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UTTAR PRADESH Supreme Court asks UP govt to file comprehensive plan to protect Taj Mahal Blaming Uttar Pradesh government for taking “ad-hoc” approach towards protection of Taj Mahal, the Supreme Court directed the state to file a comprehensive report for preservation of the 17th century structure and the ecology surrounding it. Meanwhile, a bench of … Read more 27.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH E- way bill has come into force with immediate effect UP government has deferred the implementation of the e way bill, the mechanism to check tax evasion under the new tax regime Goods and services tax (GST) till further orders. The e- way bill was to be enforced from April 1.The … Read more 01-02.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH CM advocates modernization of madarsas The Chief Minister said that his government would also improve the quality of education in Sanskrit schools in the state so that students could study job-oriented courses. Besides, Union minister of Minoroy Affairs MukhtarAbbas Naqvi, ministers and officials of nine states— Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, … Read more 20.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Suresh Raina appointed as brand ambassador of Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation Suresh Raina appointed as the brand ambassador of the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC)at a programme at Ghaziabad. It is the only city among 16 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh which has been declared open defecation free. This programme will help the municipal … Read more 03.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP behind India’s remarkable improvement in maternal mortality Making a big leap towards improving maternal health, India recorded a decline of 82 points in its maternal mortality ratio according to the Special Maternal Mortality Bulletin released by Census department. Evaluating maternal mortality indicators for two year period 2014-16, the demographers found that … Read more 08.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) 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 World Bank approves USD 40 mn loan for UP tourism project Loan worth USD 40 million for a tourism project in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) will grant the loan which has … Read more 19.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP moves ahead on simultaneous polls UP government has set up a seven-member electoral reform committee to look at the possibility of having simultaneous elections in the state and having a common electoral roll for all elections. The committee, set up under the chairmanship of cabinet minister Sidharth Nath Singh, is … Read more 29-30.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH PM Narendra Modi releases Postage Stamp on Lord Ram in Varansi Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a postage stamp on different aspects of Lord Ram’s life at the historic Tulsi Manas Mandir Varanasi. The Tulsi Manas temple holds great historical and cultural importance in Hinduism as it is believed that Hindu epic … Read more 26.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh Government to release 100 prisoners on birth centenary of Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Uttar Pradesh government will release 100 inmates from various jails of the state to mark the birth centenary of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya. The prisoners will be released from Lucknow, Varanasi, Faizabad, Mathura, Agra, Kanpur, Naini, Aligarh, Banda, Mirzapur, … Read more 27.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs