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INTERNATIONAL 26th BASIC Ministerial meeting of Environment Ministers in Durban The 26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting of Environment Ministers was held in Durban, South Africa for co-operation to protect the climate for present and future generations. The BASIC grouping is a bloc of four countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – … Read more 23.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL India sixth wealthiest country with total wealth of $8,230 billion India is the sixth wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of $8,230 billion, while the U.S. is the richest nation globally, says a report. According to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review, the US is the wealthiest … Read more 22.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Discoms of 14 West UP districts meet, act against defaulters In an introspection meeting comprising 14 discoms of as many Western UP districts, some tough decisions, including ordering of FIRs, issue of show cause notices and blacklisting certain power vendors, were taken. The districts include Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Ghaziabad and Noida. … Read more 17.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP ranked first in rural development schemes in country Uttar Pradesh has been ranked first in the overall performance ranking of states in the sphere of rural development. The rankings have been released by the Union rural development ministry. UP scored ‘extremely well’ in the Centre’s flagship scheme, Pradhan Mantri Gramin Avas … Read more 15.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) 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 UP’s 4th tiger reserve proposed in Chitrakoot The forest department has sent a proposal to the state government to develop Ranipur wildlife sanctuary as the fourth tiger reserve in UP. The reserve may become a habitat for tigers crossing over from Panna tiger reserve of Madhya Pradesh. In 2015, the forest … Read more 10.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP to allocate 3,000 hectare land for defence corridor UP government will soon start the process of notifying close to 3,000 hectare land for the Rs 20,000 crore defence corridor project. The pre-feasibility study for the project, announced by PM Narendra Modi in February this year, has already started and will be completed by August … Read more 09.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH State government clears budget for intra-state roads To facilitate better road connectivity to the public and boost local trade, the state government cleared the budget for laying of 54 intra-state roads on Tuesday. The government also cleared first installment of Rs 199.87 crore to start the work. On Tuesday, Secretary (PWD), Samir Verma … Read more 08.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Uppcl installing 1 crore pre-paid meters under saubhagya scheme In the biggest ever move to curb line loss and power pilferage to bring down the cost revenue collection, UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has undertaken the task of installing a whopping 1 crore pre-paid meters under Saubhagya Scheme. In April, … Read more 06-07.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Government’s initiative to make barren land agricultural The Uttar Pradesh Government has taken an initiative to make the barren land agricultural as effort is that no district is left with barren land. To attain this, officers have been asked to implement ;and improvement policy. Minister of State for Parti Bhumi … Read more 05.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs