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UTTAR PRADESH UP govt must set up special team to monitor projects: Assocham The Uttar Pradesh government should set up a Special Monitoring Committee to ensure timely implementation of 1,050 projects worth of about Rs 9 lakh crore, apex industry body Assocham has suggested. “Even if 50 per cent projects get implemented, it will help UP generate … Read more 05.10.17 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
UTTAR PRADESH Stiff deadlines for UP under Niti Aayog’s action plan Uttar Pradesh faces an uphill task as it seeks to adhere to the deadlines imposed by Niti Aayog for education, health and rural development among eight parameters identified by the Centre’s think tank for lifting the most populous state in the country out of … Read more 03.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Controversy erupts over absence of Taj Mahal from UP tourism booklet A war of words broke out over the absence of Taj Mahal from an Uttar Pradesh government booklet about ongoing and future tourism projects. The government, with the help of the World Bank, has proposed projects worth Rs 370 crore, of … Read more 01 & 02.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP health minister feels the need to ban tobacco Though officials in the health department revealed that no such proposal was pending before the state government. Patel, who also addressed at the programme aimed at making UP Tobacco Free, shared that tobacco diseased an individual but injured an entire family. “India … Read more 30.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate 17 infrastructure projects and Mahamana Express, Utkarsh Bank in Varanasi Prime Minister Narendra Modi during two-day visit to his Parliamentary Constituency of Varanasi, will inaugurate 17infrastructure projects including the Ramnagar-Samne Ghat bridge and the Balua Ghat bridge, and lay the foundation of nearly six projects including Ramna … Read more 29.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP government teachers to be hired through written test To have more competent teachers in government schools and colleges, the UP cabinet decided that assistant teachers in government schools and colleges will be appointed through a written examination, apart from the mandatory Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET). 60% of the total marks obtained … Read more 28.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh Government to release 100 prisoners on birth centenary of Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Uttar Pradesh government will release 100 inmates from various jails of the state to mark the birth centenary of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya. The prisoners will be released from Lucknow, Varanasi, Faizabad, Mathura, Agra, Kanpur, Naini, Aligarh, Banda, Mirzapur, … Read more 27.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH PM Narendra Modi releases Postage Stamp on Lord Ram in Varansi Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a postage stamp on different aspects of Lord Ram’s life at the historic Tulsi Manas Mandir Varanasi. The Tulsi Manas temple holds great historical and cultural importance in Hinduism as it is believed that Hindu epic … Read more 26.09.17 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