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UTTAR PRADESH Ambedkar portrait must in all UP govt schools, colleges The Yogi Adityanath government in UP has now made it compulsory for all state-run schools and colleges to have a portrait of the Babasaheb Ambedkar, complete with a mention of his date of birth and demise. The administration had earlier ordered the installation of … Read more 08.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Swachh Shakti 2018 to be held in Lucknow The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, in association with the Government of Uttar Pradesh, is organizing a Women’s Convention – called Swachh Shakti 2018 – on International Women’s Day, at Lucknow. 8000 women sarpanches, 3000 women Swachhagrahis, 2000 mahilasamakhyas from Uttar … Read more 07.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP’s new film policy gets a thumbs-up from filmmakers The much-awaited film policy of the UP government was finally released a few days ago at the UP Investor’s Summit in Lucknow. A booklet detailing the policy was released in the presence of Dr Neelkanth Tiwari, minister of state for Law and … Read more 06.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP government doubles potato procurement target In order to keep a check on potato prices from crashing, this year, state government has doubled the procurement target to two lakh metric tonnes. The tuber will be directly procured from farmers, said commissioner of agro produce Raj Pratap Singh in an order to district … Read more 05.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL · India, Bangladesh, Russia Sign Pact For Rooppur Atomic Plant Indian companies can now participate in construction and installation works in the “non-critical” category for the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, according to the Russian atomic energy agency Rosatom. The Rooppur project is the first initiative under an Indo-Russian deal to undertake atomic energy … Read more 03.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL List of MoUs signed during the Visit of the King of Jordan to India MoU on Defence Cooperation Visa waiver for diplomatic and official passport holders Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) Manpower Cooperation Agreement MoU for cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine between India and Jordan MoU for setting up of … Read more 02.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Unique ID for students to double up as admit card Lucknow University will provide unique student IDs to newly admitted undergraduate students to maintain a centralized database from the next academic session. The identity card number will also serve as the roll number on the admit card as the university will not … Read more 01.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Adityanath inaugurates 2-day ‘Rasotsav’ in Mathura Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated two-day Rasotsav, jointly organised by the state tourism department, the Brij Tirth Vikas Parishad and the Brajbhumi Vikas trust. Local MP, actress-turned-politician Hema Malini has been instrumental in organising the event which is being held at the Deen Dayal … Read more 28.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Yogi adityanath government providing free bus travel for below poverty line With the 2019 Lok Sabha elections less than a year away, the Yogi Adityanath government could dole out a major sop for BPL card holders in the form of free ride in government buses. The Road Transport department has … Read more 27.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Uttar pradesh is all set to join `ease of doing business Uttar Pradesh is all set to join the club of country’s top ranking states with the most favourable business environment when the Central government comes out with its `Ease of doing business’ (EODB) report for the year next month. … Read more 25-26.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs