August 2018

UTTAR PRADESH   NGT directed UP government to submit an action plan on e-waste management   The National Green Tribunal(NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board and the Central Pollution Control Board to submit an action plan on e-waste management within three months. NGT stated that as a measure to combat … Read more 19-20.08.18 Uttar pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP govt to table supplementary budget on aug 27   The Yogi Adityanath government will table its first supplementary budget for the 2018-19 fiscal on August 27 when the Assembly meets for the week-long monsoon session starting August 23.   As per the agenda of the Assembly approved by the Business Advisory … Read more 18.08.18 Uttar pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Up govt to set up cfcs in all dists   After the success of One District, One Product Summit in Lucknow on August 10, the state government has decided to set up Common Facility Centres (CFCs) in all the 75 districts of the state for promoting efficiency and productivity in micro and … Read more 17.08.18 Uttar pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   NGT asked UP government to pay the price for contaminating the underground water   In Uttar Pradesh, the survey reports indicated that the groundwateris highly contaminated. It has been alleged that consumption of polluted water from rivers Kalinadi, Krishna and Hindon has developed several diseases including liver damage, cancer and kidney failure to the residents. … Read more 16.08.18 Uttar pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Amazon inks MoU with UP govt to boost MSME entrepreneurs   E-commerce major Amazon India has signed an MoU with the Uttar Pradesh government to support MSME entrepreneurs across nine districts as a part of the state’s One District One Product (ODOP) scheme.   Amazon India through its Kala Haat programme will … Read more 15.08.18 Uttar pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated ‘One District One Product’ Summit in UP   One District One Product (ODOP) scheme will help each district of Uttar Pradesh to manufacture one product. Under this  ODOP scheme, the state government has set a goal of providing employment to 25 lakh people in five years through the financial assistance of Rs. 25,000 … Read more 14.08.18 Uttar pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Walmart plans to create 30,000 jobs in Uttar Pradesh   Tagging Uttar Pradesh as a priority growth state, Walmart India said it expects to create at least 30,000 local jobs by setting up 15 stores in the state.   In the UP Investment Summit held earlier this year, Walmart India had signed a memorandum … Read more 12-13.08.18 Uttar pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Need to link mnrega with farm sector: cm   Announcing that the state government would allow bigger projects under MNREGA, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that more awareness was required for honest implementation of the schemes under it because linking it with farm sector could help in doubling income of farmers.   … Read more 11.08.18 Uttar pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP to implement ‘mygov’ platform The state issued directions for the effective implementation of ‘Mygovernment’ platform – a portal under Digital India programme with the objective of developing the state as knowledge-based state. ‘Mygovernment’ is a programme of the Centre for citizen engagement towards good governance and will provide information technology infrastructure … Read more 10.08.18 Uttar pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP legislature’s monsoon session from august 23   The monsoon session of the Uttar Pradesh legislature will start from August 23 in which the Yogi Adityanath government will bring supplementary budget, seeking more funds for the development projects it has initiated in the recent past.   Many ordinances, like the one banning use of … Read more 09.08.18 Uttar pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs