25.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Nitin Gadkari to lay the foundation stone for Ghazipur Intermodal Terminal   Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari, will lay the foundation stone for an Intermodal Terminal at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.   The Rs 155 Cr terminal is … Read more 25.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

08.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   70 years on, 1,600 villages to gain from UP government schemes   Chief minister Aditya Nath Yogi said that 1,625 `vanvasi’ villages, which have remained unrecognised so far, would soon be included in the revenue records of the UP government. The inclusion would entitle these villages to the benefits of the government schemes, a privilege … Read more 08.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

10.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches number of schemes for poor in Varanasi   Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a number of schemes for the poor in Varanasi and emphasized on harnessing solar energy for cooking. After inaugurating a 101-megawatt solar power plant in Mirzapur along with French President Emmanuel Macron, Mr. Modi laid the … Read more 10.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

09.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   10 new NH routes in UP to be broadened   The state government will soon hand over 10 state highways, which have recently been declared part of national highways, to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). These highways will then be turned into four-lane stretches. Officials said that the state government has … Read more 09.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

29.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP tops in central rural housing scheme for poor By building more than seven lakh dwelling units in the last financial year, Uttar Pradesh has topped the list of all states in the country under Centre’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAYG).   Moreover, the 7,71,073 houses were constructed in just nine months. … Read more 29.03.18 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

The issue of Schedule caste / Scheduled Tribe act

Note: READ is our New Initiative to cover two Topics (Weekly) of Current Importance in Detail with Specific focus on Prelims and Mains Exam   The issue of Schedule caste / Scheduled Tribe act In March 2018, the Supreme Court observed that the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 has become an instrument to … Read more The issue of Schedule caste / Scheduled Tribe act

19 & 20.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

Uttar Pradesh   200 housing projects face audit by Uttar Pradesh government   The Uttar Pradesh government has asked the three authorities—Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway—to draw up an audit plan for nearly 200 group housing projects in these areas.   Financial statements of all projects whose construction is incomplete, in the past five years between 2010-11 and 2016-17, will … Read more 19 & 20.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) 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

27.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Around 10,000 crores aid Given To UP In 2017-18: NABARD   According to the National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development NABARD provided an assistance of Rs 10,012 crore to Uttar Pradesh during 2017-18 to facilitate overall development with special focus on agricultural credit. This has been achieved through commercial banks, RRBs and cooperatives, infrastructure development … Read more 27.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs