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

09.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to digitise all historical records; 10k pages a day With an aim to protect old and fragile documents, the Rajasthan government is digitising 10,000 pages daily to preserve administrative and historical records of Rajputana’s princely states.   The move will further boost the state government’s effort to use technology to improve the lives … Read more

07-08.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan tops in number of universities, third in colleges in country   Rajasthan has topped the chart for having the most number of universities in the country. It stood third in number of colleges. The desert state has 78 universities (all types), followed by country’s most populous state Uttar Pradeshwith 72. Tamil Nadu, which is way … Read more

30.12.17 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   CM invites PM to attend concluding ceremony of Ekatm Yatra in Omkareshwar   Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend the concluding ceremony of the Shankaracharya Ekatma Yatra at Omkareshwar on January 22. Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met the Prime Minister at his official residence in New Delhi.   The chief minister also discussed … Read more

28.12.17 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh HC directs Centre, state for awareness on POCSO Act   Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court directed the Centre and state government to generate awareness about the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) on the lines of ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign promoting sanitation.   According to the order, … 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