from 2003 to 2018. The tribunal awarded 18.25 million acre feet (MAF) of water to MP ... Read more

28.12.19 Madhya Pradesh [MPPSC] Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   MP govt starts Mukhyamantri Karmachari Swasthya Bima Yojana   The Madhya Pradesh government has given its 12.55 lakh employees a new year bonanza by approving a health insurance scheme, ‘Mukhyamantri Karmachari Swasthya Bima Yojana’.   The scheme will be effective from April 1 and will make every government employee and their families eligible for medical treatment worth Rs 5 lakh annually.   For some critical diseases, the eligibility will be enhanced to Rs 10 lakh.   All permanent and contractual employees, teachers, retired employees, home guards and others getting salary from contingency fund will reap the benefits ... Read more

27.12.19 Madhya Pradesh [MPPSC] Current Affairs

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 happiness department website has listed out cities and sectors where senior citizens can avail of the benefit. It has details of establishments, their contact numbers and the percentage of discount each offers for various services. The happiness department has an army of 50,000 volunteers, known as Anandaks, to ... Read more

26.12.19 Madhya Pradesh [MPPSC] Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Government schools to mark students’ attendance online To regularize students’ attendance, which varies due to mid-day meal in most of the government schools, school education department has come up with an online Students Attendance System. From this month onwards, the government schools teachers will take attendance of students with the help of a mobile application – mShikshaMitra. The application will help them in monitoring number of students in an efficient way. The application has been designed in a way that it would be operational even without network since several rural areas across Madhya Pradesh don’t get proper network. The data ... Read more

25.12.19 Madhya Pradesh [MPPSC] Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Railways yet to pay Rs 880 crore to Madhya Pradesh power discoms The Indian Railways has not paid a whopping sum of Rs 880 crore, which is due year-on- year since 2015-16, to state power discoms. This amount is related to cross-subsidy and additional surcharge that is levied on consumers. It may be noted that there are provisions in the electricity Act that if any industrial consumer is procuring power from open access, then the consumer is liable to pay a cross-subsidy, as determined by the regulatory commission of the respective state in which the consumer is present, to ... Read more

24.12.19 Madhya Pradesh [MPPSC] Current Affairs

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, with details of family history, diseases and milk production capacity of the bull’s mother. The directory will be updated every month and put on the internet for easy access. Bulls of Gir, Sahiwal, Tharparkar, Murrah, Malvi and Nimari breeds are among those brought to the ... Read more

22-23.12.19 Madhya Pradesh [MPPSC] Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Mandu Festival starts in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh In Madhya Pradesh, the 5-day Mandu festival has been started in Mandu, a world-famous picturesque tourist destination located in Dhar district of the state. The Mandu festival, which will run till January 1, will see the amalgamation of cultural activities as well as adventure sports. The rich classical and traditional folk arts of dance, singing and playing will once again come alive through the Mandu festival. Based on the idea of Khojne Me Kho Jao, the Mandu festival is offering an eclectic mix of performing arts, workshops, nature trails, food, ... Read more

21.12.19 Madhya Pradesh [MPPSC] Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   ADB, India signed loan agreement for PPP to upgrade Madhya Pradesh roads The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $490 million loan for public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It aims to upgrade about 1,600 km of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) from single-lane to two-lane widths in the state. An additional investment of $286 million will be mobilized through private sector participation under the PPP modality. As the major district roads and state highways provide a crucial link between rural roads and national highways, it is necessary to upgrade the roads. These roads will improve rural and ... Read more

20.12.19 Madhya Pradesh [MPPSC] Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Five-day music festival ‘Tansen Samaroh’ begins in Gwalior In Madhya Pradesh, popular classical music festival ‘Tansen Samaroh’ began with traditional style in Gwalior. The five-day festival is celebrated every year in the memory of one of the most eminent singers of Indian history, ‘Mian Tansen’. Tansen Samaroh, the oldest and esteemed classical music festival in India is organised by Ustad Alauddin Khan Kala Evam Sangeet Academy, under the Madhya Pradesh culture department. It attracts thousands of musicians and aspiring singers from all over the country. It is the 95th year of the festival. Artistes from Greece, USA, ... Read more