September 2019

UTTAR PRADESH   Prerna app security audit to allay fears of teachers The state government is conducting the security audit of Prerna app, a mobile application which will require teachers to click selfies to mark their presence. The move is expected to allay the apprehensions of primary school teachers who claim that the data of … Read more 18.09.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·         UP govt to repeal law providing for payment of IT of CM, ministers ð  The state government said that the legislation providing for payment of income tax of chief ministers and ministers from the state exchequer would be repealed. ð  The UP Ministers (Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1981, enacted nearly four … Read more 17.09.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP creating Rs 1000 cr fund to promote new startups: DyCM   The Uttar Pradesh government has appealed to neo entrepreneurs to come up with ideas for startups to curb single-use plastic by identifying alternatives for it.   At the day-long UP Startup Conclave 2019, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma announced that to promote … Read more 15-16.09.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh to use Japanese technology to grow dense canopy of 25 crore trees   The state government plans to use the Miyawaki method, a Japanese plantation technique that facilitates dense cover in short time and minimal space, to grow 25 crore saplings in UP next year.   The pioneering plantation technique is named after … Read more 14.09.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·         Free rail travel insurance of Rs 25 lakh each for passengers on board Delhi-Lucknow Tejas ð  Passengers of IRCTC’s Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express to get free Rs 25 lakh rail travel insurance. ð  The passengers of this train will also be given the facility of using retiring rooms at Lucknow junction station … Read more 13.09.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP government seeks options for milk in midday meal   The Mid Day Meal Authority in Uttar Pradesh has directed all education officials to suggest the best available alternatives for milk in districts which are facing problems in supply or quality of the nutrient-rich liquid food. The move came after frequent inspections revealed problems … Read more 12.09.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·         UP: 25% interim compensation to victims of acid attack, rape, murder, mob lynching ð  Uttar Pradesh cabinet presided over by chief minister Yogi Adityanath  approved a proposal to give 25% interim compensation (of the fixed compensation) on immediate basis to victims of the acid attack, rape, murder and mob lynching. However,there are different categories, and lynching is … Read more 11.09.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·         Lucknow to host Defence Expo ð  The biennial edition of Defence Expo India-2020 will be held for the first time in Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow from February 5 to 8 next year as the UP government has signed an MoU with Defence Ministry in New Delhi ð  The Expo is expected … Read more 10.09.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   ·        UP government pulls up basic shiksha adhikaris for delay in updating data on out-of-school students The Uttar Pradesh government has pulled up basic shiksha adhikaris (BSAs) over delay in updating data of out-of-school students on the SHARDA (School HAR Din Aayein) portal, after BSAs failed to meet the September 5 deadline given by the … Read more 08-09.09.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Primary education in state set for overhaul   Primary education in Uttar Pradesh is set for an overhaul as the government is planning to launch a toll-free number for people to lodge complaints about irregularities prevailing in the system. The government will also launch ‘Prerna’ app to ensure attendance of teachers of … Read more 07.09.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPSC) Daily Current Affairs