29.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   State govt launches revival project for rivers   The state government has launched a project for the revival of rivers in distress and of one water body each in every district.  The rivers to be revived include Gomati in Lucknow which originates in Pilibhit district, Aril in Bareilly and Sont in Badaun … Read more 29.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

28.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   India Signs Loan Agreement with World Bank for UP Tourism Project   An agreement for IBRD Credit of USD 40 Million from World Bank for “P. Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project”was signed between India and the World Bank. The programme size is approximately USD 57.14 million, of which USD 40 million will be … Read more 28.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

27.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh Introduces New Power Scheme   Uttar Pradesh launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state to mark former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary. The government has a target of covering 16 million by 2018-end, driven by Yogi Adityanath government’s motto ‘Prakash hai to Vikas … Read more 27.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

26.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh introduces power scheme to mark Vajpayee’s birthday   Uttar Pradesh has launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state to mark former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary.   The government has a target of covering 16 million by 2018-end under the scheme ‘Prakash … Read more 26.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

24-25 .12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh Government Signs MoU with South Korea   The Uttar Pradeshgovernment signedan MoU with South Korea to enhance cooperation in the field of tourism, skill development, culture and farming. An agreement was signed in 2000 to develop Ayodhya and Gimhae as sister cities, following which a memorial was constructed in Ayodhya which … Read more 24-25 .12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

23.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Up govt to provide power connection to poor and farmers; bpl card not necessary   Uttar Pradesh government will provide power connections to poor and farmers even if they do not have Below the Poverty Line (BPL) card.   Poor families have to pay Rs 550 to get a connection in installments … Read more 23.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

21.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP govt introduces upcoc bill in assembly The UP government on Wednesday introduced in the state Assembly a bill to enact a stringent law on the lines of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) to combat organised crimes in the state.   The Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Bill, 2017, was … Read more 21.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

20.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh passes bill to death penalty for hooch traders   TheUttar Pradeshgovernment has legalised death penalty and life imprisonment for those involved in the trade of illegitimate liquor if it leads to the death of the consumers. The Excise (Amendment) Bill 2017, passed in the state Assembly, also imposes a fine … Read more 20.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

19.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   World Bank approves USD 40 mn loan for UP tourism project   Loan worth USD 40 million for a tourism project in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors.   International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) will grant the loan which has … Read more 19.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs