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UTTAR PRADESH UP govt contemplating to include 17 other backward castes in sc/st list The Yogi Adityanath government is contemplating to include 17 Other Backward Castes in the Schedule Caste list and send its recommendation to the Centre for approval. The power to declare any caste as Scheduled Caste rests with the Centre. … Read more 22-23.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH 22 lakh toilets were constructed in uttar pradesh Over 55.22 lakh toilets were constructed in Uttar Pradesh during the last financial year 2017-18 ending on March 31 this year. As many as 22, 189 villages, 57 development blocks and 8 districts have been declared as open defecation free (ODF) and … Read more 21.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
Note: READ is our New Initiative to cover two Topics (Weekly) of Current Importance in Detail with Specific focus on Prelims and Mains Exam The issue of Schedule caste / Scheduled Tribe act In March 2018, the Supreme Court observed that the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 has become an instrument to … Read more The issue of Schedule caste / Scheduled Tribe act
UTTAR PRADESH UP govt tells dist authorities to step up vigilance about child marriage The government in Uttar Pradesh, a state which accounts for over 16% of child marriages taking place in the country, has asked all its district probation officers (DPOs) to spread awareness about the “rampant” malpractice on a war footing. … Read more 20.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Crime against women up by 24% in UP this year, 8 raped every day On an average eight women are raped and 30 abducted everyday in Uttar Pradesh where more than 100 FIRs of ‘crime against women’ are lodged daily. Amid nationwide protests against Unnao rape case, a review of recent incidents in which women … Read more 19.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP Govt raises e-tender ceiling to Rs 10 lakh In view of reports of inconvenience in the tendering process, the state government raised the ceiling for e-tenders to Rs 10 lakh on Tuesday. After this, local tenders could be issued for any government job worth less than Rs 10 lakh. This … Read more 18.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH New courses in technical education launched by up government New courses in technical education have been launched by the UP government for promoting self-employment. The state government issued ‘No Objection Certificate’ to 266 technical education institutes for starting diploma and graduate degree courses in Pharmacy. The government also granted permission for … Read more 17.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Now, neem for wealth: Smriti Irani launches project in UP Smriti Irani, Union cabinet minister of textile, information and broadcasting, launched the Uttar Pradesh Neem Project at KathauraINTERNATIONAL · Indo-ASEAN ties have entered 25 years of dialogue The countries around the South China Sea had made a number of attempts to form … Read more 15-16.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Governor has sent the controversial up control of organized crime bill for presidential reference Governor has sent the controversial UP Control of Organized Crime Bill (UPCOCA), 2018 passed by both Houses of UP Legislature for Presidential reference. Naik has also referred two other Bills – `UP Inter-state Migrant Labour (Amendment) Bill, … Read more 14.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Settlement dating back almost 4,000 years found in UP A team from BHU has unearthed a town thousands of years old near Dwarkapur-Agiyabeer villages of Uttar Pradesh’s Basti. The settlement, discovered during an archaeological excavation by a team of the ancient Indian history culture and archaeology departments of the university, is estimated to be … Read more 13.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs