Himachal Pradesh PCS Free Notes
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HIMACHAL PRADESH Policy to combat drug menace soon The police will undertake exhaustive documentation of the areas under narcotic cultivation and the extent of problem to prepare a policy framework so that a sustained campaign for eradication, enforcement, awareness and rehabilitation can be undertaken against the drug menace. Having constituted a task … Read more 06-12-2017 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Electric bus starts plying between Kullu, Manali Eco-friendly electric buses purchased by the HRTC to ply on the Manali-Rohtang Pass road have been put into operation between Kullu and Manali. The buses were purchased following the directions of The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directing the state government to explore the possibility … Read more 03/04-12-2017 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH A first: Electric vans in most towns soon Being considered as a major step towards switch over to eco-friendly electric transport, 50-seater electric vans are likely to start plying in almost all the major urban centres of the state by next month. The Screening Committee headed by the Chief Secretary … Read more 02-12-2017 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Achhe din for state on power front The news of enhanced revenue from the power sector this time as compared to recent years has come as a big relief to the cash-strapped government with Rs 927 crore coming to the exchequer from the sale of power. It is after two-three … Read more 28.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Shimla at risk, NGT prohibits construction on 45-degree slope To reduce the risk of landslides in Shimla and nearby areas, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the departments concerned to ensure no construction activity takes place on slopes that are over 45 degrees steep. The tribunal said that the slope in soft … Read more 25.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Chinese electric buses dent Modi’s Make-in-India drive “Made in China and assembled in Hyderabad”, the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) has been running two electric buses from Manali to Rohtang Pass since September. The electric buses have become a hit but it has dented the Prime Minister’s ‘Make in India’ campaign. … Read more 24.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Chill sets in, power generation dips by 70% Himachal faces a shortage of over 9 lakh units of electricity every day. This month, the power generation dropped by 70 per cent due to the onset of winter. The board is now buying electricity from energy exchange to meet the increasing demand … Read more 22.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH With onset of winters, man-animal conflict starts in Himachal Pradesh With the onset of winters, man-animal conflict has started in Himachal Pradesh. As the wild animals are venturing inside the human habitations, people are scared about their safety. While instances of leopard attacks have been reported from Kinnaur and Una districts, then it is the … Read more 21.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Adhocism plagues higher education in state The Himachal government has adopted ‘exploitative practice’ of recruiting teachers in government colleges as guest faculty and via PTA route. While the regulatory commission of the state government was penalising the private colleges and universities for not paying proper scales to their teachers, it was … Read more 15.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH India’s first voter caught in ‘cap politics’ Even as the political destiny of 337 contesting candidates is locked in the electronic voting machines (EVMs) till the counting of votes on December 18, “politics of cap” has once again occupied the centre stage in the state. The “maroon versus green … Read more 12-13.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs