06-07.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uppcl installing 1 crore pre-paid meters under saubhagya scheme   In the biggest ever move to curb line loss and power pilferage to bring down the cost revenue collection, UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has undertaken the task of installing  a whopping 1 crore pre-paid meters under Saubhagya Scheme.   In April, … Read more 06-07.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

13.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Settlement dating back almost 4,000 years found in UP   A team from BHU has unearthed a town thousands of years old near Dwarkapur-Agiyabeer villages of Uttar Pradesh’s Basti. The settlement, discovered during an archaeological excavation by a team of the ancient Indian history culture and archaeology departments of the university, is estimated to be … Read more 13.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

11.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Up agriculture department has dedicated 2018 as `millet year’   The UP Agriculture department has dedicated 2018 as `millet year’ aiming to promote production of coarse grains. For doubling farmers’ income in the next five years, the government has focused its attention on increasing production of oil seeds and pulses.   The … Read more 11.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

03.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar pradesh government decided to announce performance based awards   With an aim to instill a sense of competitiveness the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to announce performance based awards for cane growers, sugar mills and cane societies which can help farmers to double their income.   The announcement to this regard … Read more 03.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

17.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

  Uttar pradesh police to design a software for on-line service or many public utility services   The state government is trying to facilitate the people with on-line permission facilities for many public utility services including verification of servants, character certificate etc. Uttar Pradesh police is working to design a software on the above and … Read more 17.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

07.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Swachh Shakti 2018 to be held in Lucknow   The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, in association with the Government of Uttar Pradesh, is organizing a Women’s Convention – called Swachh Shakti 2018 – on International Women’s Day, at Lucknow.   8000 women sarpanches, 3000 women Swachhagrahis, 2000 mahilasamakhyas from Uttar … Read more 07.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

08.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar pradesh enrolls highest number of beneficiaries for atal pension yojna   Uttar Pradesh has achieved the distinction of receiving the top award for enrolling the highest number of beneficiaries for the unique government-sponsored social security scheme ‘Atal Pension Yojana’ (APY).   Of the total enrolment of 86 lakh in the country … Read more 08.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

31.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   In a 1st, Uttar Pradesh to repeal 1,000 British-era laws   Uttar Pradesh is set to become the first state in the country to repeal 1,000 British era laws, some of them over 150 years old. The government plans to repeal them in one go.   The Yogi government has drawn up a list of such … Read more 31.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

19.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP govt’s roadshow for business summit   Uttar Pradesh government launched a roadshow in Gujarat  to promote UP as a business-friendly investment destination. The UP government will be hosting an investors’ summit in the last week of February and is looking forward to sizeable participation from Gujarat’s industrial houses and entrepreneurs. Textile and pharma … Read more 19.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

25.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   2,682 UP madrassas may lose accreditation for not giving their details to govt   Across Uttar Pradesh, 2,682 madrassas face cancellation of their accreditation with the state government for failing to get registered at the online portal created for this. While the minority welfare department has sent lists of these madrassas to … Read more 25.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs