04.05.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Ten districts electrified under saubhagya   Under Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna ‘Saubhagya’ 10 districts of the State have been provided with the electricity. The target of providing cent percent electricity connection has been completed under Saubhagya scheme.   The 10 districts include Aagar Malwa, Mandsaur, Indore, Khandwa, Neemuch, Dewas, Ratlam, Harda, Ashok … Read more

Agro-climatic zones of Madhya Pradesh

Agro-climatic zones of Madhya Pradesh There are 11 agro-climatic zones in Madhya Pradesh. Malwa Plateau: Indore, Dhar, (Dhar, Badnawar, Sardarpur tehsils) Shajapur, Mandsour, Nimuch, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas Rajgarh districts and Petlawad tehsil of Jhabua district. Vindhyan Plateau: Bhopal, Vidisha, Sehore (Sehore, Ashta, Ichhawar, Narsullaganj tehsils) Raisen (Raisen, Gairatganj, Begamganj, Silwani, Goharganj, Udaipura tehsils), Damoh, Guna … Read more

Kautilya

Kautilya was the Prime Minister of Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta found the Mauryan Empire with his help. Arthashastra was written by him. It is the most important source for writing the history of the Mauryas and is divided into 15 adhikarnas or sections and 180 Prakaranas or subdivi­sions. It has about 6,000 slokas. The book was … Read more

01.05.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Contrary to govt’s claims, large number of MP villages yet to be electrified Amid government claims of rural electrification, people in a large number of villages in the backward region of Bundelkhand continue to languish in darkness as there is no electricity supply. There are dozens of such villages in Chhatarpur alone.   For hundreds of villages … Read more

28.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Shivraj opens state’s first poultry feed plant in Itarsi   Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan  inaugurated Madhya Pradesh’s first poultry feed pellet manufacturing unit in Itarsi ThE unit has been set up by Madhya Pradesh Women Poultry Producers Company Pvt Ltd (MPWPCL) — which has been incorporated as a producer company under ‘Companies Act’.   The cooperative … Read more

24.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Mp govt clears rs 3,250 cr for dist roads construction   The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved Rs. 3,250 crore for the construction and up gradation of the main district roads in the State.   Eighty seven roads of 2,143 km long roads will … Read more

READ: Interlinking of Rivers

Note: READ id our New Initiative to cover two Topics (Weekly) of Current Importance in Detail with Specific focus on Prelims and Mains Exam After Cauvery: A look at other inter-state water tussles   The Supreme Court on February 16 delivered its verdict on Cauvery river water sharing between Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Puducherry, bringing an … Read more

12.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Government will start anubhuti programme: shivraj   Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the State Government will start Anubhuti programme in which students will be taken to villages. In villages even today one learns to live together in harmony.   Chouhan said that the life in a village is amazing. In villages, … Read more

10.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Govt schools in Madhya Pradesh to be named after martyrs   The school education department is going to rename state-run schools after police and Army martyrs. The home ministry has asked the government to include names of martyred CRPF and BSF personnel as well.   Department is preparing a list of names to be given to government schools. Officials said martyrs from … Read more