Oct 2019

UTTAR PRADESH   Mission cow irony: Cattle count dips in UP, buffalo tally up   Despite the central government’s Rashtriya Gokul Mission and the Yogi government’s series of cow conservation schemes, numbers of the livestock census for this year came as a disappointment to Uttar Pradesh.   UP has been taken over by West Bengal to become the … Read more 19.10.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ●      UP to organize Indias first KHON Ramlila programme Uttar Pradesh State government is planning to organize India’s first training and performance program of world-famous KHON Ramlila. It is a masked form of Ramlila art of Thailand.  The program will be organized by the Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh in collaboration with the Thai government. The … Read more 18.10.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   NGT directed Faizabad railway station to curb pollution   National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Railways to evolve appropriate mechanisms to curb pollution caused in Faizabad Railway station,Uttar Pradesh.   The move comes after a plea that sought remedial action against air pollution caused due to the loading and unloading of Cement and fertilizers … Read more 17.10.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH Jal Shakti to irrigate 20 lakh hectares additional land   The newly-formed Jal Shakti department of Uttar Pradesh government has set a target to irrigate 20 lakh hectares of additional land through the Saryu canal, Madhyaganga canal, Arjun tributary by the end of this year.   It is noteworthy that out of 49 … Read more 16.10.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Walmart to expand footprint in UP, open 6 new stores Walmart India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Walmart Inc, plans to expand its footprint in Uttar Pradesh by opening six more ‘Best Price’ modern wholesale stores in the state   The places where the brick-and-mortar stores are proposed to be set up include … Read more 15.10.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP to plant 25 crore trees next year   Uttar Pradesh is likely to use the multi-storey plantation technique to successfully raise 25 crore trees next year. Since planting 25 crore trees is a massive work, the state’s focus is on using techniques that would plant the maximum possible number of trees on the … Read more 13-14.10.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   First National Hindi Science writers conference begins in Lucknow   In Uttar Pradesh, the first 2-day long National Hindi Science writers conference started in Lucknow.   The aim of this conference is to release science writing from the clutches of English and to promote the use of Hindi and other vernacular languages. … Read more 12.10.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh gets World Bank aid to upgrade highways   The Centre, state government and the World Bank  signed a $400 million (over Rs 2,800 crore) agreement to help UP strengthen, upgrade and maintain around 500km road network of its highways. The project will also include measures to reduce crashes and fatalities.   … Read more 11.10.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Agra’s air quality slips to ‘moderate’ category   The air quality in Agra slipped to the “moderate” category for the first time this month on Sunday as the concentration of PM 2.5 increased to 126. In the past weeks the concentration levels remained between 36 to 80, with AQI being in the “good” to “satisfactory” category. … Read more 10.10.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh reels under inventory of Rs 1,43,000 crore unsold housing units   The realty sector is reeling under a burgeoning inventory of unsold housing units in Uttar Pradesh valued at over Rs 1,43,000 crore, but the state government is clueless on how to tide over the crisis.   Unsold housing units continue to stack up in both … Read more 09.10.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs