May 2021

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Highest GST mop-up of Rs429 cr in April   The State Excise and Taxation Department collected revenue of Rs 642 crore in April 2021 in comparison to Rs 76 crore collected during the same period last year. The department has registered a growth of 9 per cent in April 2021 in comparison … Read more 07.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Lacunae in Land Act plugged to prevent tea garden land sale   Sale of land under tea gardens may not be possible in Himachal now as the state government has decided to do away with certain provisions in the Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972, which had left gaping holes … Read more 06.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   PRIs must provide all help to patients: CM Himachal   Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur exhorted elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to come forward to help in timely shifting of Covid patients under home isolation to hospital.   The Chief Minister urged the elected representatives to keep a strict vigil … Read more 05.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal’s oxygen quota doubled to 30 MT   The Central Government has enhanced the liquid oxygen quota of Himachal from 15 metric tonnes (MT) to 30 MT following a request by the state government.   As many as 2,100 patients in the state were on oxygen support till last evening and their … Read more 04.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Sanitation workers to get Rs 2K as incentive for three months   All sanitation workers in the urban local bodies (ULBs), including municipal corporations, municipal councils, nagar parishads and nagar panchayats, will be given an incentive of Rs 2,000 per month for April, May and June, 2021, keeping in view the vital … Read more 03.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal sees 60% rise in suicide cases   The Covid-19 pandemic has increased the risk of psychiatric disorders, exacerbating suicidal behaviour. In Himachal, 218 persons ended their lives in the first three months of this year, an increase of over 60 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year. Uncertain future … Read more 01-02.05.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs