April 2021

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Govt ropes in consultant to prepare ecotourism development plan In a bid to tap the ecotourism potential in the hill state, Himachal Government has swung into action to prepare a comprehensive ecotourism development plan. The plan is being prepared following the directions of the Central Government. The comprehensive plan will identify … Read more 17-18.04.21 Daily HPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal CM directs to complete tourism projects in stipulated time Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday directed that all the ongoing tourism projects should be completed in stipulated time period and special focus must be laid on those projects which are nearing completion. The Chief Minister was presiding over a … Read more 22.04.21 Daily HPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH Himachal Pradesh govt deducts salary of its staff to upgrade health infra To deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Himachal Pradesh government has once again decided to deduct the salaries of its employees. According to an order issued by secretary (health), class I and II employees’ salary for two days would be deducted, … Read more 19.04.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal CM directs to complete tourism projects in stipulated time Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday directed that all the ongoing tourism projects should be completed in stipulated time period and special focus must be laid on those projects which are nearing completion. The Chief Minister was presiding over a … Read more 20.04.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Soon, a course on processing of medicinal plants   The Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, will soon introduce a vocational certificate course on entrepreneurship development in production and processing of medicinal and aromatic plants. The course will be among five vocational courses initiated under the World Bank-funded National … Read more 07.04.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH Himachal to have five more oxygen plants The state is unlikely to face oxygen shortage to fight the second corona wave. Apart from seven oxygen plants, already sanctioned for five medical colleges and two zonal hospitals (DDU and Dharamsala), the government is setting up oxygen plants at five more hospitals. “Of the initially … Read more 01.04.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   ike for Himachal Pradesh cops to tackle crime against women Himachal Pradesh police has launched the “Veerangna on Wheels” programme, under which woman police personnel in all 135 police stations of the state have been provided with two-wheelers to respond to calls about crimes against women. Under the programme, initiated as part … Read more 21.04.21 Daily HPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal honoured for surpassing targets of Ayushman Bharat   Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan felicitated Himachal Pradesh for surpassing the Ayushman Bharat targets last year. The Central Government had allocated a target of making 983 Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) functional in 2020-21, and by March 31 this year … Read more 16.04.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Environmentalists suggest Himachal Pradesh government to initiate steps to prevent global warming   Following the Uttarakhand glacier burst, the environmentalists in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh (HP) have brought government’s attention towards finding clean sources of energy, solving global warming issues, and dispelling myths about propagating hydropower projects as a clean source of energy … Read more 09.04.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Now, consumers can generate power bills in Himachal   Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited has come up with an innovative trust-based billing system for its domestic and commercial consumers with a load up to 20kw.   HPSEBL employees have been demanding the status of frontline workers as they are out in … Read more 28.04.21 Daily HPSC Current Affairs