June 2019

UTTAR PRADESH   UP’s malnutrition fight needs more steam   Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of lawmaker to the parliament, faces a big malnutrition challenge, with 46% stunted and 40% underweight children.   There are 1.88 lakh Anganwadis against the total sanctioned 1.90 lakh, while more than 2,100 AWCs are nonfunctional in the … Read more 16-17.06.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Sugar production falls marginally in UP   Sugar production in the just concluded 2018-19 cane crushing season in Uttar Pradesh fell marginally to 11.82 million tons (MT). The sugar output fell nearly 1.9 per cent compared to the production of over 12 MT in the 2017-18 crushing season.   Better sugar recovery, … Read more 15.06.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  UTTAR PRADESH   State govt to roll out big projects this year   The state government has started preparing for the second ground breaking ceremony to roll out projects finalised at the investors’ summit in February last year.   Though the government is yet to finalise the date for the ceremony, the much awaited … Read more 14.06.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH Yogi tweaks liquor policy, UP excise collection up by 48%   In the last one year, UP’s excise collection from liquor sale has gone up by 48%, from Rs 12,653 crore to Rs 18,706 crore, after UP chief minister Yogi Adityana thtweaked the state’s excise policy followed by his predecessors.   The government’s official … Read more 13.06.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   For the first, the Lucknow government has begun the construction of roads using plastic waste   The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA)is constructing a road using plastic waste for the first time ever. The road is constructed from Gomti Nagar Police Station to Indian Institute of Management (IIM) under a pilot project by LDA in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. … Read more 12.06.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh govt hikes old-age pension   In Uttar Pradesh, the state government has hiked old-age pension in the age group 60 to 79 years by rupees 100 monthly.   Now the old-age pensioners would receive 500 rupees per month from the existing 400 rupees.   Currently, the people who are above … Read more 11.06.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Lucknow to be part of Defence Corridor   PM Narendra Modi had announced for Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at investors’ summit in Lucknow in February last. “The Defence Corridor will span from Aligarh to Agra, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Kanpur and Lucknow. The corridor will have many units in which 272 defence products … Read more 09-10.06.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Sonbhadra gets first ‘taanka’ in UP to harvest rainwater   Sonbhadra has become the first district of UP to use the traditional ‘taanka’ technique popular in the desert region of Rajasthan for rainwater harvesting and water conservation to deal with the water crisis. The first ‘taanka’ has come up at Kasturba Gandhi … Read more 08.06.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP Cabinet approves setting up of micro-breweries   The UP Cabinet headed by chief minister Yogi Adityanath  approved setting up of micro-breweries in hotels, restaurants and pubs paving way for serving of fresh beers to the customers.   The decision has been taken in view of the demand from restaurants and hotels, mainly in metropolitan … Read more 07.06.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·         Now, Kisan Pathshalas to teach organic farming in UP ð  To encourage organic farming among farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Kisan Pathshalas, known as ‘The Million Farmers’ Schools’, have been launched in the state. The schools aim is to encourage farmers to adopt eco-friendly organic farming and improve the technical know-how of those who have … Read more 06.06.19 Uttar Pradesh(UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs