Jan 2020

31.01.20 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

31-01-2020 Budget Highlights   Expenditure: The government proposes to spend Rs 30,42,230 crore in 2020-21, which is 12.7% higher than the revised estimate of 2019-20.   Receipts: The receipts (other than net borrowings) are expected to increase by 16.3% to Rs 22,45,893 crore, owing to higher estimated revenue from disinvestments.   GDP growth: The government has assumed a nominal GDP growth rate of 10% (i.e., real growth plus inflation) in 2020-21.  The nominal growth estimate for 2019-20 was 12%.   Deficits: Revenue deficit is targeted at 2.7% of GDP, which is higher than the revised estimate of 2.4% in 2019-20.  ... Read more

30.01.20 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh set to emerge as a major destination for film shoots in 2020 the state of Madhya Pradesh offers a host of attractive locations that have lured film producers of all genres, down the line. As the State has become a regular visiting point for Bollywood industry, Madhya Pradesh Tourism has decided to promote film tourism of the State. More than 200 projects including Hollywood Projects like “The Bear” by Paramount Pictures, “A Suitable Boy” by BBC Production, White Tiger etc. and many Indian feature films, TV Serial/Series, TVCs and reality shows have been shot in Madhya ... Read more

29.01.20 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Grand temple of Sita to be constructed in Sri Lanka The Madhya Pradesh government has announced the construction of a grand Sita temple in Sri Lanka, apart from an international level Buddha Museum in Sanchi the chief minister has asked for the formation of a committee, which will have representatives from MP and Sri Lanka government along with members of the Mahabodhi society, to oversee the construction of the Sita temple in a time-bound manner.   Indian Navy launches ‘Operation Vanilla’ Indian Navy launches ‘Operation Vanilla’ to help cyclone-hit Madagascar INS Airavat has been deployed for ‘Operation Vanilla’ ... Read more

28.01.20 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH                                                              SC allows Centre to bring Cheetah from Africa The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave its nod to a project by the Central government seeking to bring African Cheetah to suitable sites in India. The order came on an application filed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority before the top court seeking to bring African cheetah from Namibia. The African cheetahs, to be translocated in India from Namibia and will be kept at Nauradehi wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. Govt signs accord with NDFB, ABSU to resolve Bodo issue to redraw and rename the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) ... Read more

24.01.20 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh Government to roll out 365 day work scheme with 5,000 stipend   The Kamal Nath government version of Yuva Swabhiman Yojana, a scheme for the unemployed hiking monthly stipend to Rs 5,000 and increasing the number of working days to 365.   The MP government launched on January 31, 2019, guaranteeing 100 days of work and pay to unemployed youth who have registered themselves with the Madhya Pradesh government. The stipend has been hiked by Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 per month. On the lines of MNREGS, the government is ready to extend the guarantee of 100 workdays ... Read more

23.01.20 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   India’s first e-waste clinic opens in Bhopal The country’s first e-waste clinic is being opened in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It will enable segregation, processing and disposal of waste from both household and commercial units. The e-waste clinic is jointly set up by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC). In the absence of a safe disposal mechanism, electronic waste at present is being disposed of along with other waste. The electronic waste will be collected door-to-door or could be deposited directly at the e-waste clinic.   INTERNATIONAL   Social Mobility Index: India ranks ... Read more

22.01.20 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   MP to give incentives for medal winners in Khelo India Youth Games Madhya Pradesh state government has announced incentives for the players who performed well in Khelo India Youth Games 2020 in Guwahati, Assam. The state players will be provided international level sports infrastructure, sports equipment, training in the modern and scientific methods, and all other required facilities. ♦ The government will give an incentive of Rs.1 lakh to the gold medal winner, Rs.75,000 to the silver medalist and Rs.50,000 to the bronze medalist of the Khelo India Youth Games. ♦ Madhya Pradesh had won a total of 46 medals including 15 gold and ... Read more

21.01.20 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Tow-day SQAY competition kicks off in Madhya Pradesh The two-day SQAY competition is being organized at Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The under-21 category tournament is organized under the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ campaign. SQAY is a martial art form of Central Asia, in which the players show the skills of fencing. Experts say that the martial art form originated in Kashmir. In this competition, teams from eight states across the country including Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Goa, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Bihar and Tripura will participate. INTERNATIONAL Microsoft vows to be carbon negative by 2030 ... Read more

19-20.01.20 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   IIM- Indore to give management lessons with Tik Tok Indian Institute of Management- Indore joined hands with video-sharing application Tik Tok to produce short video modules on management courses. The institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tik Tok to prepare short video modules on communication, strategy, negotiation, marketing among others things. IIM-I will implement these video modules in its different courses.       INTERNATIONAL EU triggered dispute mechanism on Iran Nuclear deal   European Countries namely Britain, France, and Germany pressured Iran to stop its violations of the nuclear deal. The EU countries stressed ... Read more

18.01.20 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Centre cuts MP share in Budget Madhya Pradesh’s share in Union Budget in the form of central taxes has been cut by Rs 14,000 crore. It would directly hit the state budget to be presented in a month. The state would get Rs 49,000 crore against Rs 63,000 crore. MP’s share was cut by Rs 14,233 crore in the Budget. MP got Rs 49,517 crore as central taxes in Union Budget as against the estimated amount of Rs 63,750 crore announced for MP in the interim budget in February last year. It was cut down to Rs ... Read more