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UTTAR PRADESH Up sugar mills surpassed the sugar industry of maharashtra and Karnataka UP sugar mills have surpassed the sugar industry of Maharashtra and Karnataka in sugar recovery in the current sugarcane crushing season 2017-18. The sugar mills in UP has achieved sugar recovery of 9.9 percent against 9.38 percent in Maharashtra, a … Read more 06-12-2017 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 UP govt introduces upcoc bill in assembly The UP government on Wednesday introduced in the state Assembly a bill to enact a stringent law on the lines of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) to combat organised crimes in the state. The Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Bill, 2017, was … Read more 21.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Now, traffic cops come up with helmet zones Traffic police have announced a dozen stretches in the city as ‘helmet zones’. They are planning to ensure that all two-wheeler riders passing through these stretches wear helmets. The stretches will be monitored by a police team who will check motorists at entry … Read more 21.10.17 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
INTERNATIONAL Nepal first country in south-east Asia to eliminate trachoma Nepal has become the first country in south-east Asia to eliminate trachoma, world’s leading cause of preventable blindness of infectious origin, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. Trachoma was the second leading cause of preventable blindness in the Himalayan nation in the … Read more 26.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Investment of rs 2,600 crore in leather and footwear sector in up With an aim to strengthening the leather sector in Uttar Pradesh, Union minister of state for Industries, CR Chaudhary annonced an investment of Rs 2,600 crore in leather and footwear sector in the next three years which would help … Read more 23.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH State govt launches revival project for rivers The state government has launched a project for the revival of rivers in distress and of one water body each in every district. The rivers to be revived include Gomati in Lucknow which originates in Pilibhit district, Aril in Bareilly and Sont in Badaun … Read more 29.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP to have major share in defence production Union minister of state for defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre stated on Wednesday that Uttar Pradesh would have a major share in the country’s defence production and will transform India from an importer of arms to an exporter. Bhamre was in Lucknow to attend … Read more 12.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Mobile app e-saathi launched at UP Investors Summit On the second and last day of the UP Investors Summit, a mobile application e-Saathi was launched. Through the app, people will be able to avail public services sitting at home. Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said the state government … Read more 22.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs