January 2021

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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” … Read more

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 … Read more

  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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

  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 … Read more