sep 2018

UTTAR PRADESH   UP makes RFID tag must for transporters   With the aim to curb evasion of Goods and Services Tax, the state government has made it mandatory for transport carriers to use radio frequency identification device (RFID) tag along with e-way bill from October 1.   Though e-way rules require the use of … Read more 18.09.18 Uttarpradesh(UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Industrial houses contributing to govt’s Swachhata Mission   Accepting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s appeal to industrialists to use their corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds to keep their cities clean, many industrial houses have contributed to the Swachh Bharat campaign of the government by building infrastructure like toilets.   The e-toilet unit requires … Read more 16-17.09.18 Uttarpradesh(UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh top in reaching out to PMMVY beneficiaries   Uttar Pradesh won first prize for reaching out to maximum number of beneficiaries during the weeklong drive (September 1 to7) under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana’ (PMMVY), the maternity benefit programme.   UP enrolled 1,11,541 new beneficiaries on the portal, more than … Read more 15.09.18 Uttarpradesh(UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Companies urged to invest in UP under CSR fund   Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath exhorted major companies to invest in the state under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund in skill development, social infrastructure in rural areas, building toilets, tourism and education.   Speaking at the first-ever CSR conclave in Lucknow, Yogi said … Read more 14.09.18 Uttarpradesh(UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP to showcase de-licensed defence wares for pvt sector   After the successful meeting of the stakeholders of defence equipment manufacturing sector at Aligarh in August, the Yogi Adityanath government is organising a mega event in Kanpur in October to showcase the de-licensed defence wares for private sector manufacturing.  The mega event … Read more 13.09.18 Uttarpradesh(UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·         UP wins 12 nat’l awards ð  Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath added a feather to his cap with Uttar Pradesh winning 12 national awards, five for successful implementation of Pradhan Mantri Rural Housing Scheme. ð  Besides five awards in PM Gramin Awas Yojana, UP also won honours in the implementation of MNREGA, … Read more 12.09.18 Uttarpradesh(UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   NGT constitutes monitoring panel to check river pollution   The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a monitoring committee to check pollution in the rivers of eastern parts of the state, including the Ghaghara.   The NGT has directed the chief secretary to provide logistic support to the committee and determine the … Read more 11.09.18 Uttarpradesh(UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·        Now, CLTS method to eliminate open defecation ð  The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has adopted the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) method to achieve the Open Defecation Free (ODF) target for the city before October 2. ð  CLTS is an innovative methodology for mobilising communities to completely eliminate open defecation (OD) … Read more 10.09.18 Uttarpradesh(UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH     Haier to set up industrial park in Greater Noida Signs MoU with UP govt   Haier, a multi-national company and global leader in home appliances and consumer electronics, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Uttar Pradesh government to set up its second industrial park in India at Greater Noida. … Read more 08-09.09.18 Uttarpradesh(UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   PCL to turn govt power connections into prepaid ones on Centre’s advice     The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) is gearing up to convert all government and institutional electricity connections into prepaid ones to check the growing commercial and technical losses caused by government departments not footing their bills regularly. … Read more 07.09.18 Uttarpradesh(UPPCS) Current Affairs