September 5th,2020

Topic:-Ease of Doing Reform Index.

What is the news?

• Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Ji released the rankings of various states for implementation of Ease of Doing Business Reforms by the Department of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry for the year 2019 today.

What is the rank of Punjab?

• Punjab has got 19th place in the states and union states in this ranking(improved from 2015 ranking).

About Ease of Doing Business (EODB):-

• Ease of Doing Business (EODB) is a joint initiative by the Department for Promotion of Industries and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and the World Bank to improve the overall business environment in the States.
• The State has stood first in the overall ranking of the State business process reforms undertaken during 2019.

(Source:- Govt of India))

Topic:-important Personality of Punjab.

What is the news?

• Remembering Pash — a visionary man who rejected superstitions prevalent in society.
• Punjab Lok Sabhyacharak Manch president remembers the great poet ahead of his birth anniversary on Sept 9.

Pash works:-

• Pash had written a 32-page booklet called ‘Ki kendi hai tuhaadi raashi’, in which he clearly rejected the idea of believing in zodiac signs and indulgence in any kind of superstition. “So, he had a universal approach towards understanding everything,” he said.
• A poster with an image of Pash’s handwritten poem “Sab ton khatarnak” was also unveiled at Teacher’s Home in Bathinda on September 10 in 2017, a day after the poet’s birth anniversary.

(Source:- The Tribune(Pb)

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