September 2019

29-30.09.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh: Soon, senior citizens to get state-of-the-art pay and stay facility in Bhopal   The state government is developing a state-of-the-art old-age home facility in the Madhya Pradesh capital. The occupants will have to pay the charges.   The department has been allotted five acres of land for the purpose. If things move as planned, the first of its kind old-age home would be ready in the next one-and-half years. It would be set up at a cost of Rs 11 crore.       INTERNATIONAL ·       Kristalina Georgieva appointed new IMF chief   Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva has been ... Read more

28.09.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh slips 1 spot in NITI Aayog education ranking   Madhya Pradesh has slipped one rank from 14th spot in Niti Aayog’s School Education Quality Index (SEQI). The Niti Aayog ranking released on Monday evaluated all states and Union territories (UTs) on basis of two categories — outcomes and governance processing aiding outcomes. Madhya Pradesh, which is one of the 20 large states, has slipped one rank to 15, whereas 18 states have improved overall performances score between 2015-16 and 2016-17.   Ministry of human resource development (MHRD), World Bank and sector experts are key stakeholders that have developed the collaborative ... Read more

27.09.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   ·       Wildlife week to be observed from October 1 ð Wildlife Week will be celebrated from October 1 to 7 in all the tiger reserves, national parks and sanctuaries of the state. ð The Forest Minister’s message will be disseminated in the village panchayats and fair-markets etc. during the Wildlife Week to create awareness about wildlife conservation. Programmes will be organized in at least two joint forest committees in each zone. Local community, devotional song groups, artists etc. will also be included in the programmes. Drama, painting competitions and other programmes on wildlife conservation will be held. ... Read more

26.09.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   ·         MP cabinet approves amendment for indirect election of mayors ð  The Madhya Pradesh cabinet decided to amend the existing rules governing municipal body elections and reinstate the earlier system of indirect of mayors and chairpersons. ð  Municipal body elections are due in January next year. Since 1998, voters in Madhya Pradesh have been directly electing mayors and chairpersons of municipal bodies. The 74th Amendment of the Constitution in 1992 gave constitutional status to municipal bodies and states had to conduct elections.       INTERNATIONAL ·         US sanctions Iran’s central bank in highest ever sanctions on a nation   ... Read more

25.09.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh to frame senior citizen discount policy   Senior citizens in Madhya Pradesh would get discount in hotels and restaurants. Madhya Pradesh spirituality department is formulating a senior citizen discount policy. State government has taken lead from Hong Kong where such a system is prevalent. Restaurant owners would be convinced to fix a per cent of discount it would offer to senior citizens.   Rajya Anand Sansthan (happiness department)- the first such in country, which has been merged in the Adhyaatm (Spirituality) department, has a force of over 50,000 volunteers known as Anandaks, who are working in the state to spread happiness. ... Read more

24.09.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   MP government plans to privatise power to cut down losses   The state government is gradually trying to implement its plan to privatize power in state.   Two plans have been put up before the government — the first is to set up a franchise model and the second is to allow private firm to open its discom. In the franchise model, the government would give the distribution and revenue collection to a firm, while in the second model a new discom would be opened by the private firm in a region.   Power tariff in MP is ... Read more

22-23.09.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Govinda will be MP brand ambassador   Actor Govinda will be the brand ambassador of Madhya Pradesh and will help promote the state’s traditions and tourist places.   Govinda (55), one of the most successful Bollywood stars in the 1990s, had a five-year stint as Congress Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai North constituency, having defeated BJP heavyweight Ram Naik in 2004.   The state government was planning to set up a film city as several productions units are visiting places like Maheshwar, Mandu and Bhopal to shoot movies.     INTERNATIONAL ·       Google honours mountaineer Junko Tabei ... Read more

21.09.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh seeks Rs 11,881 crore financial package for flood relief   Madhya Pradesh government has sought a financial package of Rs 11,881 crore from the Centre for flood relief and rehabilitation.   Thirty-six out of 52 districts in the state have been badly affected due to incessant rains causing extensive damages in 8,000 villages spread across 186 out of total 385 tehsils. Crops on 24 lakh hectare land have been damaged affecting more than 22 lakh farmers. Total agricultural losses have been estimated at Rs 9600 crores.     Preliminary assessment indicated that state roads including ... Read more

20.09.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   ·          Madhya Pradesh: App for swift settlement of forest land claims ready ð  The state government’s ‘Van Mitra’ app is ready for launch. ð  The app has been bought by the MP government for processing claims of over 3.60 lakh forest dwellers, whose claim over land of their habitat was rejected during the previous regime as ‘bogus’. ð  All the rejected claims and even new ones on land under Forest Rights’ Act- 2006 would be processed online bringing in more transparency and less human intervention in the processing of claims. ð  In the online processing of claims, ... Read more

19.09.19 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Daily Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   MP players bag several medals   In the West Zone Fencing Championship, the players of Madhya Pradesh performed brilliantly, winning one gold medal, one silver medal and three bronze medals on the second and final day.   With this, Madhya Pradesh captured a total of 10 medals, including four gold, two silver and four bronze in the championship.   At the Rajiv Gandhi Technological University State Level Karate Championship held in Vidisha last day, Riddhi Chaubey of Madhya Pradesh State Karate Academy won the gold medal in the individual women’s kumite competition of Senior Women – 66 ... Read more