1. Sunita Tomar, poster girl of Indias Anti-Tobacco campaign dies on April 2, 2015.

2. Veteran poet Gopaldas Neeraj awarded National Kavi Pradeep Samman.

National Kavi Pradeep Samman Instituted by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in the
memory of late renowned poet and songwriter Kavi Pradeep. He is best known for his
patriotic song Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo written as a tribute to the soldiers who had died
during defending the country during the Sino-Indian War.
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two units each of 600 Mega Watt (MW) capacity in
Shree Singaji Thermal Power Project in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.
4. Fourth River festival has begun at Bandrabhan bank of Narmada River in Hoshangabad
district in Madhya Pradesh. Three day festival was inaugurated by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan. Theme of this years river festival is River, its catchment area, chemicals and crisis.
In this years festival more than 100 participants will discuss topics like effects of chemicals
used in agriculture on forests, wild life and human beings. Success stories on natural farming
will also be part of discussion.
5. Madhya Pradesh has been awarded the 10th national award for excellent work in Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA).
6. Bhopal gas tragedy which is considered as the worlds worst industrial disaster has
completed 30 years on 3rd December. Members of both the Houses of the Parliament stood
in silence for a few minutes as a mark of respect to those who were killed. They even
expressed their support and commitment to the people affected by the gas leak.
7. On 5th November 2014, Madhya Pradesh state government approved its ambitious Defence
Products Investment Policy. Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to formulate such a
policy in the country. The cabinet meeting was chaired by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
8. The Centre is planning to create a SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) to implement the Ken-Betwa
River Linking Project. Interlinking the rivers of India has been one of the major initiative of the
NDA government at the Centre. Ken-Betwa River Linking Project The Ken-Betwa link is one of
the 16 river linking proposals under the Peninsular Component of the National Perspective
Plan (NPP) for water resources development. It envisages diversion of surplus water from the
Ken basin to the water-deficit Betwa basin. The project will have a dam on Ken River along
with a 221 km link canal. The project was conceived in two phases, with the first phase
benefitting both states, and the second phase confined to Madhya Pradesh. There are plans
to implement both phases at the same time.
9. Madhya Pradesh has launched the 2014 edition of it Global Investors Summit. The event will
be held from October 8 to October 10 in Indore. Indore is considered the business capital of
Madhya Pradesh. Through the Global Investors Summit, the government seeks to display the
strengths and industrial prowess of Madhya Pradesh. It is a bid to attract Indian and foreign
investors to Madhya Pradesh. The Global Investors Summit will also act a forum for
interaction between the Indian entrepreneurs, heads of states, policy makers, investors and
other stakeholders. Multiple countries are also expected to be a part of the Global Investors
Summit.
10.
The 98th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was celebrated on the 25th of
September, with the Madhya Pradesh Government establishing a Chair in his honour at
Makhanlal University. Pandit Deendayal was an eminent political activist and philosopher. He
was a noted leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which is considered a precursor to the BJP
(Bharatiya Janata Party). Pandit Deendayal was born in 1916 in what is now Uttar Pradesh.
He excelled in academics since a young age and was even selected to the Provincial
Services. However, he chose to dedicate his life to the common man and engage in public
service instead of joining the Provincial Services.

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Next year on Independence Day, India will have the world's largest 750MW solar power
plant in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, which will pip America's much-vaunted 550megawatt Desert Sunlight solar project in California, commissioned four days ago.

Hydro Power Dams (6 Dams in total):

Ban Sagar Dam Son River (Deolond in Shahdol district)
Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal River (Mandsaur district) gravity dam
Omkareshwar Dam gravity dam on the Narmada River just upstream of Mandhata in Khandwa
district
7 Atomic Power stations in MP

Janapav, the birth place of Lord Parashuram.

State Budget of 2015-16 is inspired by the aim to realise Make in Madhya Pradesh by
increasing employment opportunities for youth of the state and by increasing production
capacities.
Target to set up 9 seeds quality, 6 fertilisers quality laboratories for input quality control
Target of construction of 7575 roads of total length of 19386 km for linking 9109 villages
under Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Ambitious Narmada Gambhir Link Project sanctioned with estimated cost of 2000 crore
rupees. Under this project, along with irrigation of 50 thousand hectare land of Malwa region
in the basin of river Gambhir, availability of water for daily use will also be ascertained. Along
with this, Lift Irrigation schemes for Sihada in Khandwa district and Dabri in Alirajpur are
proposed.
Target of construction of 150000 houses in 2015-16 under Mukhya Mantri Gramin Awas
Mission, considering the problem of housing in rural areas.
Provision of 300 crore rupees for Simhastha-2016 to be held in Ujjain
Provision of 1398 crore rupees for Laadli Lakshmi Yojana scheme (Under the scheme the
government purchases National Savings Certificate of Rs 6,000 each year for five years and
these would be renewed from time to time. At the time of girl's admission in the sixth
standard, Rs 2,000 and on admission in the ninth standard Rs 4,000 would be paid to the
girl. When she gets admitted in the 11th standard she would receive Rs 7,500. During her
higher secondary education she would get Rs 200 every month. On completion of 21 years
she would receive the remaining amount, which would be more than Rs 1 lakh)
Second phase of Tejasvini Women Empowerment Scheme is proposed to be started from
2015-16 for entrepreneurship development and providing better opportunities of selfemployment for rural women.
Kshamata Yojana is proposed to be started for developing skilled and competent community
leadership capacity at rural level.
New Scheme initiative for providing free coaching in reputed coaching centres for national
level entrance examination for medical and engineering courses with two years coaching to
100 students and one year coaching to 25 students
Sarva Seva Project with 300 crore rupees is proposed for extension of CM Helpline and
linking it with other services.

Madhya Pradesh: General Knowledge

Capital
Districts

:
:

Bhopal
51 (grouped into 10 divisions)

agro-climatic zones : 11
Shares its border with six neighboring states.
Total area :
308,000
12 % of Indias forests.
14 % of Coal.
Asias thickest coal seam : Sidhi district
Largest producer of oil seeds
Indian Institute of Forest Management : Bhopal

The first Chief Minister : Ravishankar Shukla, who took office on 1 November 1956
First governor : Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
First woman Chief Minister : Uma Bharti
Governor : Ram Naresh Yadav
Speaker : Sitasharan Sharma

National Research Centre for Soyabean : Indore

Central Agriculture Engg Institute: Bhopal
Agriculture University: Jabalpur
Cotton Research Institute : Khargaon
During the rule of the Mughals, famous musician Tansen of Madhya Pradesh used to be the
official singer of the Mughal Samrat Akbar's court. Genius like Tansen who perfected the
dhrupad style of singing was born here. Moreover, the Gwalior Gharana of Madhya Pradesh is
a famous name in the world of Indian classical music today.
Madhya Pradesh is also the homeland of Kalidasa.
Chandellas, who ruled in Khajuraho, Muslims in Gwalior and the Holkar in Indore etc.
Madhya Pradesh was given the status of a full-fledged state with effect from 1st November
1956.
Chattisgarh has been carved out as a new state in November 2000 to fulfill a demand that
was long due.
Important Minerals
:
Coal and iron.
Iron ore Dury, Jubalpur, Bastar and Gwalior districts.
Manganese Balaghat and Chhindwara districts.
Bauxite Katni tehsil of Jabalpur.
Madhya Pradesh has a large deposit of limestone required for the production of cement.
The Panna region has a rich diamond bed and is well known for the production of diamonds.
Artificial silk manufacturing plants located at Ujjain, Nagda, Indore and Gwalior.
The Nepa Mills produces newsprint for the country.
Diesel engines are manufactured at Indore and attractive pottery and carpets are produced
at Gwalior.
The state is famous for traditional village crafts such as chanderi sarees, leather and clay
toys.
The major food crops here include, jowar, wheat, rice and gram. Among the other crops, the
oilseeds, cotton and sugarcane are some of those that need a mention.
Madhya Pradesh is home to majority of India's tribal population who, in most cases, live
apart from mainstream India.
The Gonds tribe
:
jungles south of Jabalpur.
The Bhils
:
West (the Bhils get their name from a Dravidian word for bow,
which is the hallmark of the tribe.)
The Oraons
:
East.

The state is famous for its hand printing, generally with vegetable dyes. The major hand
printing centers of the state includes, Jawad, Bhairongarh, Mandsaur, Umedpura, Burhanpur,
Bhopal Indore, Gotampura, Sohawal, Tarapur and many more.
Tie and dye chunris are the specialty of Tarapur and Mandsaur.
The craftsmanship of the famous Maheshwari sarees has a wide variety of checks. Madhya
Pradesh is also famous at producing tussar silk handloom fabrics. Skilled craftsmanship of
Madhya Pradesh also displayed in a variety of zari embroidered (gold and silver threads)
articles.
Carpet weaving center of Gwalior, in Madhya Pradesh is regarded as Mecca of crafts.
Famous Festivals:
1. Bhagoria or the spring festival of Jhabua
2. Shivaratri of Khajuraho, Bhojpur, Pachmarhi and Ujjain
3. Ramnavami of Chitrakoot and Orchha
4. Khajuraho dance and music festival (tourism festival)
5. The Pachmarhi festival is the storehouse of the rich tribal and folk cultural extravaganza.
Soyabean district
:
Ujjain
Primary role of Sanjivani Sansthan established in Bhopal : trade of forest herbs development
Joint project of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra : Pench
Project has two dams and two canals and covers areas Dhar and Jhabua : Maahi
The highest waterfall of Madhya Pradesh : Chachai in Rewa district
Opium producing district of Madhya Pradesh : Mandsaur
maximum number of windmills : Indore
Division having maximum numbers of districts : Jabalpur
lowest populated district of Madhya Pradesh : Harda
Madhya Pradesh is a part : Goundwana land
New district : Agar-Malwa on August 16, 2013
Maximum rain take place in Madhya Pradesh : Pachmarhi
Dharmrajeshwar is an ancient Buddhist and Hindu cave temple site of 4th-5th Century in
Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Jatashankar (also Jata Shankar) is natural cave, a Hindu shrine located north of Pachmarhi,
in Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh, India
The Bhoj Wetland consists of two lakes located in the city of Bhopal, the capital of the central
Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The two lakes are the Bhojtal and the Lower Lake, which lie
to the west of the city center. The Bhojtal was created by Paramara Raja Bhoj (1005-1055),
ruler of Malwa. He established Bhopal (also named after him) to secure the eastern frontier
of his kingdom. The lake was created by constructing an earthen dam across the Kolans
River. Bhadbhada dam was constructed in 1965 at the southeast corner of the Bhojtal; it now
controls the outflow to the Kaliasot River.
Tawa Reservoir is a large reservoir on the Tawa River in central India. It is located in
Hoshangabad District of Madhya Pradesh state. The reservoir was formed by the construction
of the Tawa Dam, which began in 1958 and was completed in 1978.
Asirgarh Qila is an Indian fortress (qila) situated in the Satpura Range, about 20 km north of
the city of Burhanpur, in Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh state. Because the fortress
commands a pass through the Satpuras connecting the valleys of the Narmada and Tapti
rivers, one of the most important routes from northern India to the Deccan,it was known as
the "key to the Deccan". During Mughal Era, it was considered that Deccan starts from here:
the empire from Asirgarh to Delhi was considered as Hindustan. The fort was built by Asa Ahir
of the Ahir dynasty.

Dhala crater is situated in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh State, India

Griddhraj Parvat : It is situated near Devrajnagar village in the tehsil of Ramnagar, in the
district of Satna and the state of Madhya Pradesh, in India. Unique habitat for vultures not
only in India but the world. It has been mentioned in Skanda Purana as "Griddhanchal
Parvat". It is believed to be the birthplace of Sampati, the brother of Griddhraj Jatayu
mentioned in Ramayana.
Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport : Indore is the busiest airport in Madhya Pradesh. Raja Bhoj
Airport : Bhopal
230-seat state legislative assembly. 40 MPs
Snooker, a cue sport, generally regarded as having been invented in Jabalpur by British Army
officers, is popular in many of the English-speaking and Commonwealth countries, with top
professional players attaining multi-million-pound career earnings from the game.
Nehru Stadium (Indore), Roop Singh Stadium (Gwalior) and Holkar Cricket Stadium (Indore).
Aishbagh Stadium in Bhopal is the home ground for World Series Hockey team Bhopal
Badshahs.
MP Population : 60.3 million 72.5 million; Indore > Harda
Literacy Rate : 62% 69%; Jabalpur > Barwani
Density : 236; Bhopal Dindori
Sex Ratio : 920 931;