April 2021

UTTAR PRADESH   28 per cent shortfall in UP’s 2020-21 revenue collection Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said the pandemic had impacted revenue collection during the last fiscal 2020-21 and the total tax collection was only 71.8 per cent of the target – a shortfall of close to 28 per cent. He said against … Read more 07.04.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Yogi govt to bring new policy for food processing sector Buoyed at the initial response of investors who have invested over Rs 12,970 crore in the food processing sector, the Yogi Adityanath government is contemplating to bring a new policy for this sector which experts say could help farmers in doubling their … Read more 06.04.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Delta Combat to set up units in defence corridor UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority UPEIDA) Chief Executive Officer Awanish Awasthi signed two MoUs with Delta Combat Systems for investment in defence manufacturing corridor nodes at Aligarh and Jhansi. The company will invest Rs 250 crore in its defence industry plant in Aligarh … Read more 04-05.04.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

  UTTAR PRADESH   All rural areas in UP to be made ‘smart villages The Yogi Adityanath government has prepared an action plan to convert all rural areas into ‘smart villages’ in order to ensure that the benefits of the welfare schemes are provided to the last person of the society. UP is consistently on … Read more 03.04.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP all set to augment power generation capacity Uttar Pradesh is all set to augment power generation capacity and add fresh thermal power generation capacity of 8,262 MW by May 2022.  Besides thermal power, as much as 4,000 MW solar projects in Bundelkhand of the state will also be commissioned during this … Read more 02.04.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH Govt aid to industries offering jobs to migrant workers In an attempt to provide financial and social security to lakhs of migrant workers who returned to their villages in UP during the novel coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdown, the Yogi Adityanath government has prepared an action plan to provide financial assistance to industries offering jobs … Read more 01.04.21 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs