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UTTAR PRADESH Yogi govt not to go ahead with rechristening of Gorakhpur zoo The Uttar Pradesh government has decided against the proposal of rechristening of the Gorakhpur zoo. The zoo will continue to be known after revolutionary freedom fighter Ashfaqullah Khan. Sources said chief minister Yogi Adityanath has not approved the move to change the name of the … Read more 11.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP has $5-billion export potential: Exim Bank A study by Exim Bank has found that Uttar Pradesh has an untapped export potential of about $5 billion. The bank has recommended that to increase its exports, the state needs to diversify into higher value-added sectors like pharmaceutical and automobile and into high-value products like electronic components, … Read more 13.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh Government Signs MoU with South Korea The Uttar Pradeshgovernment signedan MoU with South Korea to enhance cooperation in the field of tourism, skill development, culture and farming. An agreement was signed in 2000 to develop Ayodhya and Gimhae as sister cities, following which a memorial was constructed in Ayodhya which … Read more 24-25 .12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Up govt. Assures investors over incentives under the policies The UP government assured investors of maintaining consistency in investor-friendly policies and new units would continue to get incentives as promised under the policy. The government clarified its stance after potential investors in pharmaceutical sector raised the issue. While announcing … Read more 13.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP government releases fund to complete housing scheme launched by SP regime The Uttar Pradeshgovernment has released the second and final instalment for 315 incomplete houses, whose construction was started by the previous SP government under Lohia housing scheme. After coming to power, the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government had discontinued the housing scheme. … Read more 08.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP government mulling merging Shia, Sunni Waqf boards The Uttar Pradesh government is mulling forming a “UP Muslim Waqf board” by merging the separate Sunni and Shia Waqf boards to prevent “wastage of money”. According to the Waqf Act 1995, Shia or Sunni should have at least 15 per cent share in total … Read more 22-23.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Bareilly to be covered under 2nd phase of regional connectivity plan Uttar Pradesh government has notified that Nath Nagari civil enclave terminal of Bareilly will be covered under the second phase bidding of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN of the ministry of civil aviation. However, the date of the bidding is yet to be decided. Bareilly, Allahabad, … Read more 01.01.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Now, neem for wealth: Smriti Irani launches project in UP Smriti Irani, Union cabinet minister of textile, information and broadcasting, launched the Uttar Pradesh Neem Project at KathauraINTERNATIONAL · Indo-ASEAN ties have entered 25 years of dialogue The countries around the South China Sea had made a number of attempts to form … Read more 15-16.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Turtle Sanctuary to be set up in Allahabad In order to protect the rich aquatic biodiversity of river Ganga from escalating anthropogenic pressures, development of a Turtle sanctuary in Allahabad along with a River Biodiversity Park at Sangam have been approved under Namami Gange programme. The project at an estimated … Read more 07.10.17 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