February 2018

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Rs 6,300-crore annual plan size for state   The Himachal Pradesh State Planning Board approved the annual plan size of Rs 6,300 crore for 2018-19 at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. This year’s plan marked an increase of 10.51 per cent. Last year, the amount was Rs 5,700 … Read more 20.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   University seeks Rs 140-crore grant   Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) has sought a grant of Rs 140 crore to meet its expenditure of Rs 221 crore. In the last budget, the state government had released Rs 100 crore as grant-in-aid. The income generated by the university from its own resources was Rs … Read more 21.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   From March 31, green fee will be collected for entering Shimla   The Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to charge the app-based green fee from all tourist and outstation vehicles entering Shimla from March 31, if all goes as planned. The proposal has been in the pipeline for the last five … Read more 23.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   CMO gets new software to keep an eye on ‘100 days’ targets   To monitor the target set for different departments for the first 100 days period of the new government, Himachal chief minister Jai Ram Thakur-led government in Himachal Pradesh has got a software developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC). The Project Monitoring Cell established … Read more 24.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Team visits Himachal Pradesh village to assess its heritage value   A team of HP government and Archeological Survey of India (ASI) visited Haripur Guler in Kangra district on the villagers’ request to assess its heritage value. Accompanied by residents and local legislator Hoshiar Singh, the joint team of tourism, language and culture departments and ASI … Read more 25-26.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh launches new model to help distressed farmers   Himachal Pradesh governor Acharya Devvraton slammed agri-scientists for not working on ground realities to curb farmer deaths across the country and help increase their incomes.   He was speaking at the launch of zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) project in the presence of chief … Read more 08.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Global tender again for 960 MW Jangi hydel project soon The Himachal Pradesh government is going to float global tender for the 960 MW Jangi-Thopan-Powari hydro power project proposed at Satluj basin in Kinnaur district. The state power department has taken the decision to invite global bids for this mega project within next three months. For … Read more 11-12.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Sex ratio: Report shows substantial drop in Himachal   A NITI Aayog report released recently has shown that sex ratio at birth in Himachal Pradesh has recorded a substantial drop. In the base year (2012-14) The state had a sex ratio of 938 girls for every 1,000 boys but in the reference year (2013-15) it came … Read more 18.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs