6th September 2019
Topic:- Awareness toward Drugs in Punjab.
News:-
- State to add a chapter on drugs in school syllabus.
- High Court wants a counselling session once a week.
Context:-Turning a new leaf in the prevention of drug abuse, the state government has decided to incorporate a chapter on the menace in the school syllabus. Information to this effect was given to the Punjab and Haryana High Court by the state police.
Steps by Administration:-
- All field intelligence units had been directed to keep a close watch on shops, dhabas, tuck shops, khokhas and tea stalls in the vicinity of educational institutions to ensure that their owners were not permitted to indulge in sale of drugs.
- All educational institutions, including government-run, aided, private schools, minority institutes, to counsel students every Friday about the ill-effects of drugs.
The recent death of Youth:-
- Sajjan Kumar (28), a resident of Harjinder Nagar in Malout, died reportedly due to drug overdose in Sriganganagar.
- The preliminary investigation indicated that he had spent two months in a de-addiction centre in Sriganganagar.
(Source:- The Tribune)
Topic:- Stray animals in Punjab.
News:- DCs asked to tackle stray cattle menace, check cess utilisation.
Context:-Alarmed at the growing incidents of fatal and non-fatal accidents due to attacks by stray cattle, Local Bodies Minister Brahm Mohindra on Thursday asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) to form strategies to tackle the stray cattle menace.
Recent report:-
- Citing reports that funds collected as cow cess through the Urban Local Bodies, Excise and Taxation Department and Transport Department were not being utilised properly.
Minister conveyed:-
- The government was collecting cow cess for setting up gaushalas and was releasing financial assistance ranging from Rs 25 to Rs 30 per cattle.
(Source:- The Tribune)
Topic:- Smart Schools in Punjab.
News:-The Education Minister of Punjab has given more strength to ensure standard and price based education for all, Punjab Education Minister Vijayinder Singla gave a big step on Thursday to provide smart school policy 2019-20 on Thursday. The current structure of education will increase and the new revolution will come in the field of education in the state.
How a smart school, in the policy, is distinguished from any ordinary school?
- Smart school is a technology-based teaching-learning institution, which prepares children for the information and knowledge-based society apart from making their holistic development.
- Each Smart school would have a separate classroom for every section of class as per Pupil-Teacher Ratio, spacious, airy and well-ventilated classroom; green or whiteboard.
(Source:- Government website)
Topic:- MOU regarding investment in Punjab.
News:-H.E. Kenji Hiramatsu San, Ambassador of Japan to finalise modalities of Japanese investment & MoU between Punjab & Japan. Also, invited Japanese manufacturing companies to visit Rajpura & Bathinda.
(Source:- Government website)
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QUIZ:-
Question 1:- Recently, Punjab has signed MOU with which country during investment meets held?
- Canada
- China
- Germany
- Japan
Answer:-
- Q1:- 4
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