Oct 2020

JHARKHAND Govt allows only 6 pvt hosps in Jharkhand to conduct antigen tests The state health department issued an order, restricting the non-NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers) and the non-NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) private hospitals from conducting the rapid antigen tests on Covid-19 patients. The order states that as per the ICMR … Read more 02.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND 3 districts to maintain smoking-free district tag Commemorating the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi; Jharkhand government in a quick succession announced three districts as smoking-free districts claiming that the third-party survey has suggested 90 per cent compliance of provisions of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003. In 2018 also Ranchi district … Read more 06.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Build local manufacturing clusters to generate employment: Jharkhand Inc Corporate houses operating in Jharkhand  suggested a slew of measures to employ the 6.5 lakh-odd migrant workers who returned from across the country to their homes after the nationwide lockdown was imposed. The main experts stressed on the need to bolster Jharkhand’s MSMEs and set up … Read more 03.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND New job scheme for urban poor   Chief minister Hemant Soren launched an employment scheme to provide jobs to unskilled labourers who are struggling to make ends meet amid the pandemic in urban areas. The Mukhya Mantri Shramik (Shahri Rozgar Manjuri For Kamgar) Yojana has been propounded on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment … Read more 18-19.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Govt to raise quota for ST, SC, OBCs in State: CM   Chief Minister Hemant Soren said in Dumka that the State government has decided to change the reservation percentage of ST, SC and OBC communities in the State.   His government has decided to give 27 per cent reservation to OBCs in the … Read more 13.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Employment generation in mining, other sectors priority of Govt: CM Apart from the mining sector in the State, the government has special emphasis on creating employment in other areas. For this, the government is moving ahead in a phased manner to employ more and more people through different mediums. The CM said that there … Read more 17.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND At 4.3/lakh, Jharkhand murder rate highest in country: NCRB Jharkhand has the highest murder rate in the country with 4.3 murders per one lakh population, figures for 2019 from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) revealed. The state also recorded the highest number of murders with the motive of gain. The state saw as many as 1,626 murders in … Read more 09.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Ranchi dist admin launches portal for plasma donation   In order to promote voluntary plasma donation among recovered covid-19 patients and to ensure availability of plasma for critical patients, the Ranchi district administration on Wednesday launched an online portal pratirakshak.co.in.   Anyone who wants to donate plasma or require plasma for an admitted patient can register themselves on … Read more 01.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Won’t implement ‘anti-farm’ bills passed by Lok Sabha, says JMM Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the leading partner in the coalition government in Jharkhand, has decided to disallow the new farm bills which were passed by the Lok Sabha. The farm bills are aimed at snatching rights of the farmers and handing over the reins to the corporate houses. He further said … Read more 07.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Cabinet nod to dhoti-saree scheme The state cabinet  approved a proposal to roll out the Sona Sobran Dhoti Saree scheme, which promises one saree and one dhoti (or lungi) to 57.10 lakh families of Jharkhand twice a year at a subsidized price of Rs 10 a piece. The scheme was first introduced by the former UPA government … Read more 15.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Hemant hints at implementing farm bills in state   Chief minister Hemant Soren  termed the farm bills passed by Parliament as potentially disastrous for the state’s farmers but hinted his government will implement the laws as they are the laws of the land.   Earlier, Soren had criticized the Centre for bringing in the National Education Policy, e-auction of … Read more 14.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Cabinet nod to dhoti-saree scheme The state cabinet  approved a proposal to roll out the Sona Sobran Dhoti Saree scheme, which promises one saree and one dhoti (or lungi) to 57.10 lakh families of Jharkhand twice a year at a subsidized price of Rs 10 a piece. The scheme was first introduced by the former UPA government … Read more 10.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Soren OKs Rs 2,000 crore for first phase of farm loan waivers   The state government is finalising modalities to initiate farm loan waivers in Jharkhand after chief minister Hemant Soren approved Rs 2,000 crore for the first phase of the scheme. The plan to rollout farm loan waivers comes in the backdrop of high-pitched protests in the state against the farm … Read more 11-12.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Koderma emerging as new breeding place for vultures, say bird experts Vultures are now being increasingly spotted in Koderma district. The number of vultures dwindled over the decades in Jharkhand primarily because of the use of diclofenac medicines among the cattle population to increase their milk production. When vultures feed on the carcasses of such cattle, the toxic substance … Read more 08.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Govt sets up 6 centres across state to detect post covid complications   In order to enhance the life expectancy and to detect post covid complications among recovered patients, the state health department set up six covid care centres across the state. These centres will also counsel patients.   According to the letter, patients on oxygen support during … Read more 16.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs

JHARKHAND State’s largest 300-bed Covid centre to come up soon   State’s largest Covid care centre, with 300 dedicated beds for symptomatic and severely-ill patients, is set to come up at the Sadar Hospital in Ranchi by mid-October.   This Covid care centre will have a separate entry and exit in a bid to ensure … Read more 04-05.10.20 Daily JPSC Current Affairs