February 2018

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal government making efforts to improve law and order   During previous Congress regime in Himachal Pradesh, BJP made law and order situation a major political issue and had claimed to improve it on coming to power. Now after coming to power, BJP government has started the process to fulfill its poll promise. Chief Minister Jai … Read more 09.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Thakur to present Budget on March 9   Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will present his first Budget for 2018-19 on March 9 during the month-long Budget session of the Vidhan Sabha.   The session will commence on March 6 and continue till April 5. There will be a total of 17 … Read more 16.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Govt scraps sick units policy   The state Cabinet has finally scrapped the revival of sick Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME) units policy 2017, floated by the previous Congress government at the fag end of its tenure.   Since this policy was specially formulated to benefit steel units, which have incurred … Read more 07.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Rs 50 cr scheme to control stray cattle in Haryana Haryana Government said it is contemplating to implement a Rs 50 crore scheme to tackle the problem of stray cattle, especially foreign and crossbred cows. Under this scheme, 90 per cent female calf would be produced in the veterinary institutes of the … Read more 28.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Staff demands restoration of old pension scheme   The Himachal Pradesh New Pension Scheme Employees’ Federation has demanded to restore the old pension scheme for all state government employees.   Sanjiv Guleria, senior vice-president of the federation, has urged Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to consider the demand. Guleria said the state … Read more 14.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh govt in a fix over RUSA   Before the elections, BJP promised to scrap the credit system and semester system under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan(RUSA) in colleges of Himachal Pradesh. As the BJP is yet to take a decision to fulfill its poll promise, ABVP, the party’s student outfit, is pressing the demand … Read more 10.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Green activists oppose dams on Yamuna basin   Green activists have started opposing the construction of dams along the Yamuna basin. They claimed that cumulative geological impacts of three huge impoundments – Tehri, Kishau and Renuka Dam in almost parallel valleys of a Himalayan region – adjacent to one another are not even being … Read more 27.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   State Plan size pegged at Rs 6,300 cr   The State Plan size for the fiscal 2018-19 has been proposed for Rs. 6,300 crore which is Rs 600 crore more than last year, with an increase of 10.51 per cent.   This was stated by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while presiding … Read more 13.02.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs