21 & 22.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Fourth India International Science Festival to be held in Lucknow   The fourth edition of the India International Science Festival will be held in Lucknow. The decision to hold the Festival in Lucknow was taken at the first preparatory meeting for the 4th India International Science Festival (IISF) chaired by Union Minister … Read more 21 & 22.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

20.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   CM advocates modernization of madarsas   The Chief Minister said that his government would also improve the quality of education in Sanskrit schools in the state so that students could study job-oriented courses.   Besides, Union minister of Minoroy Affairs MukhtarAbbas Naqvi, ministers and officials of nine states— Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, … Read more 20.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

19.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP govt’s roadshow for business summit   Uttar Pradesh government launched a roadshow in Gujarat  to promote UP as a business-friendly investment destination. The UP government will be hosting an investors’ summit in the last week of February and is looking forward to sizeable participation from Gujarat’s industrial houses and entrepreneurs. Textile and pharma … Read more 19.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

18.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP third among states for redressal of people’s plaints   In the first-ever rating of states, with 68.89% disposals, UP is slightly better than Gujaratwhich 67.02%. However, overall, The grievances data compiled by the Union government between January 1, 2014 and January 11, 2018 says that UP has 31.11% of pendency. The monitoring … Read more 18.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

17.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Vice prez to inaugurate development schemes on up diwas on jan 24   Vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate and dedicate development schemes of 44 departments worth Rs 25,000 crore to the people on January 24 – the inaugural day of three-day UP Diwas. The VP will lay the foundation of development … Read more 17.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

16.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Industries to get power under open access policy   A month ahead of the scheduled investors meet in UP, the state government has given yet another sop to the industries by allowing them to get power from their choice of power distribution company.   The power will be wheeled to the industrial units under the … Read more 16.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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UTTAR PRADESH   State government to come up with a start-up policy     The state government will come up with a start-up policy having a motto – ‘start-up in Uttar Pradesh’ – to help young entrepreneurs set up their own business ventures and generate employment.   The government would extend all support to start-ups … Read more 14-15 .01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

13.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP has $5-billion export potential: Exim Bank   A study by Exim Bank has found that Uttar Pradesh has an untapped export potential of about $5 billion. The bank has recommended that to increase its exports, the state needs to diversify into higher value-added sectors like pharmaceutical and automobile and into high-value products like electronic components, … Read more 13.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

12.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP government sends proposal to include Bijnor, Mathura, Aligarh and Hathras in NCR The Uttar Pradesh government has sent a proposal to the Union urban development ministry to include four more districts – Bijnor, Mathura, Aligarh and Hathras – in the National Capital Region (NCR). Once given a nod, the total number of … Read more 12.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

11.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Law for preventing misuse of state emblems to be framed   Governor Ram Naik asked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to frame a law for preventing the misuse of state emblems.   In a letter to CM, the Governor said UP’s state emblem of `two fishes’ conveys dignity and authority of the state … Read more 11.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs