February 2019

28.02.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   CM to start new agri policy for farmers   The Chief Minister Kamal Nath has said that a new agriculture policy will be formed in the State in order to make the farmers self-reliant and for their overall development.   Along with this, the place of the penance of the Chief Sant Shree Singaji of Nimad area will be developed in the form of major religious tourism hub. Nath also mentioned that effective steps are being taken by the state government to make the farmers economically self-reliant and better implementation is also being ensured by taking revolutionary ... Read more

27.02.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh govt to come up with bovine breeding bill soon   In a bid to put in place regulation for bovine breeding and its different techniques in the state, the government has decided would come up with bovine breeding bill.   Presently, there is no regulation or bovine breeding act of state or of the Union government. There are standard operating procedures and minimum standard protocols for bovine breeding, but no regulation or check to ensure whether it is being followed for not is in place. Once the bovine breeding bill is cleared, it would equip the ... Read more

26.02.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Consume less power: Govt to ask Saral beneficiaries   In a bid to minimize power subsidy, the Madhya Pradesh government will now write to the 1.46 lakh beneficiaries out of the total 62 lakh registered under the government’s subsidised scheme— Saral Bijli Bill scheme which has now been named as Indira Grah Jyoti Yojana to reduce their monthly consumption. These beneficiaries who are barely 2.6% of the total account for roughly 30% of the subsidy.   The beneficiaries are getting power at a flat rate of Rs 200 per month irrespective of their consumption.   The government would request these beneficiaries ... Read more

24-25.02.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   SCRB gives public App for safety   Newly developed app by Madhya Pradesh police ‘MPeCop’ and Madhya Pradesh Citizen Portal http://citizen.mppolice.gov.in  for safety and security of citizens, students and women was provided by State Crime Record Bureau (SCRB).   After the installation of app number of family members/ relatives could be saved and during emergency by pressing emergency button SMS would be sent to four family members/ relatives along with Dial 100 of girl and woman which would help in emergency situations. The app is available at Android and IOS platform.   Apart from feature of support ... Read more

23.02.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Indore dist Panchayat to be first to connect 312 gram panchayats   Indore district Panchayat will be the first Jila panchayat of Madhya Pradesh which will be directly connected to all the 312 gram panchayats of Indore district through optical fiber cables.   The optical fibre cables are spread by BSNL which will provide high speed internet connectivity to the user.   Till date, 109 gram panchayats of Indore district panchayat area including all the tehsils of Indore district have been connected by optical fiber network internet system  INTERNATIONAL     China has unveiled its ‘first female ... Read more

22.02.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh Culture : BhagoriaHaat Festival   In the local language, the carnival is called as the festival of love. Celebrated with great pomp and show by the tribal people of Madhya Pradesh, BhagoriaHaat Festival is one of its kind in which young girls and boys have a right to elope after choosing their life partner. In this festival, a boy and girl put red powder on their partner’s face if they like each other.   Further, they run away from the ground and parents can’t deny their relationship later on. On the other hand, if the ... Read more

21.02.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh Culture : Akhil Bhartiya Kalidas Samaroh   Writers, Poets from around the world come together in the march for seven brilliant days of poetry recitation, story reading, and cultural performances. Ujjain is the hometown of many eminent writers and poets like Kalidas, Pandit Surya Narayan Vyas, BalkaviBairagi, to name a few. The fest is organized to celebrate the work of the notable poet, Kalidas.   Several plays of Kalidas, related to different themes like socio-political and cultural are staged during the event. Here, tourists can also see many stalwarts’ performances by the budding writers. The ... Read more

20.02.19 Madhya Pradesh(MPPCS) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Belgium delegation to explore collaboration on Smart City projects   A twelve member delegation under the leadership of The Mayor of the Lubin city in Belgium, Mohammed Radiony is on a study tour of Gwalior to explore further collaboration in various Smart City Projects.   Lubin and Gwalior have been working together on various Smart City Projects under the aegis of the International Urban Cooperation.   The IUC facilitates bilateral cooperation between cities to enable them to tackle various pressing challenges.   Under the IUC program cities and regions in Europe have entered into partnership with Indian ... Read more

19.02.19 Madhya Pradesh(MPPCS) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   40 ambulances launched in districts across MP   These ambulances were launched across districts in Madhya Pradesh, as per the vision of the Honorable Chief Minister Kamal Nath.   The 108 Sanjeevani provides emergency health care services to the people of the state in case of any emergencies like accidents, heart attacks, stroke, or any other medical emergencies.   It is expected that emergency medical aid will be provided to more than 1 crore people through the 108 service.  INTERNATIONAL   ·         NASA plans to send astronauts on Moon in 2028   NASA, The U.S. space agency, plans ... Read more

17-18.02.19 Madhya Pradesh(MPPCS) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh tomato growers stop export to Pakistan   Thousands of tomato growers of Petlawad tehsil in Jhabua district have decided to stop export to Pakistan in protest against the Pulwama terrorist attack. Petlawad tomatoes are in high demand there because of their size and tanginess. Tomatoes exported from here fetch Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,500 per carat (25kg) in Pakistan whereas the same quality sells for Rs 500 to Rs 600 in India, say local collection agents and suppliers. Farmers say they’d rather sacrifice their profit than deal with a country that promotes terrorism in India.   According to farmers and supply ... Read more