Himachal Current Affairs "12-02-2020"

Prof Abhiraj Rajinder Mishra has served as professor, head and dean, Languages in HPU.
He served for two and a half decades in HPU and is one of the founders of the sanskrit Department in the university.
Prof Mishra is the first scholar from HP University to have received Padma shree.

SHE-HAAT, a marketing platform for the women to display and sell traditional products.
To make rural women financially independent, the district admiistration of Sirmaur, in association with the Tourism Department and NABARD.
It will be Himachal’s first such venture which will be run by 25 women and will display products by them.

Rs 11,430 Crocre as the annual revenue deficit grant for 2020-21, to Himachal.
Himachal will receive the highest revenue deficit grant in the country after kerala which will be given Rs 15,323 crore.
It will help Jai Ram government in taking care of its expenses like footing the huge salary and pension bill and for various development schemes.

Anisha sharna, an entrepreneur of the year award in New Delhi.
It was conferred on her during the three-day confederation held at vigyan bhawan in New Delhi from February 2.

Chief Minister jai Ram Thakur releases a maual on criminal investigation and launches a mobile app ‘Crime Free Himachal’ in Shimla.
The Chief Minister said with this app, people would be able to register their complaints regarding crime without revealing their identity.

The government is likely to set up the sixth Finance Commission, which had remained non-existent despite the term of the previous commission being over in October 2018.
The chairman can be appointed along with other political appointments that the CM is likely to make soom.
The CM is also faced with the task of filling of two vacancies in his cabinet.
Besides, he can also appoint some senior leaders like outgoing BJP state president Satpal Satti and former Naina Devi Legislator Randhir Sharma as chairman or Vice-chairman of boards and corporations.

Himachal Current Affairs “12-02-2020”