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UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh India’s most polluted state: Greenpeace report ð With 15 of its cities among 30 cities with highest levels of toxic air in the country, Uttar Pradesh is India’s most polluted state, says a Greenpeace India report. ð Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi turned out to be the … Read more 01.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Fourth India International Science Festival to be held in Lucknow The fourth edition of the India International Science Festival will be held in Lucknow. The decision to hold the Festival in Lucknow was taken at the first preparatory meeting for the 4th India International Science Festival (IISF) chaired by Union Minister … Read more 21 & 22.01.18 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
UTTAR PRADESH India Signs Loan Agreement with World Bank for UP Tourism Project An agreement for IBRD Credit of USD 40 Million from World Bank for “P. Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project”was signed between India and the World Bank. The programme size is approximately USD 57.14 million, of which USD 40 million will be … Read more 28.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh Introduces New Power Scheme Uttar Pradesh launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state to mark former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary. The government has a target of covering 16 million by 2018-end, driven by Yogi Adityanath government’s motto ‘Prakash hai to Vikas … Read more 27.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP to conduct door-to-door survey to detect TB cases The state government has directed the chief medical officers of 25 “high risk” districts to conduct a door-to-door survey to for early detection, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. Officials said that these surveys will be started from December 26. The state … Read more 10 &11.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH State govt committed for empowerment of ‘divyang’: cm Chief minister yogi adityanath said that the state government is committed for empowerment of `divyang’ so that they can help in building the state with their talent and knowledge which has never been harnessed. “The help should come from the government but … Read more 05-12-2017 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Child rapes up 82% in 2016, UP records a 400% jump Instances of child rape increased by 82% in 2016 in comparison to the previous year. Uttar Pradesh registered a four-fold increase in such offences with the number of child rapes going up from 596 in 2015 to 2,115 last year, according to … Read more 02-12-2017 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 26-27.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs