Oct 2020
18-19.10.20 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs
MADHYA PRADESH 1.5L new voters between 18-19 age group ready to vote in MP bypolls ’20 one lakh 51,681 new voters in the 18 to 19 age group will be able to exercise their franchise in the Vidhan Sabha by-election 2020. There are 7,884 new voters in Jaura assembly constituency of Morena district, total 5,452 in Sumavali assembly constituency, 4,864 in Morena assembly constituency, 5,216 in Dimni assembly constituency and 5,310 new voters in Ambah assembly constituency. Similarly, there are 4,375 new voters in Mehgaon assembly constituency of Bhind district, 3,521 in Gohad assembly constituency, 4,673 in ... Read more
17.10.20 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs
MADHYA PRADESH 37,420 square kilometres of forest area in State classified as degraded forest area: Min Forest Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah has said that an innovative initiative has been taken by the Forest Department to entrust the responsibility for private investment aimed at restoring and improving the degraded forest areas of the state. Approval will be sought by sending the proposal to the Government of India following which the process of inviting private investment will begin. Shah informed that 37,420 square kilometers of forest area in the State has been classified as degraded forest area. He said that through ... Read more
16.10.20 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs
MADHYA PRADESH Procurement of 40L metric tonne paddy likely in State Procurement of about 40 lakh metric tonne paddy is expected in the State. Necessary preparations are being made for the procurement activity. There should be no inconvenience to the farmers. The registration work and the number of the procurement centres should be determined in such a way that social distancing is also followed to enable farmers to sell crops in a safe environment. There has been a significant increase in the number of registrations in the state as compared to the last year. Registration process has been carried ... Read more
15.10.20 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs
MADHYA PRADESH Indore aspires to be country’s no.1 city in traffic management Indore which is the number one city in India for cleanliness is now also aspiring to become first in traffic management under guidance of IG Indore range Yogesh Deshmukh and DIG Indore Harinarayan Chari Mishra. The traffic police was instructed to find the problems and solution for the traffic jams, minor accidents and slow traffic for which the DSP traffic Umakant Choudhary with DSP Nitin Singh studied various roads, squares and lanes of different parts of Indore city and the conclusion for the poor traffic was that ... Read more
14.10.20 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs
MADHYA PRADESH MP: Jaora may become multipurpose industrial belt Amid lack of interest from industries for the proposed textile park at Jaora sugar mill in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (MPIDC) Indore has sent a proposal to convert the belt into a multipurpose industrial belt. The proposed industrial belt will be developed on around 100 hectare at an estimated cost of Rs 60 crore. The department is eyeing to attract around Rs 1,000 crore from around 200 medium and large industries. Initially the industry department had proposed to develop the Sugar mill at Jaora in Ratlam district into a textile park hoping to ... Read more
13.10.20 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs
MADHYA PRADESH ECI appoints Shri M K Das as Special Police Observer forBye-Elections in Madhya Pradesh The Election Commission of India (ECI) appoints retired IPS officer Shri Mrinal Kanti Das as Special Police Observer for forthcoming Bye-Elections to Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh. Shri Mrinal Kanti Das (Sh. M K Das) assigned to observe the conduct of bye-elections and poll preparedness, especially concerning security-related issues. INTERNATIONAL National Philately Day: 13 October The National Philately Day was celebrated on 13 October throughout the country. The Philately is the study of postage stamps and postal history. The day also ... Read more
11-12.10.20 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs
MADHYA PRADESH Contrary to national trend, growth rate of active cases rises in Madhya Pradesh Even though all the districts across the country witnessed a negative growth rate of active Covid-19 cases in the last one month, Madhya Pradesh has recorded a slight increase. The figures came to light after an analysis of national data of active cases. In a state like Madhya Pradesh where there’s more tribal population in remote areas and even sizes of districts are huge, the difference is bound to occur in district and national figures. INTERNATIONAL China formally joins WHO led COVAX initiative on COVID-19 ... Read more
10.10.20 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs
MADHYA PRADESH Cabinet clears investment promotion assistance for Oxygen plant in Babai Madhya Pradesh government has decided to facilitate investment promotion assistance for establishment of Mohasa Babai Industrial and Medical Gas production plant in Hoshangabad district. The committee decided to provide an assistance at the rate of 40% for a period of 7 years to Inox Limited under the Investment Promotion Scheme. The state government has also approved the license of power distribution through MPIDC, to the Inox Air Products Pvt. Ltd. of Mohasa Babai Industrial Area, a leading manufacturer of industrial gases in the country. INTERNATIONAL Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and ... Read more
09.10.20 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs
MADHYA PRADESH MP’s successful ‘conviction pattern’ for state soon: Anil Deshmukh The successful ‘conviction pattern’ of Madhya Pradesh would be analysed and implemented in Maharashtra to further improve the existing rate from 49%. Deshmukh also said the state’s conviction rate has improved from abysmal 8.5% to reach 49%. “We would be soon analysing MP’s conviction pattern to ascertain whether such a system can be implemented in the state too. Some other decisions are- Strict action being initiated against cyber and online fraudsters Disha Act would be passed ‘soon’, probably in the Winter session Strict vigil would be also kept on narcotics syndicates Pending ... Read more
08.10.20 Daily MPPSC (Madhya Pradesh) Current Affairs
MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh takes Rs 1,000 crore loan, debt rises to Rs 10,500 crore in 7 months Deep in debt, the MP government has again taken a loan of Rs 1,000 crore earlier this week. So far, the State government has taken loan of Rs 10,500 crore loan in the seven months since it came to power amid the raging Coronavirus crisis. The government has taken a loan almost every month. Sources said that the sevenyear loan will be repaid by 2032 and repayment will be done twice a year, in April and October. The government has also explained ... Read more