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Madhya Pradesh Announces Total Ban on Polythene Bags from May 1, 2017
i. During the Republic Day address on January 26, 2017 in the state, Chief Minister of Madhya
Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a complete ban on polythene carry bags from
May 1, 2017 in Madhya Pradesh.
ii. The decision aims to conserve environment, promote cleanliness and protect cows that
generally dies of eating plastic bags.
iii. For the proper implementation of the ban, the CM has given three months time to the
polythene manufacturers.
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The Union Cabinet Approves Establishment of Food Legumes Research Platform (FLRP)
at Amlaha, Sehore, Madhya Pradesh
The Union Government chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on February 15, 2017
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ix. An amount of Rs 102-crore was allocated for the plantation and horticulture work on the banks
of river Narmada.
x. Rs 10 crore was allocated for setting up a Vedant Peeth at Omkareshwar as a mark of respect
to Adiguru Shankaracharya.
xi .In addition, a Vir Bharat Nyas will be set up with an initial provision of Rs 9 crore to preserve
the memories of martyrs.
xii. In an effort to improve e-governance infrastructure, Rs 25 crore was assigned for the
expansion of state data centre.
President Appoints New Chief Justices in MP, Patna, Kerala, Chattisgrah, Jharkhand HCs
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee announced the appointment of new Chief
Justices in the state of Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Patna and Jharkhand High
Courts on March 10, 2017.
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Justice Hemant Gupta, Judge of the Patna High Court appointed
to be the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
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Madhya Pradesh government DMRC to ink pact to supply power from Rewa Project
Power Purchase agreement (PPA) has signed between Delhi Metro Railways
Corporation (DMRC) & Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company (MPPMC) with Rewa
Ultra Mega Solar Limited, the implementing agency for the worlds largest single site solar power
project, the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project (UMSPP, 750MW) in Bhopal on April
17,2017 by Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable
Energy and Mines.
Rewa UMSPP had achieved historic results with a record low first year tariff of Rs 2.97 per
unit of electricity and a levelised tariff of Rs 3.30 over the term of 25 years.
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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and spiritual leader Dalai Lama extended
support to this campaign.
Madhya Pradesh govt announces indefinite ban on sand mining in Narmada river
The Madhya Pradesh government has announced a total ban on sand mining in Narmada
River.
i. The river flows through 18 districts in Madhya Pradesh and the ban will be effective in all 18
districts.
ii. The state government has also imposed a complete ban on use of all kinds of machines for
mining from the remaining rivers in the state.
Indore is Indias cleanest city, UPs Gonda dirtiest: Swachh Bharat survey
On May 4, 2017 Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu released 3rd edition of the
Swachh Survekshan which ranked 434 Indian cities on various cleanliness parameters. Indore
in Madhya Pradesh emerged as the cleanest city and Gonda in Uttar Pradesh ranked at the
bottom as the dirtiest city.
Data for compiling the rankings were provided by municipal corporations and independent
assessors. Quality Council of India deployed 421 assessors for on the spot assessment of
17,500 locations in 434 cities and towns.
Top 10 Clean Cities - Swachh Survekshan 2017:
Rank Cities
1st Indore Madhya Pradesh
2nd Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
rd
3 Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh
4th Surat Gujarat
5th Mysuru Karnataka
th
6 Tiruchirapally Tamil Nadu
7th NDMC Delhi
8th Navi Mumbai Maharashtra
th
9 Tirupathi Andhra Pradesh
10th Vadodara Gujarat
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IIT Kharagpur Signs MoU with Madhya Pradesh For Measuring Happiness Index
IIT Kharagpurs Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness has signed a MoU
with Madhya Pradesh governments Rajya Anandam Sansthan. It is a Department of
Happiness.
Key Notes:
i. The MoU has been signed to collaborate on the development of a Happiness Index for
measuring the well-being of the residents of the state.
ii. The Happiness index would be developed by IIT-KGP and the data collected by the state
government.
ii. It provides all legal rights of a person or a living entity to ensure conservation of aquatic
bio-diversity linked with the purity and continual flow of the river.
India and ADB Sign $275 Million Loan for Upgrading Urban Services in 64 Small Towns
in Madhya Pradesh
The GOI and Asian Development Bank has signed USD 275 million loan for a piped water
supply project for rapidly urbanising small towns. It will cover 3 lakh households in 64 small
towns in Madhya Pradesh.
i. The state government will provide a USD 124 million counterpart support for the project.
ii. As per ADB it will be completed by June 2022.
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iii. It will develop sustainable, inclusive and climate resilient water supply in 64 small
and mid-sized towns.
Foundation stone of countrys biggest Global Skill Park laid by Rajeev Pratap Shivraj
Singh Chouhan in Bhopal
On July 3, 2017, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Rajeev Pratap Rudi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the
foundation stone of the Indias biggest Global Skill Park in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Other Dignitaries present at the ceremony: Former cricketer K Srikanth, Singapore
Embassys Councellor Ajit Singh, Uttar Pradeshs Minister of State for Skill Development
(Independent Charge), Chetan Chouhan.
About Global Skill Park in Bhopal:
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Global Skill Park will be constructed on 37 acre land allotted in Narela Shankari area of Bhopal.
The park will be established with the support of Singapores Institute of Technical
Education and Education Services (ITEES) with an estimated cost of Rs. 645
crore.
Health Ministry holds 4th National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and
Innovations in Public Health Care Systems
On July 6, 2017, Ms. Sumitra Mahajan - Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha inaugurated the 4th
National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care
Systems at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Mr. Faggan Singh Kulaste and Ms. Anupriya Patel -
Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare and Mr. Rustam Singh, Health Minister (MP) were
also present at the occasion.
Highlights of 4th National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and Innovations
in Public Health Care Systems:
During her address, Ms. Sumitra Mahajan mentioned that National Health Policy,
2017 is a landmark step as it commits to comprehensive primary healthcare, effective
regulatory framework and best infrastructure.
Awards Given to States/Union Territories by Health Ministry:
During the Summit, the Health Ministry also gave away awards to the States and UTs
on the basis of Health Indicators and Service Delivery.
Category States/Uts
Best performing States in the category of Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
indoor services
Best performing UTs in the category of indoor Daman and Diu
services
Best states for out-patient services Gujarat, Punjab and Jharkhand
Best UTs for out-patient services Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Average out of pocket expenditure per delivery Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
in public health facility States
Average out of pocket expenditure per delivery Dadra and Nagar Haveli
in public health facility Uts
Award for decline in Infant Mortality Rate Jammu & Kashmir & West Bengal
(IMR) Bigger States
Award for decline in Infant Mortality Rate Manipur
(IMR) Smaller States
Award for decline in Infant Mortality Rate Puducherry
(IMR) Uts
Best Performance in Revised National TB Assam & Himachal Pradesh
Control Programme
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ii. The State Education Centre has also started Shala Siddhi Prohatsan Yojana under the
programme in 25 thousand schools of the state to encourage best works.
iii. A time table has also been fixed for the award process going by the time table, the district
core committees would be required to form block-level selection committees by 22nd July.
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