june 2020

01.07.20 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH ‘Kill Corona’ campaign Chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Tuesday appealed to people of the state to cooperate with the official machinery and Corona volunteers, in carrying out the “Kill Corona” campaign so that the deadly virus could be eliminated from MP. The campaign is beginning on July 1 throughout the state and will continue till July 15. He said in addition to people showing symptoms of Coronavirus-infection, patients of dengue, malaria, and diarrhoea would also be given medical advice and medicines during the campaign. The chief minister further requested people to observe social distancing norms while participating ... Read more

30.06.20 Daily MPPSC Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh recognition clause for sports bodies to be scrapped A day after withdrawing recognition to 54 national sports federations (NSFs), the sports ministry has now requested the state government to end a clause that says only associations and players recognized by the sports department are eligible for awards and medals. Clause 4.4 of 2012 gazette says those who do not have recognition from the state will neither get grants to hold tournaments nor will their players be eligible for awards of the MP government. Recognition from both the game’s national federation and the government is mandatory for sports associations. Athletes ... Read more

28-29.06.20 Daily MPPSC Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh government forms panel for migrant workers The state government constituted the Madhya Pradesh State Migrant Labourer Commission to “make livelihood of migrant workers so comfortable that they will not have to go outside the state. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Madhya Pradesh is committed to providing employment to migrant labourers and welfare of their families, who returned to their home state due to the Coronavirus crisis. As per a government survey, 13.1 lakh migrants returned to MP during the lockdown. More than 50% of them were in unorganised sectors in other states. As much as 24% are construction workers, with farm labourers coming ... Read more

27.06.20 Daily MPPSC Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Each govt college to get Rs 30,000 to install sanitiser machines A budget of Rs 30000 has been sanctioned for as many as 200 government colleges of Madhya Pradesh for purchasing sanitiser machines. Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) has instructed for purchase of two sanitiser machines under Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Quality Improvement project (MPHEQIP) of World Bank project. The higher education department has planned a budget of Rs 60,00,000 for purchase of sanitiser machines for these colleges and each college will be sanctioned with an amount of Rs 30000 for two sanitizer machines. Those colleges that are under the World Bank’s project ... Read more

26.06.20 Daily MPPSC Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   MP govt to launch ‘Kill Corona’ campaign from July 1   Madhya Pradesh government will launch a ‘Kill Corona’ campaign from July 1 to control the spread of coronavirus in the state.   Under the campaign, a door-to-door survey will be conducted and tests would also be done on citizens for other diseases. During the 15-day ‘Kill Corona’ campaign in MP, 2.5 lakh tests will be carried out and 15,000 to 20,000 samples would be collected daily.   Health department officials informed that the testing capacity in the state will be doubled from 4,000 per 10 lakh ... Read more

25.06.20 Daily MPPSC Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh CM unveils credit plan, agri gets 71 % of total outlay   Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the Annual Credit Plan (ACP) for the year 2020-21 in a meeting of state-level bankers committee (SLBC). With an outlay of Rs1,89,250 crore, an increase of 8.03% over the previous year, the agriculture segment has a major share of Rs 1, 34,236 crore, comprising 71% of total credit plan outlay. An amount of Rs96,864 crore is projected for crop loan disbursals. The potential assessed under micro, small and medium (MSME) enterprises is Rs32,078 crore (16.95% of total outlay), followed by housing sector with ... Read more

24.06.20 Daily MPPSC Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Water safari rules on cards in Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh government is in the process of introducing ‘water safari rules’. Prohibition on consumption of alcohol on safari boats is going to be one of the key factors. As proposed in the new rule, which will be inserted in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, officer in-charge of the protected area shall designate waterways for tourism and define the course of operation for boats or vessels, said sources. According to sources, boarding and de-boarding would be permitted only on predesignated landing sites. It also says that the boat shall not be docked ... Read more

23.06.20 Daily MPPSC Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh now has 78 testing labs Madhya Pradesh has increased the number of Covid-19 testing labs from 20 to 78 within 24 days. However, there’s no major increase in testing capacity. It has been increased from 6000 samples per day on May 16 to 7100 on June 18. The state government has tested around 5800 samples a day in first week of May with only 20 labs with RT-PCR machines. However, the number remained stagnant around 6000 samples for the last one-and-a-half-month and the state reported a drop in number of new positive cases. The state government increased its capacity ... Read more

21-22.06.20 Daily MPPSC Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   100 Khelo India centres to be set up across Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh will now play an important role in developing sporting talent. A proposal has been sent by the Union sports ministry to the state government, stating that Khelo India Centres (KIC) will be opened in different districts of the state. Training will be imparted at the Khelo India Centres in 14 Identified Sports for Excellence in Olympics (ISEO), including archery, athletics, boxing, badminton, cycling, fencing, hockey, judo, rowing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, weightlifting, wrestling. Football and traditional sports have also been included in this list. To be eligible for grant ... Read more

20.06.20 Daily MPPSC Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   E-classes trigger demand for laptops in Madhya Pradesh   Universities and colleges have been closed almost for the last three months due to Covid-19 and the situation may continue for the next few months. Hence, students have no other option than to attend e-classes. In order to continue with online studies, a number of students of both rural and urban areas have started buying laptops. Such is the situation that workshops and stores across the state are receiving queries either for laptop repairing or buying. INTERNATIONAL India became 12th largest holder of US govt securities at April   India became ... Read more