February 2019

UTTAR PRADESH   ·         CM: UP govt committed to eradicating malnourishment ð  Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that his government was committed to eradicating malnourishment among children and women from Uttar Pradesh and if the state achieved this, the Human Development Index (HDI) of UP and India would improve. ð  Under the Hausala Poshan Yojana, … Read more 15.02.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Only 39% households metered, billed in UP   Only 39 per cent of households in Uttar Pradesh are metered, billed, and the consumers pay their electricity dues.   These and more startling facts have emerged in a study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).   With the government announcing … Read more 14.02.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP govt to adopt land pooling policy to boost infra development in state   The Uttar Pradesh government will soon adopt land pooling policy to give fillip to urban infrastructure in the state. This will spare the government of land acquisition hurdles which is not only an expensive proposition but is also cumbersome and time taking. The UP cabinet recently … Read more 13.02.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Swine flu spreads tentacles in UP   Six swine flu deaths and 421 cases in 28 districts of UP over the past 42 days have compelled the health department to launch an awareness drive to prevent spread of H1N1.   The maximum cases (169) have been reported from Meerut, followed by Ghaziabad … Read more 12.02.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   New projects and schemes announced   The Yogi Adityanath government announced new projects and scheme worth just Rs 21,212.94 crore in the 2019-20 fiscal, with focus on infrastructure. The funds earmarked for the new projects are around five per cent of the total budget.   In the schedule of new demand presented … Read more 10-11.02.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   2019 budget is Integrated state budget While the government opened its purse strings for big-ticket infrastructure projects and social welfare schemes, there was generous allocation for developing religious sites and development of gaushalas.   However, to balance it out and project its intention of ‘inclusive growth’, the government also jacked up allocation … Read more 09.02.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP plans big tree plantation drive   The state government will go for a massive aforestation drive during the next monsoon setting a target to plant 22 crore saplings.   The government had planted nine crore saplings last year, out of which around five per cent of the plants withered.   During … Read more 08.02.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh budget 2019-20: Highlights CM Yogi Adityanath hails state budget, terms it ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas’ budget. Rs 1,075 crore has been allocated to acquire land for construction of residential and non-residential buildings in newly created districts and newly created courts in the state. Rs 2,579 crore has been allocated under … Read more 07.02.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   First leopard census outside protected areas soon in UP   The Uttar Pradesh Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (UPWCCB) has proposed the wildlife and forest department to conduct the first census of the big cats that inhabit the vast sugarcane fields of the state. Officials said the human-leopard conflict indicates that population of the big cats which … Read more 06.02.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·         NGT imposed fine of Rs.25 lakh on UP government ð  The National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a cost of Rs.25 lakh on the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to stop dumping of sewage and untreated water in the Upper Ganga Canal. ð  Earlier, the State government submitted that a sewage treatment plant in Niwari will be installed … Read more 05.02.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs