Oct 2018

UTTAR PRADESH   CM Yogi launches unit, expected to generate  20k jobs   Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched the first Rail Park (ancillary unit) of the country to be set up by the private sector and attract investments of over Rs 2,300 crore from over 50 companies.   The park will … Read more 31.10.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH     UP Govt rationalises VAT on PNG Big relief to domestic consumers   Piped natural gas (PNG) will cost less with the state government rationalising Value Added Tax on natural gas and approving a proposal to set up common facility centres at all districts under One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme.   … Read more 30.10.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH     158 more projects to be launched in December To generate 10 lakh jobs in UP   Uttar Pradesh is set to organise the second groundbreaking ceremony for the formal launch of 158 projects entailing investments of around Rs 1 lakh crore in December.   These projects are expected a create around … Read more 29.10.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH     UP govt in partnership with Japan to develop ‘food value chain’   The Uttar Pradesh government in assistance from Japanese government will develop ‘Food Value Chain’ in the state. The UP Cabinet presided over by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath  cleared a proposal in this regard.   Under the agreement, in the first five years, … Read more 27-28.10.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·        MHA approves Rs.194.44 crore Safe City Project for Lucknow ð  The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved a Safe City project for Lucknow at a total cost of Rs.194.44 crore under the Nirbhaya Fund Scheme. ð  The project would be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with Centre and State … Read more 26.10.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Indias first container movement on inland waterways to move 16 PEPSICO containers from Kolkata to Varanasi     PepsiCo (India) will move 16 containers equivalent to 16 truckloads in the vessel MV RN Tagore which will reach Varanasi in 9-10 days. MV RN Tagore will make its return journey with fertilizers belonging … Read more 25.10.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   PM addresses Krishi Kumbh in Lucknow, via video conference     The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, addressed the Krishi Kumbh in Lucknow.   The Prime Minister expressed confidence that this gathering of farmers would pave the way for new technology to be imbibed and better opportunities to be created in the … Read more 24.10.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Sports University to come up in UP soon   The state government is mulling to start a sports university with an emphasis on courses pertaining to Indian sports.   The university will have a variety of courses pertaining to sports, which will provide a number of employment avenues to youngsters.   The … Read more 23.10.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·        UP nixes plan to axe 55,000 trees for road via Dudhwa, Pilibhit reserves  ð  The state wildlife board committee headed by chief minister Yogi Adityanath has shelved a proposal to axe 55,00 0 trees in Dudhwa, Pilibhit tiger reserves and Suhelwa wildlife sanctuary for the construction of the proposed 800 km Indo-Nepal … Read more 22.10.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Banas Dairy to set up new plant with Rs 1,000 crore investment.   The Banaskantha District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited popularly known as Banas Dairy will set up a new dairy processing plant with capacity to process 40 lakh litres per day (LLPD).   After Faridabad in the National Capital Region … Read more 20-21.10.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs