MPPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, MPPCS Test Series
BACKGROUND OF Russian Revolution By 1917, most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of Czar Nicholas II. Government corruption was rampant, the Russian economy remained backward, and Nicholas repeatedly dissolved the Duma, the Russian parliament established after the 1905 revolution, when it opposed his will. However, the immediate cause of the February Revolution–the … Read more
POST INDEPENDENT ERA The era after India’s independence from colonial rule starts with its partition into two halves – India and Pakistan. Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor General of free India and M.A. Jinnah that of Pakistan. The transition was violent, with blood curling massacres all over the country, ample proof to the historic … Read more
Indus Valley Civilization Indus Valley Civilization was the first major civilization in south Asia, which spread across a vast area of land in present day India and Pakistan (around 12 lakh sq.km). The time period of mature Indus Valley Civilization is estimated between BC. 2700- BC.1900 i.e. for 800 years. But early Indus Valley Civilization had … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Mukhyamantri krishak samraddhi yojana launched Mukhyamantri Krishak Samraddhi Yojana has been launched to enhance the productivity of main agriculture crops like wheat, red lentil, mustard and paddy and to encourage the fair average quality production in the State. Under the scheme, an incentive amount of Rs 200 per quintal will be … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Now place order for Kadaknath chicken on Madhya Pradesh’s new App The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a mobile application to market its protein rich premium breed of chicken – Kadaknath – to connect poultries in the country. The App, developed by state cooperatives department, would be available on Google Play Store. Minister of state (MoS) for cooperatives Vishwas Sarang said … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH MP chief minister gets Rs 2,000 crore from Union govt for road repairs The Union ministry of surface transport has approved a sum of Rs 2,000 crore under the CRF fund for repair of dilapidated road in Madhya Pradesh. The approval came after chief minister Chouhan met Union minister Nitin Gadkari and apprised him … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh to raise retirement age for govt employees to 62 years Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday announced raising the retirement age of state government employees to 62 years from the current 60 years. The state government had made a provision for reservation for SC/ST employees in promotion, which was set aside by … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH MP to continue giving loans to farmers at zero interest State cabinet headed by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan decided to continue with giving agricultural loans to farmers at 0% interest. Government has also decided to increase the deadline for Short term Crop Loan scheme from March 28 to April 27. … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH MP has the highest number of tribal habitations fully covered by Drinking Water supply The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has informed that under the Scheme ‘National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), 10% of the total allocation of funds is earmarked to be used for the supply of drinking water … Read more
MADHYA PRADESH 21% jump in farm suicides in Madhya Pradesh Every eight hours, a farmer committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh in 2016. It was a year that saw 1,321 farmer suicides — the highest since 2013. And while farm suicides dropped by up to 10% elsewhere in the country between 2014 and 2016, MP saw a rise. National Crime Records … Read more