June 2018

UTTAR PRADESH   UP government move Centre on issue of discharge of Nepal’s water into Sharda   Uttar Pradesh government is planning to take up the matter relating to heavy discharge of water into river Sharda by Nepal that causes massive floods and soil erosion in the districts through which it flows through.   The … Read more 30.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Up govt. Relaxes norms for gram sabha land   The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday relaxed norms to provide Gram Sabha land on circle or market rate to new industrial investors in the state and announced to provide ultra filtered water to children of 14 districts affected by Japanese Encephalitis and AES. These decisions … Read more 29.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Anup chandra pandey to be next up chief secretary   Additional Chief Secretary, Industry and Infrastructure development, Anup Chandra Pandey will be the next Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh. The 1984 batch officer, who will retire in August, 2019, succeeds Rajiv Kumar, who will attain superannuation on June 30.   The other IAS … Read more 28.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Greater Noida to set up a decentralised system   The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has issued an expression of interest for design, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of decentralised solid waste collection and processing system in each sector.   The Authority has invited expression of interest from interested operators based on their understanding and … Read more 27.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Ghaziabad ranks 36th, gets ‘fastest mover’ tag Ghaziabad has been ranked at the 36th position with 2,992.68 points in the Swachh Survekshan 2018. In Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad is second only to Varanasi, which tops the ranking with 3,052.03 points. Varanasi’s All-India rank is 29.   Ghaziabad, to its credit, has also been adjudged … Read more 26.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Swachh Survekshan 2018: Agra ranked fifth in UP     The Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) stood at the 102nd spot in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 ranking that was released on Saturday. However, in the state, the City of Taj was ranked fifth. Ranked 29 nationally, Varanasi secured the top position in the state, followed … Read more 24-25.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   State govt to set up pilgrim centre at garhmukteshwar   The state government has plans to set up pilgrim centre at Garhmukteshwar of Hapur on the lines of Haridwar. Garhmuketshwar has the same significance for locals as Haridaw for the rest of the country.   The town on the banks of Ganga … Read more 23.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Up govt urged centre to increase monthly sugar sale quota   Faced with the mounting arrears of the sugarcane farmers coupled  with the record sugar production the state government the state government has urged the Centre to increase the monthly sugar sale quota of state mills by 60 per cent to a … Read more 22.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   CM launches clean Gomti mission   Chief minister Yogi Adityanath launched the clean Gomti mission by participating in a cleanliness drive at Jhulelal Park in Lucknow.   The chief minister used a spade to remove the garbage accumulated near the ghat. Similar cleanliness drives in the Gomti were carried out at 10 … Read more 21.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Govt launches Kisan Pathshala-II   Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched phase II of the Kisan Pathshala Yojana, also called the Million Farmers’ School, an outreach initiative aimed at connecting the farmers to the agriculture department’s technical and scientific support teams.   Under phase II of the Kisan Pathshala Yojana, the Yogi government … Read more 19.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs