Current Affairs for CGPCS

CHHATTISGARH C’garh gets top award for foodgrain production   Chhattisgarh received the award for being the top most state in the country in the field of foodgrain production, registering 28.68 per cent more crops than the last year.   Rice production in the state has increased 39 per cent from year 2003-04 to year 2013-14, … Read more 24-25.06.18 (CGPCS) Chhattisgarh Current Affairs

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh bags national award   Chhattisgarh bags the Third spot in ‘Sampoorna Swachhta Abhiyaan’ (Urban) in the country. Union Housing and Urban development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri presented the Swachhta Survey report-2018 in New Delhi on Thursday at a programme sponsored by the ‘Scotch Summit’.   The Urban Administration Department officials informed Chhattisgarh bagged … Read more 23.06.18 (CGPCS) Chhattisgarh Current Affairs

CHHATTISGARH More than 36,000 solar pumps installed under saur sujala yojana   Nearly 36 thousand 393 solar pumps have been installed in various parts of the state till date under Saur Sujala Yojana. Besides, while installation of nearly 20 thousand solar pumps has been proposed.   Officials informed that Saur Sujala Yojana was launched in … Read more 22.06.18 (CGPCS) Chhattisgarh Current Affairs

CHHATTISGARH Raman singh launches state-wide ‘sports for development’ project   Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh launched the UNICEF-sponsored state-wide ‘Sports for Development’ project at Bhatagaon-based Nagar Mata Binni Bai Sonkar Government Higher Secondary School.   The project envisages that in school children can learn by fun through play/sports as per the developed modules of different … Read more 20.06.18 (CGPCS) Chhattisgarh Current Affairs

CHHATTISGARH State uses Rs 1200 cr own funds on power infrastructures: singh   Government of Chhattisgarh for last 15 years has done significant work for expansion of electricity infrastructure. Centre has been providing assistance to State Governments but Chhattisgarh through its own budgetary allocation has spent more than Rs 12000 crore. Due to which in … Read more 21.06.18 (CGPCS) Chhattisgarh Current Affairs

CHHATTISGARH • Chhattisgarh organises ‘tourism on wheels’ from june 30 to july 1  Chhattisgarh Tourism Board for attracting the youth for undertaking bicycle ride including adventure and promoting ‘Bicycle Tourism’ is organising ‘Tourism on Wheels’ from June 30 to July 1, 2018 from Raipur-Dhamtari-Gangrel (Around 90 kilometres).  It is being organised with Tour … Read more 19.06.18 (CGPCS) Chhattisgarh Current Affairs

CHHATTISGARH State planning panel suggests dedicated rail corridor   A dedicated rail corridor from Raigarh-Ambikapur-Korba-Bilaspur-Raipur-Naya Raipur-Dhamtari-Kanker-Kondagaon-Jagdalpur-Dantewada in Chhattisgarh had been suggested by State Planning Commission in its report published recently.   The State Government can develop the rail corridor through Indian Railways in the form of SPV or JV route.   Notably, it may be … Read more 17-18.06.18 (CGPCS) Chhattisgarh Current Affairs

CHHATTISGARH C’garh ranked 9th in water resource mgt index   Chhattisgarh is ranked ninth in the country in its performance on Water Resource Management with a Composite Water Index Score of 49 with the reference year as 2016-17, a NITI Aayog report on water management in States has revealed.   Gujarat is the highest performer, … Read more 16.06.18 (CGPCS) Chhattisgarh Current Affairs

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh gets its first regional flight service   Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first domestic flight service for people of Chhattisgarh. He also inaugurated Jagdalpur airport alongwith the passenger flight service of Jagdalpur-Raipur-Vishakhapatanam for providing affordable air services to people under ‘Udaan’ Project of Central Government. Under this service, a 19-seater aircraft will … Read more 15.06.18 (CGPCS) Chhattisgarh Current Affairs

CHHATTISGARH PMto unveil multiple projects in state   Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Chhattisgarh on Thursday to unveil multiple projects amid unprecedented security arrangements in a State plagued by Leftist militancy.   In steel city Bhilai, Modi will inaugurate the modernised and expanded Bhilai Steel Plant, the flagship unit of the public … Read more 14.06.18 (CGPCS) Chhattisgarh Current Affairs