January 2021

13.01.21 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   First drive-in cinema of central India in Bhopal soon   The first ever drive-in cinema of central India is likely to be inaugurated “later this month”. With a capacity of 100 vehicles, the open-air theatre is being developed at the sprawling Lake View Ashok hotel, now a unit of the MP State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC). The open air theatre is being developed under PPP mode by a Bhopal-based company in collaboration with the MPSTDC.   The project was conceptualized during the corona period when all cinema halls and multiplexes of the state capital were shut and people were ... Read more

12.01.21 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   ICMR nod for Indore’s first hospital-based cancer registry   Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has granted approval to Government Cancer Hospital — an associated hospital of MGMMC — to set up first hospital-based cancer registry of Indore district and division.   The hospital administration had applied for both kinds of registries — hospital-based and population-based. But, the ICMR gave permission for only setting up a hospital-based cancer registry.   Cancer registries are crucial since they help in finding out prevalence of cancer, its incident in different parts and early screening and detection to prevent the population from its side effects. INTERNATIONAL India to get ... Read more

10-11.01.21 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   MP-UP close to agreement on Ken-Betwa link project   Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat reviewed the Ken-Betwa project. The governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were close to an agreement on it. Discussions on the project were underway between the two States since 15 years and now some minor issues are left for which there is a need for clarifications.   The project that aims to transfer surplus water from the Ken river in MP to Betwa in UP to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region spread across the districts of two states The Ken-Betwa ... Read more

09.01.21 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Kuno is ready for cheetah reintroduction: Expert report   Madhya Pradesh is in the ‘spot’light again. Experts from Wildlife Institute of India (WII) have concluded that cheetahs can be reintroduced at all the surveyed sites in Madhya Pradesh with appropriate ‘investments’ — some more than others — and management. Kuno National Park is “ready” for immediate reintroduction, with the least investment needed. It was also chosen for the Gir lion translocation earlier.Some sites have the potential to achieve the full range of objectives for the cheetah reintroduction project, says a technical note by the experts. Kuno and Gandhi Sagar-Chittorgarh-Bhainsrodgarh ... Read more

08.01.21 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh Government launches ‘Launch Pad Scheme’ to make youth self-reliant   The government of Madhya Pradesh has launched a ‘Launch Pad Scheme’ for the boys and girls coming out of child care institutions and having completed 18 years of age. This scheme has been launched by the Women and Child Development Department of the state with the objective to provide a platform to these youth, through which they will be able to become self-reliant by continuing their education and training. Under the scheme, the District Administration will provide space to these youths for opening of coffee ... Read more

07.01.21 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs

  MADHYA PRADESH   Floating solar project at Omkareshwar dam to begin power generation by 2022-23   The world’s largest floating 600 MW solar energy project to be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on Narmada river in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh will begin power generation by year 2022-23.   The estimated investment in this project stands at Rs 3,000 crore.   The International Finance Corporation, World Bank and Power Grid have granted in-principle consent for providing aid for the said project development.   Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company has agreed to purchase 400 MW power from the project.   Solar ... Read more

06.01.21 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh: Discom set to have police station to check power theft   Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited (MPPKVVCL) is planning to set up dedicated police stations to deal with power theft. Official sources said that one such station is being planned in Indore wherein officers of station in-charge, sub-inspector, assistant sub-inspector and head constable cadre from state police department can be taken on deputation to facilitate functioning of the police station.   Discoms have also been asked to check about the feasibility of setting up these police stations, and submit an assessment on land required for the ... Read more

05.01.21 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh government to soon enact law against stone-pelters, says chief minister Shivraj Shivraj Singh Chouhan   After enacting a law against love jihad, the Madhya Pradesh government is mulling to bring a law against stone pelters. Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that stern action and a law were needed against those who indulge in stone pelting.   Chouhan said the law will have provisions to confiscate the property of those involved in the stone pelting incidents. He also instructed the bureaucrats during a video conference to act stringently against such elements.   INTERNATIONAL India becomes co-chair of Asia ... Read more

03-04.01.21 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   PM launches unique housing project in Indore, 5 other cities   Indore, the country’s cleanest city, became one of six chosen by the Centre for its ambitious ‘LightHouse’ project under the Global Housing Technology Challenge-India (GHTC-India) initiative. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the project in Indore and other five cities— Lucknow, Ranchi, Chennai, Rajkot and Agartala — via video conferencing on New Year’s Day.   In Indore, 1,024 houses will be built in the ‘prefabricated sandwich panel system, a technique in which panels made of cement or calcium silicate are used instead of brick-and-mortar ... Read more

02.01.21 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs

  Madhya Pradesh cabinet gives nod to ordinance on Freedom of Religion Bill   Madhya Pradesh cabinet gave a nod to an ordinance on the bill against religious conversion through fraudulent means, including those for the sake of marriage, that stipulates a jail term of up to 10 years for violators. The ordinance on the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2020, has been sent to state governor Anandiben Patel for approval.   Several ordinances including Freedom of Religion Ordinance were approved in the virtual cabinet meeting headed by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.   INTERNATIONAL Indias Minister Met The Top Leaders of ... Read more