Dec 2018

UTTAR PRADESH   UP looks to achieve 100% electrification by month-end: Minister   Uttar Pradesh is set to achieve 100 per cent electrification by the month-end, state power minister Srikant Sharma said.   Uttar Pradesh is among the states where a large number of households are to be covered under the Saubhagya scheme for providing … Read more 19.12.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Now, e-lottery for ‘bhaang’ outlets in Uttar Pradesh   After liquor, the allocation of ‘bhaang’ (cannabis) outlets in Uttar Pradesh will also be done through e-lottery.   The sale of liquor also had cash registers ringing for UP government. Data shows that the revenue generated through sale of liquor has gone up by 48% from … Read more 18.12.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Busts of Yogi Adityanath mentors in UP government offices soon   The UP governmenthas cleared a proposal to place busts of chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s mentor Mahant Avaidyanath and Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha leader Mahant Digvijay Nath inside government and educational buildings in Lucknow and Gorakhpur. Digvijay Nath was once arrested for inciting people against … Read more 16-17.12.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP government aims to double excise revenue   The excise department said that it’s aiming to double revenue from excise duty by end of the current financial year.   The department is looking to increase the revenue from Rs 14,000 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 28,000 crore by the end of 2018-19 financial year. … Read more 15.12.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   IHCL signed for construction of a second Taj hotel in Lucknow   Indian Hotels Company Ltd. (IHCL), Tata group’s hospitality arm, has signed an agreement for construction of a second Taj branded hotel in Lucknow. The new hotel is to come up in partnership withLuxus Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. The Taj branded hotel will be … Read more 14.12.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·        UP government to provide vocational training to juvenile inmates ð  The Uttar Pradesh government is all set to launch a three-month course staring from January 1 for the minor inmates lodged at government juvenile homes and woman shelter homes across the state. Under the programme, the inmates — most of them have … Read more 13.12.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP to set up med varsity after Atal   The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up a medical university after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee that will control all medical and dental colleges in the state. Besides, the government also decided to bring a legislation to regulate school vehicles … Read more 12.12.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·        Govt plans to merge DCBs with UPCB With the objective to increase lending to the agriculture sector ahead of 2019 Lok sabha poll, the state government has embarked on a proposal of merging all 50 District Co-operative Banks (DCB) with the apex Cooperative banking body, UP Co-operative Bank (UPCB) to create … Read more 11.12.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP to seek Rs 5,500-cr investments for Bundelkhand green energy corridor   The Uttar Pradesh government will seek private investments worth Rs 5,500 crore for the proposed Bundelkhand green energy corridor that is expected to generate 4,000 megawatt (MW) solar power.   The state would foot the bill for evacuating power from solar … Read more 09-10.12.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Forest dept to conduct random verification of 5 crore saplings planted in UP in 2016   In a bid to find out the status of the 5 crore saplings which were planted in the entire Uttar Pradesh in 2016, the forest department is set to conduct random verification of saplings in parts … Read more 08.12.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs