18.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Govt doing its best to curb child mortality   State Government is putting in all possible efforts to reduce child mortality rate in the State. In the year 2017-18 till December, nearly 60,000 children have been freed from malnutrition. As many as 79,458 malnourished children have been treated in the year 2016-17 in … Read more

13.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh unlikely to meet under-5 mortality target   In the absence of well-defined data on infant mortality rate (IMR) and under 5 mortality rate ((U5MR) across districts, residences, social classes and genders, the IMR and U5MR continue to be the highest in Madhya Pradesh. Despite the continuing trends of decline, Madhya Pradesh is not likely to … Read more

12.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh mulls new habitat for elephants The state government is considering to declare Sanjay National Park as an elephant habitat considering jumbos’ straying into Siddhi and Singrauli districts from other states.   The area adopted by elephants in MP has a rich vegetation, including bamboo shoots — their favourite food. In July 2017, a herd of elephants had … Read more

02.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Bundelkhand in the grip of ganja addiction There has been an alarming rise of ganja consumption in the backward region of Bundelkhandin Madhya Pradesh. More than 1,000 kilograms of ganja was seized in Sagar district in the last six months and police said it is just the tip of the iceberg. Another disturbing trend … Read more

01.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   High quality pistols from Madhya Pradesh a rage among criminals The country-made high quality pistols have become a new rage among newbie smugglers in western Rajasthan who have thrived post government ban on the sale of poopy husk in the state in 2016. The Special Operations Group (SOG) which had sized 14 guns and numerous magazines from … Read more

26.12.17 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   New norms to smooth hiccups on liquor vends location ruling in MP   The excise department is reworking its guidelines to clear the existing ambiguity in rules regarding location of liquor shops along highways in Madhya Pradesh. Once issued, the guidelines will chalk out details regarding rules for opening new liquor shops in urban areas and on national or … Read more