March 2019

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh famous places: Sankisa   Sankisa is identified with the present village of Basantpur in Farrukhabad district of Uttar Pradesh.   Situated on the banks of river Kali, Sankisa is most easily accessible from Agra which is 175 km away on the Agra-Mainpuri road. The nearest railhead is Pakhna which is … Read more 28.03.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh History : Sravasti   After attaining Enlightenment Lord Buddha was constantly mobile spreading his message of humanity, Universal brotherhood and salvation amongst the different segments of the society. This service to humanity would stop for a brief period in the monsoons. This period too, however, would be used by Lord … Read more 27.03.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Magadh with reference to Uttar Pradesh   All the states were perpetually at war with each other. Kaushal annexed Kashi and Avanti grabbed Vats. Later on Kausha and Vats in turn were subjugated one by one by Magadh, which became most powerful in the entire region. Magadh was ruled in succession by … Read more 26.03.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH UP voters list better law and order among top priorities, finds study   Voters from the most populated state of the country – Uttar Pradesh – have voted for ‘Better Law and Order and Policing’ among their top priorities.   In UP, the top three priorities included ‘better employment opportunities’ (42.82%), ‘better hospitals, primary health … Read more 24-25.03.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   88,423 kids in state out-of-school students, finds Uttar Pradesh education department   Under the newly launched SHARDA (School Har Din Aayein) initiative of UP education department, the authorities have found that as many as 88,423 children are out-of-school students. Out-of-school students refer to those who either never joined school or dropped out of … Read more 23.03.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Chunar stn first to get AI software for rly track safety   Months after the unmanned crossing along Chunar Chopan section of Allahabad division of North Central Railway (NCR) became the last to be eliminated in the nation, Chunar railway station became the first in the country where the ‘Hanging Part Detection … Read more 21-22.03.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP creates record registering highest profit among all state transport undertakings   Uttar Pradeshhas created a one of its kind record in public transport sector with the state transport corporation, UPSRTC, registering the highest profit of Rs 122.7 crore among all state transport undertakings during 2017-18. The only other two government-run transport … Read more 20.03.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh releases Rs 98 crore to electrify 46,000 schools-cum-polling stations   Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Rs 98.66 crore has been released to complete electrification of 46,981 state government schools across UP. A sum of Rs 15,000 will be released to each school for installing electrical wiring and Rs 6,000 for tubelights … Read more 19.03.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·         UPs Chunar sandstone is the second natural good to get GI tag ð  Chunar Balua Patthar (sandstone) is the second GI tag under natural goods after Makrana Marble of Rajasthan. ð  With Chunar sandstone, now the Varanasi region of eastern UP has 11 GI-tagged products including Banaras brocade & saree, handmade carpet of Bhadohi, … Read more 17-18.03.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh to take census of Otters for the first time   For the first time, Uttar Pradesh is taking a census of Ottersin its protected areas. The census has begun in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR). Otters live on fish and spend much of its time in or close to water bodies. A growing or healthy population … Read more 16.03.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs