september 2020

UTTAR PRADESH   UP tops in tackling cases of crime against women   For a second time in a row, Uttar Pradesh has topped among all states in the country in initiating prosecution of offenders in cases of crime against women and filed maximum chargesheets against the accused.   Besides, in a sign of some improvement in … Read more 30.09.20 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Kanpur to get oxygen park on Gandhi Jayanti In a bid to increase the green cover in the city and check air pollution and climate change, 14,500 saplings are being planted at Jageshwar hospital in Kanpur South, and the ‘oxygen park’ will be dedicated to the public on October 2, the day of … Read more 29.09.20 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP CM announces to set up country’s ‘biggest’ film city in Noida Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath  announced to set up the country’s “biggest” film city in the state’s Gautam Buddh Nagar. He said the entire Meerut Metro project should be completed by March 2025 while the priority section from Sahibabad to Duhai (17-km-long) should … Read more 28.09.20 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH UP to provide broadband uplink to schools in nearly 28,000 gram panchayats The UP government has issued instructions to provide fibre-to-home broadband connections to schools under 27,944 gram panchayats across the state. The initiative has been taken by the state department of telecommunications, to provide last-mile internet connectivity. Fibre-to-home broadband connections will be provided to schools in … Read more 26-27.09.20 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP govt bags 8 awards in Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan Uttar Pradesh government has bagged 8 awards in Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan (GKRA) launched by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti. The State has also got overall second rank in implementation of Gandagi Mukt … Read more 25.09.2020 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP may bring ordinance to check conversions Citing the rising number of religious conversions in the name of ‘love jihad’ in UP, the state government is likely to promulgate an ordinance against religious conversions soon. At present, eight states have anti-conversion laws — Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, and … Read more 24.09.2020 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP promulgates 2020 UP Recovery of Damage to Public and Private Property Ordinance   The Uttar Pradesh state government promulgated Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damage to Public and Private Property Ordinance, 2020 law on 15 March. The ordinance was approved by the State Cabinet under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. UP Recovery of Damage … Read more 22.09.2020 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   LLTS, IIT-Kanpur signed MoU to promote research in cybersecurity programs   L&T Technology Services Limited (LLTS) signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur). The MoU aims to collaborate on research in industrial and infrastructure cybersecurity. The MoU was signed by CEO and MD of LTTS, Dr. … Read more 21-09.2020 Daily UPPSC Current Affairs