Minister Shri Narendra Modi Archives - MPPCS Exam Preparation

Malnutrition,its causes and effects and Govt. programmes for supplementary Nutrition

WHO Defines Malnutrition as “Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition addresses 3 broad groups of conditions: undernutrition, which includes wasting (low weight-for-height), stunting (low height-for-age) and underweight (low weight-for-age); micronutrient-related malnutrition, which includes micronutrient deficiencies (a lack of important vitamins and minerals) or … Read more

31.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current

MADHYA PRADESH Farmers being encouraged to take up horticulture In order to double the farmers’ income in the State, the farmers are being encouraged to take other horticulture crops beside traditional crops like wheat and soybean. It may be mentioned that the area of fruits bearing trees was 47 thousand 856 hectare in … Read more

04.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh to set tourism plan worth Rs 100 Crores Madhya PradeshTourism Minister Surendra Patwa that the government is likely to introduce a plan worth Rs 100 crore. The plan is aimed at providing better facilities for the people visiting the state and to avoid inconvenience for pilgrims coming from across … Read more

11.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Rs 335 crore granted for school education expansion in Bhopal For the expansion of secondary and higher secondary education, the approval for expenditure of Rs 335.24 crore was granted in a State Cabinet meeting. With this, the scheme of upgradation of 820 high schools and 540 higher secondary schools will be … Read more

11.11.17 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Prez Unveils Jhalkari Bai’s Statue President Ramnath Kovind unveiled the statue of Jhalkari Bai, Rani Lakshmi Bai’s assistant at Guru Tegh Bahadur Complex. It may be noted that Jhalkari Bai was born in a poor Kori family. She joined Rani Lakshmi Bai’s army like an ordinary soldier. Later she was … Read more

12.10.17 Madhya Pradesh (MPPCS) Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH In Madhya Pradesh, marry a widow, get Rs 2 Lakh Marry a widow and get Rs 2 lakh. That’s the Madhya Pradesh social justice department’s brainwave to promote widow remarriage. The catch is that the bride must be aged below 45 years. The government said it was the first such initiative … Read more

04.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch nutrition mission To reduce the level of stunting, undernutrition, anemia and low birth weight in babies, the Centre has included 24 districts of Rajasthan in the first phase of National Nutrition Mission (NMM), which is expected to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jhunjhunu on January 22. In the first phase, 315 … Read more

02-12-2017 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affair

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh tops country in abduction with 17 victims a day in 2016 Every day, on an average, 17 children were kidnapped in Madhya Pradesh, reveals the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Thursday. Around 6,016 cases of kidnapping and abduction of children have been registered in the 2016 … Read more

21 & 22.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Mandawar becomes second liquor-free village in Rajasthan Mandawar in Bhim tehsil of Rajsamand district has become the second alcohol-free village of the state after Kachhbali. The referendum on Saturday saw 59.86 % of voters demanding removal of liquor shops from the area. Of the total registered 2,711 voters, 1,779 participated in the poll. Of these, 1,623 … Read more

23.11.17 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affair

MADHYA PRADESH MP to have Padmavati chapter in school textbooks: Shivraj Singh Chouhan Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced plans to introduce a chapter on the life of Rani Padmavati in school textbooks in Madhya Pradeshfrom next academic year. The chief minister said, “Rani Padmavati is the rashtramata and a chapter on her life will be included in … Read more