25.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP education dept, UNICEF to gauge success of ‘Aao Angrezi Seekhein’ radio programme   Over two months after the launch of the radio programme ‘Aao Angrezi Sikhen’ (let us learn English), the UP government in partnership with UNICEF will now test the students of upper primary schools to gauge the success of … Read more 25.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

06.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs.

UTTAR PRADESH   15 mini stadiums to come up in rural areas of Bareilly district.   In an effort to provide infrastructure to youths from rural areas to develop their career in sports, the regional sports authorities will soon be constructing as many as 15 mini stadiums across Bareilly districts — each at a cost … Read more 06.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs.

2008- UPPCS Upper Subordinate Mains Question Paper-I

U.P.P.C.S. (Main) EXAMINATION – 2008 GENERAL STUDIES (FIRST PAPER) 1. Consider the following statements about Malabar-2009 and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (a) It is a trilateral naval exercise held in April/May 2009. (b) It was conducted east of Okinawa Islands. (c) In this exercise Japan, Australia and India participated. (d) … Read more 2008- UPPCS Upper Subordinate Mains Question Paper-I

21 &22.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP expands ‘Dial 100’ facility, to get 1,600 bikes.   A year after the launch of much awaited Dial 100 facility that facilitated additional vehicles to spruce up policing, UP government has released funds to buy 1,600 bikes also to further strengthen its rapid response system.   Against the demand of Rs 20.99 crores, … Read more 21 &22.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

19.07.17 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

Uttar Pradesh   UP projects power tariff for next three years For the first time, UP is going to announce a multi-year power tariff. UP Power Corporation Limited(UPPCL) has submitted the Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) to the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) for three consecutive financial years, beginning 2017-18. The ARR projects a prospective hike in power tariff up to 40%. … Read more 19.07.17 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

Water Resources

  Rainfall: With an average annual rainfall of 1,170 mm, India is one of the wettest countries in the world. At one extreme are areas like Cherrapunji, in the northeast, which is drenched each year with 11,000 mm of rainfall, and at the other extreme are places like Jaisalmer, in the west, which receives barely … Read more Water Resources

04.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Turtle Sanctuary to be set up in Allahabad   The Union Ministry of Water Resources approved a project to set upTurtle sanctuary in Allahabad along with River Biodiversity Park at Sangam in Allahabad. The purpose of the Turtle sanctuary is to protect the rich aquatic biodiversity of river Ganga from escalating anthropogenic pressures. … Read more 04.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

16.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   24-hr helplines set up to fight dengue fever. The district administration has set up two round-the-clock toll-free numbers – 1077 and 18004257023 – to receive complaints and help people in connection with dengue and other fever cases.   Many fever-affected people change their doctors if they feel ill even after consultation. To the new … Read more 16.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

05.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs.

UTTAR PRADESH   Employment of women under MNREGA as low as 20% in west UP.   The Uttar Pradesh government has expressed its displeasure over the fact that only 13% of those given jobs under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) in Bareilly district were women. In the rest of west UP, as well, the figure is … Read more 05.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs.

The Gupta Empire

The Gupta Empire stretched across northern, central and parts of southern India between c. 320 and 550 CE. The period is noted for its achievements in the arts, architecture, sciences, religion, and philosophy. Chandragupta I (320 – 335 CE) started a rapid expansion of the Gupta Empire and soon established himself as the first sovereign ruler of the empire. It marked the end of 500 hundred … Read more The Gupta Empire