March2021

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Crop diversification project’s phase II likely to begin soon   The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is expected to be signed by the end of March for a loan agreement of Rs 1,010 crore under the phase II of the HP Crop Diversification Promotion Project (HPCDP). Presiding over the governing council meeting … Read more 19.03.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh: Salooni maize may get GI status in near future   After rumal, maize is likely to be the second product of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh to obtain Geographical Indication (GI) after district administration wrote to HP Council for Science Technology and Environment for the grant of GI for the … Read more 18.03.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH    Himachal Pradesh Loktantra Prahari Bill passed Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed the Himachal Pradesh Loktantra Prahari Bill, 2021. With this, now 81 people of the state who were jailed during emergency in 1975 will get “samman rashi” (honorarium) ranging from Rs 8,000 to Rs 12000. Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur, while placing the bill in … Read more 17.03.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Punjab, Himachal Pradesh lagging in WDC-PMKSY: Parl panel   The parliamentary standing committee on rural development has expressed its disappointment on the progress of implementation of watershed development component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDCPMKSY) projects in five states, including Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.   The department of land resources informed the parliamentary standing committee that … Read more 14-15.03.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh govt seeks Rs 1,420 crore for two airports   Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur has requested the Centre to release Rs 1,420 crore for creation of new greenfield airport in Mandi district, expansion of existing airport at Kangra and upgrade of civic amenities in the state.   Thakur said air connectivity … Read more 13.03.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh budget 2021-22 promises 12,000 new houses for poor, filling 30,000 functional posts   Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday presented Rs 50,192 crore budget estimates for 2021-22. Promise of 12,000 new houses to poor people, filling up 30,000 functional posts and launch of Rs 31,000 Shangun scheme for … Read more 12.03.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh first to launch e-Cabinet system: Governor   Governor Bandaru Dattatreya while addressing the budget session of Himachal Pradesh Assembly, said the state government has launched the e-Cabinet system, which runs on e-Cabinet software, to conduct meetings of the council of ministers. This probably makes Himachal the first state in the country to implement an end to … Read more 11.03.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Ginger production in Himachal Pradesh to be doubled in next 5-6 years   Himachal Pradesh is all set to double the production of ginger in next 5-6 years as government’s ‘one district, one product’ scheme will provide a shot in the arm for ginger growers in Sirmaur districts. Sirmaur is the largest … Read more 10.03.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Environmentalists suggest Himachal Pradesh government to initiate steps to prevent global warming   Following the Uttarakhand glacier burst, the environmentalists in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh (HP) have brought government’s attention towards finding clean sources of energy, solving global warming issues, and dispelling myths about propagating hydropower projects as a clean source of energy … Read more 09.03.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh University council okays Rs284 cr budget   The Executive Council (EC) of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) approved a budget of Rs 284 crore for 2021-22 with a deficit of Rs 30 crore. The EC, which held its first regular meeting of 2021 under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor Sikander Kumar, also … Read more 06.03.21 Daily HPPSC Current Affairs