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Haryana Current Affairs 2018 by AffairsCloud PDF
Haryana Current Affairs 2018 by AffairsCloud PDF
Haryana Current Affairs 2018 by AffairsCloud PDF
Haryana makes Solar Photovoltaic Power plant mandatory for new buildings
The Haryana government has mandated installation of Solar Photovoltaic Power plant in
new buildings as per specified norms.
i. This has been done in a move to conserve electricity and use it efficiently. Haryana New and
Renewable Energy Department notified that the sectors of Haryana State Industrial and
Infrastructure Development Corporation should follow the norms.
ii. The guidelines for solar plant installation are as follows:
Type Sanctioned Solar Photovoltaic Power
electricity plant capacity
load
New residential buildings of minimum 500 square 20 KW minimum 1 KW
yards (within the limit of municipalities, including
Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA)
sector)
New residential buildings of minimum 500 square Above 20 5 % of the sanctioned
yards (within the limit of municipalities, including KW electricity load
Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA)
sector)
New private educational institutes, schools, colleges, 30 KW 5 KW peak or 5 % of
hostels, technical or vocational educations institutes, sanctioned load, whichever
universities is higher
New private hospitals and nursing homes, industrial 50 KW - 10 KW peak or 5 % of
and commercial establishments, malls, hotels, 1000 KW sanctioned load
motels, banquet halls and tourism complexes
New private hospitals and nursing homes, industrial more than 50 KW peak or 3 % of
and commercial establishments, malls, hotels, 1000 KW sanctioned load
motels, banquet halls and tourism complexes
Haryana village to sing national anthem every morning, 20 loudspeakers installed for Rs
2 lakh
On.Jan 5 2017,The residents of Bhanakpur village in Faridabad district plan to begin their day
by listening to the national anthem at 8am.
i .Bhanakpur panchayat has installed 20 loudspeakers to help over 5,000 villagers sing the
national anthem. The village has also installed 22 CCTV cameras.
ii. This village become first in Haryana and second in India to introduce the
system. Jammikunta become the first village has implemented this system.
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iii. It projects Indian handicrafts, handloom, cultural heritage and prosperity of India at global
level. The theme state for Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2018 is Uttar Pradesh.
Hockey Haryana crowned champions in 8th Hockey India Sub Junior (Women) National
Championship 2018 (A Division)
On 21st January 2018, Hockey Haryana became champions of the 8th Hockey India Sub Junior
(Women) National Championship 2018 (A Division), in Haryana.
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i. Hockey Haryana defeated Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy 6-1 in the finals and
became the champions of the 8th Hockey India Sub Junior (Women) National Championship 2018
(A Division).
ii. The Championship was hosted by Haryana. Hockey Haryana scored the first goal of the
match through Deepika.
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ii. These canteens have been set up under the 'Antyodaya Aahaar Yojana' aimed at providing
healthy, nutritious and hygienic food to poor and needy people of the state.
iii. All poor and needy people in the state can buy a food packet from these canteens at just Rs.
10/-. The food packet weighs 730 gm and offers 1150 calories.
iv. Actual cost of each packet is Rs. 20/-, out of which, Rs 10 would be contributed by the Labour
Department.
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Haryana cabinet approves death penalty for rape of victim aged 12 or less
On February 27, 2018, Haryana State Cabinet approved a proposal to bring in legislation for
awarding death penalty to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 years or less.
i. This decision was taken at Haryana State Cabinet Meeting chaired by Chief Minister, Manohar
Lal Khattar.
ii. As per the new legislation, individual/s found guilty of rape or gang rape of a girl up to
12 years of age, will be punished with death sentence or rigorous imprisonment of not
less than 14 years which may extend to imprisonment for life, that is for remainder period of
person’s natural life.
iii. The proposal that has been approved also contains several amendments in existing criminal
laws related to sexual offences. The amendments seek harsher punishments for sexual offences.
Girls School in Haryana Renamed as Shaheed Major Vikas Yadav Girls School
On 29th March 2018, Haryana State Education Department renamed the Government Senior
Secondary Girls School, Kosli in Rewari district as Shaheed Major Vikas Yadav Senior
Secondary School.
i. The school has been renamed on his birth anniversary. A statue of Major Vikas Yadav was also
unveiled by Lt Gen SK Saini, Colonel of the Jat Regiment.
ii. This initiative was taken by District Education Board and was supported by Late Major Vikas
Yadav’s family.
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i. Distance between two water ATMs within a city would be 400 metres, which could be
adjusted according to convenience of people.
ii. This responsibility may also be handed over to a company willing to look after it as a
part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative.
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Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar will hold additional portfolio of Information, Public
Relations and Languages department
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will also hold the additional portfolio of
Information, Public Relations and Languages, now.
i. A notification issued on this regard stated that, Harayana Governor Kaptan Singh
Solanki has allocated the portfolio of Information, Public Relations and Languages to Haryana
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar with immediate effect.
Manu Bhaker will be the brand ambassador of Haryana's Measles and Rubella (MR)
vaccination campaign
Indian shooter Manu Bhaker has been named the brand ambassador of Haryana's
Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign.This campaign will be launched by Haryana
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on 25th April 2017.
This campaign will continue for 5-6 weeks. Decision regarding this was taken in a meeting of
State Level Steering Committee for Measles Rubella Campaign chaired by Chief Secretary, D S
Dhesi. As part of this campaign, immunisation will be done in 22,626 government and private
schools, 25,771 Anganwadi centres, construction sites, brick kilns, poultry farms, other high risk
zones and urban areas.
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Union Minister Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurates Incubation Centre and Food
Testing Laboratory at NIFTEM
On 25th May 2018, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated
an Incubation centre and Food Testing Laboratory at NIFTEM in Sonipat, Haryana.
Incubation Centre and Food Testing Laboratory at NIFTEM:
i. The facilities that were inaugurated at NIFTEM are as follows:
1.Pilot Plant for Ready-to-Eat and Traditional Food
2.Pilot Plant for Milk and Dairy Product
3.Pilot Plant for Fruits and Vegetable processing
4.Pilot Plant for Meat and Poultry Processing
5.NIFTEM Centre for Food Research and Analysis
ii. Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that the Ministry of Food Processing Industries will collaborate with
various international laboratories so that the food products approved by laboratories at NIFTEM
receive worldwide acceptability.
About National Institute of Food Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM):
♦ Vice Chancellor - Dr. Chindi Vasudevappa
♦ Location - Sonepat, Haryana
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Haryana cabinet gives nod for ordinance for grant of salary to chief whip
On May 31,2018, The Cabinet of Haryana approved the ordinance to grant salary and allownace to
the Chief whip.
i. This was done by amending the Haryana Legislative Assembly ( Salary, Allowances and Pension
Members ) Act, 1975.
ii. This amendments were done in many other state legislatures like : Delhi, Jharkhand , Kerela ,
Karnataka , Rajasthan.
iii. The tenure of head of department in Haryana was made to a maximum of three years.
Ten new Swachh Iconic Places of 2018 launched under Phase III of Swachh Iconic
places under Swachh Bharat Mission in Uttarakhand: Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation
On June 12, 2018, 10 new places have been inducted in the Phase III of Swachh Iconic
Places under Swachh Bharat Mission and the SIP mission was launched atMana village which is
situated close to the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand.
i.The 10 new places are : RaghavendraSwamy Temple (Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh); Hazardwari
Palace (Murshidabad, West Bengal); Brahma Sarovar Temple (Kurukshetra, Haryana); VidurKuti
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(Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh); Mana village (Chamoli, Uttarakhand); Pangong Lake (Leh-Ladakh, J&K);
Nagvasuki Temple (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh); ImaKeithal/market (Imphal, Manipur); Sabarimala
Temple (Kerala); and Kanvashram (Uttarakhand).
ii.He also launched four major SLWM activities in Mana village, including community soak pits,
compost pits, separation centre for organic and inorganic waste, and naalis for liquid waste with a
sanctioned amount of Rs. 26.87 lakhs.
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vi. Officers of Panchayati Raj institutions, Women and Child Development and Education and
Public Health Engineering are involved in the campaign.
Haryana tops states in per capita revenue collection under GST and 4th highest
generator of e-way bills in India
On 11th July 2018, Haryana Finance Minister Abhimanyu said that, Haryana has topped other
states in per capita revenue collection under GST, and is also the 4th highest generator of e-way
bills in India.
i.He said that, Haryana has widened the tax base by 82.22 % and logged 19 % increase in
revenue collections.
ii. Also, the compliance percentage of assessees in Haryana is 5-7 % higher than the national
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average and revenue collection under commercial taxes has recorded double-digit growth.
iii. The number of tax assessees under VAT, Central Excise and Service Tax in Haryana was 2.25
lakh before the introduction of GST. Now the number of dealers is nearly 4.10 lakh.
iv. In Haryana, the threshold limit for mandatory registration of tax assessees has been increased
from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 20 lakh under GST.
v .He said that, GST collected during 2017-18 (for 9 months) averaged Rs 1,505.93 crore, which
increased to Rs 1,804.96 crore during the first 3 months of 2018-19, amounting to year-on-year
growth of 19.85 %.
vi. Under GST, the compliance percentage of assessees filing returns in Haryana has been
consistently 5-7 % more than the national average. It has been as high as 98.27 %.
vii. Nearly 1.12 crore e-way bills were generated in Haryana from 1st April 2018 to 30th June
2018. Haryana has become the 4th highest generator of e-way bills in India.
viii. Physical checking of 1.10 lakh e-way bills was conducted by Officers of the Excise and
Taxation Department in April and May 2018. 3,358 cases of irregularities were detected and Rs.
21.37 crore was collected as penalty.
ix. He said that, during financial years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, Haryana has showed
enormous growth in revenue collection under commercial taxes with a growth rate of 10.47 %,
11.9 % and 24.1 %, respectively.
x. The revenue collection figures under GST, CST, SGST, including other taxes subsumed later
under the GST, are Rs 21,546.98 crore in 2015-16, Rs. 24,301.61 crore in 2016-17 and Rs
29,941.43 crore in 2017-18.
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member Secretary.
iv. This council will prepare district specific action plans, assessment of development needs, and
delegate powers to panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies.
v. Also, it will review the progress of various flagship programmes of the Centre and the state
governments on a regular basis.
iii. After retirement, he became a director on the board of Indamer, an MRO company.
Gurugram India’s most polluted city (as on 5th august 2018) according to AQI index of
CPCB
On August 5, 2018, Gurugram has been declared as India’s most polluted city out of 62 cities in
the country by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in it’s Air quality index (AQI) .
i. As on August 5, the AQI of Gurugram has crossed 300 mark marking it in the ‘Very Poor’
category of AQI. It scored 321 marks.
ii. 6 cities have been marked as ‘Poor’, 1 City (Gurugram) has been marked as ‘Very
Poor’, 2 cities has been marked as ‘Good’, 26 cities marked as ‘Satisfactory’ and 27 cities as
‘Moderate’.
iii. Other cities that were scored according to AQI were: (only the ‘Good’ and ‘Poor’ categories)
Reasons behind Gurgaon’s Performance:
i. Peak level of Particulate Matter (PM)2.5 rose to 189 microgm/m3. The permissible limit is
60microgm/m3.
ii. The rise of the PM is due to the location of the city which gets a huge influx of Arabian dust
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