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HIMACHAL PRADESH Deal with NZ to boost apple output Experts from New Zealand will provide its latest technology and “world’s best apple management practices” to the state orchardists under the Rs1,134 crore horticulture-modernisation project that aims at increasing fruit productivity to make Himachal’s apple competent in international market. The project aims … Read more 21 & 22.01.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH ‘112’ to be common no. for all emergency services The state Police Department will replace emergency call number ‘100’ with ‘112’ under the Centre’s Nationwide Emergency Respond System (NERS). People in distress will have to dial ‘112’ for police assistance. Under this project, ‘112’ will be the single common number … Read more 19.01.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH State to have 6 waste mgmt plants The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has stepped up its efforts to set up solid waste management plants in the state following high court directions. As many as six such plants are supposed to be set up at Baddi, Mandi, Kangra, Chamba, Sirmaur and … Read more 11.01.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Mardi is new DGP The government today appointed SR Mardi, at present posted as DGP, Home Guards and Civil Defence, as new DGP of the state. An IPS officer of 1986 batch of the Himachal cadre, Mardi has replaced Somesh Goyal. He was promoted as the DGP in 2014. During … Read more 10.01.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Himachal Pradesh to settle 52-year-old power arrears with Punjab and Haryana The Himachal PradeshCabinet approved settling over half a century old electricity arrears with Punjab and Haryana in three Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) projects in compliance with a Supreme Court order in terms of differential energy return. The differential energy … Read more 05.01.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Industrial package for HP, others soon The BJP-led NDA regime is proposing to come out with a new industrial package for Himachal, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and North-Eastern states, which will go a long way in helping these attracting industry with big investments. An indication to this effect has … Read more 04.01.18 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Tourist hotspots to be developed: Govind Forests, Transport and Youth Services and Sports Minister Govind Singh Thakur said that work on ropeways at tourist hotspots in the state would be started soon to promote tourism. He said monorails would also be started to visit areas that were yet to be explored. … Read more 29.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Polyhouse Scheme fails to achieve desired results The Polyhouse Sheme launched by the previous BJP government in the state has failed to produce desired results. Despite the fact that nearly Rs 300 crore was spent on the scheme to provide polyhouses to farmers and make the state the bowl of … Read more 27.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Massive spurt in drug trafficking in border villages After a brief lull, drug trafficking has witnessed a massive spurt in the border villages of Nurpur and Indora subdivisions in Kangra district. Unlike opium and poppy husk, preferred by addicts in the past, chitta, a synthetic intoxicant, has become the ‘’drug of … Read more 23.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs
HIMACHAL PRADESH Literacy rate low among slum kids: Survey With little focus on enrolling children in anganwari centres or schools, a low literacy level has been noticed among the children of jhuggi dwellers residing in the state’s industrial hub of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN). A survey conducted by revenue staff revealed that there were … Read more 22.12.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs