5th, January, 2022
Topic: Place in News (Himachal)
Importance: Himachal HPAS Prelims
What is the Place?
- Commander Nullah Near Keylog in Lahaul and Spiti District.
Why in news?
- Ice Climbing
(Source: HP Tribune)
Topic: Honor for State
Importance: Himachal HPAS Prelims
Why in the news?
- Palampur man bag biz prize.
- Rajesh Thakur from Palampur, who is vice-president and CEO, HCL Technologies, for India and the Middle East was honored with “The Economic Times Asian Business Leaders Award-2021’ at its annual conclave, which was organized in Delhi recently.
(Source: HP Tribune)
Topic: State First Flower Mandi
Importance: Himachal HPAS Prelims
Why in news?
- Himachal Pradesh first flower Mandi.
Where is coming?
- The state’s first flower Mandi has been set up in the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) marketing yard, Parwanoo, to facilitate the growers from Solan, Sirmaur, Shimla and Mandi districts.
Why important?
- It will be opened on January 6 and will pave the way for the first sale of Himachal flowers.
- Agro-climatic conditions offer opportunities for the development of floriculture to serve the domestic off-season market.
- Export potential has not yet been tapped into.
(Source: HP Tribune)
Topic: Sports
Importance: Himachal HPAS Prelims
What is the news?
- Silver medalist of Solan District, Himachal, Mr. Amir Sahil of Solan District, Himachal, the World Kick Boxing Championship held in October, 2021.
Where it happened?
- In Egypt.
(Source: HP Government)