August 2021

UTTAR PRADESH   Swarojgar Yojana gives wings to hopes of youth Giving wings to the hopes of the youth, the Uttar Pradesh government’s Swarojgar Yojana aims to make them financially stable by providing them employment and youths are being trained in various skills under the programme so that they may move towards self-reliance.   Mega … Read more 25.08.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   With 17% share, Uttar Pradesh still India’s top milk producer   Accounting for 17% share in India’s total production, Uttar Pradesh continues to be the largest milk producing state of the country. Rajasthan, with 11.5% share and Andhra Pradesh, with 9% share, are at number two and three respectively. The production of milk in UP rose … Read more 24.08.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Ubharte Sitaare Fund by Finance Ministry   Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched an bold ‘Ubharte Sitaare Fund’ -USF for export-oriented firms and startups in a application at Lucknow. The Fund ambitions at arranging cash for the advertising of micro, small and medium companies. The fund has been set up by … Read more 23.08.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh govt to hold second pottery fair on Diwali   In a re-run of the successful maiden exhibition of clay and pottery held last Diwali, the state government is set to organise a three-day exhibition to promote pottery and clayware this Diwali season as well. The UP Mati Kala Board has … Read more 21-22.08.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh govt to seek budget only for projects to be finished in six months   The supplementary budget of the state government which was supposed to be of Rs 35,000 crore is now set to be scaled down considerably after UP government’s decision to seek budget only for those projects which … Read more 18.08.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP imparting practical training to youths in industries   In an initiative to connect the youth with skill development and vocational education, the Uttar Pradesh government has started imparting practical training in industries like health sector, operation of oxygen plants among others. The government has chalked out an action plan to train … Read more 17.08.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   CFCs lending clay artisans a helping hand to in UP Aiming to promote and encourage the local clay artisans and create maximum employment opportunities in Uttar Pradesh, the Common Facility Centres set up by Mati Kala Board of Khadi Gramodyog department are proving to be an efficient tool to give every facility … Read more 19.08.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Mission Shakti 3.0: Focus on women safety in rural parts of Uttar Pradesh   The third phase of Mission Shakti, to be launched by chief minister Yogi Adityanath on August 21, will focus on safety of women from rural areas. Nodal head of the mission, Laxmi Singh (IPS), said the aim of the third phase … Read more 15-16.08.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   New Uttar Pradesh companies to get priority in BSE, NSE listings   In a bid to encourage companies from UP to get listed on the stock exchange, additional chief secretary, MSME, Navneet Sehgal on Thursday said that companies set up in the past four years would be prioritised in listing on Bombay Stock Exchange and … Read more 14.08.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UPEIDA-SIDM to set up defence industry platform   The Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) and the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop Uttar Pradesh as a hub of defence manufacturing by promoting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), start-ups and … Read more 13.08.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs