July 2021

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh: IIT Mandi develops device to detect diseases in potato crop   Scientists from IIT Mandi have developed a computational model for automated disease detection in potato crops using photographs of its leaves. The research led by Srikant Srinivasan, associate professor, School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, IIT Mandi, in collaboration with the … Read more 20.07..21 Daily HPPSC Current Affair

HIMACHAL PRADESH     Himachal Pradesh to facilitate virtual learning for students Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur, while virtually addressing at the launching function of ‘Digital Saathi-Bacchon Ka Sahara, Phone Hamara’ programme at Shimla from Balichowki in Mandi district, said new technology had proved a boon to the students during the lockdown due to the pandemic … Read more 18-19.07..21 Daily HPPSC Current Affair

HIMACHAL PRADESH     Digital system Him SABE to monitor apple transport   Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj today launched a digital initiative, Him SABE (Surveillance of Apple Belt Economy), at Fagu, about 20 km from Shimla, to ensure real-time monitoring of apple boxes and vehicular movement. He said, “The initiative is an attempt to … Read more 17.07..21 Daily HPPSC Current Affair

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Shimla’s Govt Dental College 7th in survey   Himachal Pradesh Government Dental College, Shimla, has figured at the seventh position in the ‘most-economical colleges’ category in the country as per the survey conducted by a magazine. Principal Ashu Gupta congratulated the students and teachers for the achievement and informed that the college … Read more 16.07..21 Daily HPPSC Current Affair

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Kumarhatti’s MM hospital gets NABH accreditation   Maharishi Markandeshwar (MM) Hospital, Kumarhatti, has received the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals accreditation, which is the highest body which monitors hospital quality and safety standards. It is the second hospital in the state to attain this accreditation. MM medical college is the lone such … Read more 15.07..21 Daily HPPSC Current Affair

HIMACHAL PRADESH   13 industrial proposals cleared   As many as 13 proposals for setting up new industrial enterprises and expansion of the existing units involving the investment of about Rs 1,297.23 crore were approved at the 17th meeting of the State Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority here today under the chairmanship of Chief … Read more 14.07..21 Daily HPPSC Current Affair

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Pvt schools: Fee regulation draft Bill arbitrary   Unaided private school managements have questioned the legality of the draft Himachal Pradesh Private Schools (Regulation of Fee and other related matters) Bill-2021. They have dubbed its provisions as “arbitrary”, which will vest the right of the schools to determine the fee in the … Read more 13.07..21 Daily HPPSC Current Affair

HIMACHAL PRADESH   26 projects from Nahan and Paonta Sahib cleared, sent to banks for funding   Projects of 26 candidates were selected for funding under the Mukhmantri Swavalamban Yojna from Nahan and Paonta Sahib development blocks in Sirmaur district today. A committee headed by Deputy Commissioner Sirmaur RK Gautam selected these 26 projects worth … Read more 11.12.07..21 Daily HPPSC Current Affair

HIMACHAL PRADESH   In a first, Himachal to hold census of Asiatic black bear, leopard   Considering the increase in attacks on human beings, the wildlife wing of the Forest Department will hold a census of Asiatic black bear and common leopard with the help of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, and formulate a … Read more 10.07..21 Daily HPPSC Current Affair

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Nauni varsity, Shimla firm tie up for vinegar tech   Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, has signed an MoU with a Shimla-based food processing company for the production of apple cider vinegar based on the technology developed by its scientists. This is the second start-up that has signed … Read more 09.07..21 Daily HPPSC Current Affair