Punjab
Rare Metal Tantalum Discovered in Punjab Soil
A team led by Dr. Resmi Sebastian, assistant professor at the institute’s Civil Engineering Department, has discovered tantalum, a rare metal, in Punjab soil. This discovery holds significance not only for Punjab but for India, given tantalum’s widespread use in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2023
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Haryana’s 75% Private Job Reservation Law
The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on November 17, declared the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, unconstitutional. The law, which mandated 75% reservation in private jobs for Haryana residents, was deemed discriminatory by the court. This article ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2023
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Pusa-2090 Offers Hope to Punjab Farmers
In recent times, the issue of stubble burning in Punjab, India, has drawn significant attention due to its severe environmental impact. While farmers resort to burning crop residue to prepare fields for the next wheat crop, this practice contributes to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2023
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs
Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas plant
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri recently inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga, Punjab. Key facts The compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga was constructed at the cost of Rs.230 crore ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Pakistan floods: One third of the country is under water
Pakistan is currently battling its worst monsoon floods in a decade, which has killed more than 1,100 people, caused more than USD 10 billion in damages and submerged nearly a third of the country. Also, the United Nations issued a ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Chandigarh Airport to be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Recently Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala collectively decided to name Chandigarh International Airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Earlier Punjab Vidhan Sabha had passed a resolution to name the airport as ‘Shaheed-E-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: States Current Affairs