Dec 2019

HIMACHAL PRADESH Himachal CM wants nodal officers for each project   Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur has directed officers to appoint nodal officers for each major project for which MoUs had been signed with prospective entrepreneurs.   139 MoUs with investment worth Rs 7,242 crore were signed after the Global Investors’ Meet held at Dharamshala.   Eight MoUs … Read more 27.12.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh in India’s top 5 with 333sq km forest surge Even as 960 hectares of forest land was diverted for the non-forestry purposes between January 1, 2015 and February 5, 2019, the forest cover in Himachal Pradesh increased by 333.52 sq km as compared to the previous assessment reported in 2017, the data released as … Read more 25.12.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH 8.4 lakh unemployed in state Minister for Industries Bikram Thakur, informed the house that till July this year 8,43,470 unemployed were registered with the employment department of the state. The minister also informed that in the last one year the present government had provided 1,46,961 jobs to employed youth in the state. These … Read more 01-02.12.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Forest Dept ropes in schoolkids to enhance green cover   The Forest Department has roped in schoolchildren to ensure their participation and cooperation in protecting forest and enhancing the green cover which is vital for environment protection.   The department had started the Van Mitra scheme with a view to inculcating the … Read more 07.12.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh approved to sell Yamuna water The Himachal Pradesh State Cabinet approved to sign the memorandum of understanding (MoU) to sell the water of River Yamuna from Maharashtra’s share at Tajewala corridor.   The Yamuna is the longest tributary in India. It originates from the Yamunotri Glacier. It is the second-largest tributary river of the … Read more 03.12.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Chitkara varsity placed 7th in swachh ranking   Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, ranks seventh on the list of cleanest higher education institutions in the country in the Swachh Campus Ranking-2019 of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.   The Swachh Campus Ranking is an exercise to rank higher educational … Read more 14.12.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH     HP gets highest ice-skating rink in Kaza   The highest ice-skating artificial rink at an altitude of 3,720 metre has been set up in the remote Kaza town in Spiti by the government.   The aim of setting up the rink is to promote ice-skating and hockey among the youth, an … Read more 17.12.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Rohtang tunnel in Himachal Pradesh named as Atal tunnel Prime Minister Narendra Modi named Rohtang passageway in Himachal Pradesh as Atal Tunnel to mark the 95th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The strategic Atal tunnel will change the fortunes of this region and will help in promoting tourism … Read more 21.12.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH     Himachal on fiscal correction path, CAG report shows Comptroller and auditor general of India (CAG) in its latest report for year ending March 31, 2018, tabled in the state assembly on Saturday stated that Himachal Pradesh was on a fiscal correction path. However, the state has not yet amended the Fiscal Responsibility and Budgetary … Read more 06.12.19 Himachal Pradesh (HPPSC) Daily Current Affairs