August 2019

UTTAR PRADESH   Ganga’s floodplain set to be demarcated for first time   The Uttar Pradesh government has demarcated the Ganga’s floodplain and submitted a final report to the Jal Shakti ministry. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under Jal Shakti ministry would be the final authority to decide the floodplain. Once the report is approved, … Read more 31.08.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Harsh Vardhan inaugurates FSSAI’s National Food Laboratory in Ghaziabad   Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan inaugurated FSSAI’s National Food Laboratory (NFL) in Ghaziabad.   It was inaugurated on the occasion of 13th anniversary of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.   This national lab is a result of a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP), … Read more 30.08.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·         PMKSY to be extended to all districts of UP ð  The Yogi Adityanath government has announced that the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY) will be implemented in all the districts of Uttar Pradesh to ensure water harvesting and also increasing the productivity of farmers. ð  The state government was providing … Read more 29.08.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP to get first toilet for transgenders in Varanasi   The first toilet for transgenders in Uttar Pradesh will be opened in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Former captain of Indian women’s basketball team, Prashanti Singh, and former Olympian Rahul Singh have taken up this initiative.   The survey for the project will … Read more 28.08.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Now, breast-feeding cubicles in UP bus stations   Baby-feeding cubicles will be set up at all state-run bus stations in Uttar Pradesh in a big leap to empower lactating mothers and make commuting stops newborn-friendly.   UPSRTC has disbursed Rs 2.5 crore for constructing modular breast-feeding cubicles in state-run bus stations. Of the 242 bus stations … Read more 27.08.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Mobile app NADRS 2.0 launched to monitor livestock diseases   A mobile application named ‘National Animal Disease Reporting System (NADRS 2.0) was launched in Bareilly  to record and monitor livestock diseases, with a view to initiate preventive action to contain outbreaks.   For daily monitoring at state and national level of all cattle … Read more 24.08.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP scores low in Niti report on water management   A report on water management systems by Niti Aayog paints a grim picture of Uttar Pradesh. The state, with a score of 38.7 out of 100, ranks 19th among 26 states and 15th amid 17 non-Himalayan states.   The second edition of Composite Water … Read more 25-26.08.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH UP looks beyond boundaries to achieve tn-$ economy mark   With the aim to achieve the ambitious trillion-dollar economy mark by 2024, Uttar Pradesh is looking beyond the state and national boundaries — to faraway Russia.   The state government has mooted a proposal of contract farming by UP entrepreneurs in Russian Far … Read more 23.08.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·         Uttarakhand, UP officials meet to discuss ‘division of assets’ ð  According to sources, the irrigation department of UP agreed on transferring 375 hectares of land situated in Uttarakhand to state irrigation department, against Uttarakhand’s proposal of transferring 488 hectares of land. ð  However, officials of both states decided to hold a … Read more 22.08.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Bundelkhand Expressway work to kick off from October   The construction work on Bundelkhand Expressway is likely to start from October. The cabinet cleared proposed amendments to the bid document for both Bundelkhand and Gorakhpur Link Expressways, adding improved safety measures to them.   The Bundelkhand Expressway work will be done under six packages. The … Read more 21.08.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs