May 2021

HIMACHAL PRADESH   The Low-Cold Apple Varieties Developed By Farmer in Himachal State Are Widely Spread   A Himachal Pradesh farmer has created an innovative self-pollinating apple variety that does not require long chilling hours to flower and set fruit.   Commercial cultivation of this apple variety has started in the low-lying areas of  Himachal … Read more 30-31.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal CM thanks Prime Minister for increasing subsidy on DAP fertilizers   Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing relief to farmers of the country and state by increasing the subsidy on Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizers by 140 percent. The Chief Minister said … Read more 29.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal to have excise police to stop smuggling of liquor Himachal would now have excise police to check the inter-state and intra-state smuggling of liquor, illicit trade and bootlegging of liquor. Giving approval to the excise policy for financial year 2021-22, the state cabinet on Monday approved in principle to have excise … Read more 28.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Covid Care mobile app to connect Covid patients with doctors   To facilitate the home isolated Covid-19 patients, the State Government has launched Himachal Covid Care mobile app to connect asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with their designated doctors. Through this app, doctors will be able to monitor the health status … Read more 27.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   HP launches ‘Ayush Ghar-Dwar’ Himachal Government has launched ‘Ayush Ghar-Dwar’ program to keep the home isolated Covid-19 positive patients healthy by practicing Yoga. Health and Family Welfare and AYUSH Minister Dr Rajiv Saizal on Friday launched the program and also unveiled a booklet related to the program. This program has been started … Read more 26.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Defer use of biometric machines for PDS ration: Depot holders   The Himachal Pradesh State Depots’ Association has urged the state government to defer the use of biometric machines for the distribution of ration to card holders in all government fair price shops in the state immediately. Association’s state spokesperson Sudarshan Sharma … Read more 25.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Wheat procurement increased in state The wheat procurement in the state has surpassed the last year’s level by 30 per cent. Four new centres have been opened to purchase wheat from farmers after strict restrictions were announced by Punjab and Haryana in the wake of the Covid pandemic. Around 4,500 MT of … Read more 24.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal’s first flower mandi to be set up at Parwanoo   The work to construct the state’s first flower mandi at Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC), Parwanoo has begun with 10 shops and an auction platform to be constructed till June-end.   Floriculture is practiced in Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Chamba, Bilaspur, Kullu, … Read more 22-23.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal’s 10 private universities offer space for isolation centres   Private universities in the state have volunteered to provide space for micro Covid and quarantine centres with the assistance of the state government. As most of the students have returned home and online studies are going on, the accommodation at the private … Read more 21.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Covid has killed more men than women in Himachal: Data   Covid-19 has been harsher on men than women in the state. Of the 1,484 deaths till Saturday, 970 men (65.4 per cent) and 514 women (34.6 per cent) have succumbed to the virus. According to data made available by the health … Read more 20.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs