02.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   6 new airports to be functional in UP soon   In a major boost to intra-state air travel in UP, at least six new airports are likely to get operational within the next four months.   Minister Nand Kumar Guptaalias Nandi also directed the officers to expedite the process of land acquisition for Jewar International Airport. … Read more 02.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

29-30.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) 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

28.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh finalises 3 more expressways of over 500 km put together   Uttar Pradesh is readying to expand its network of highways by another 500 km by 2021 to nearly 1,432 km, the longest in the country, following the decision of the Yogi Adityanath government to finalise the alignment of three new expressways to … Read more 28.04.18 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

25.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Railways to hand over century-old heritage bridge to UP government   In a bid to save its heritage structures, the Railways has decided against dismantling the 113-year old Lord Curzon Bridge in Allahabad and will hand it over the Uttar Pradesh government for its preservation.   The construction of the 61-metre- long … Read more 25.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

24.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Up govt plans to promote noida, greater noida and yamuna expressway   To promote Uttar Pradesh as an ideal investment destination, the state government plans to promote Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway as electronics manufacturing zone. Country-specific industrial parks will be set up, which will virtually act as a home away … Read more 24.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

21.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   22 lakh toilets were constructed in uttar pradesh   Over 55.22 lakh toilets were constructed in Uttar Pradesh during the last financial year 2017-18 ending on March 31 this year.  As many as 22, 189 villages, 57 development blocks and 8 districts   have been declared as open defecation free (ODF) and … Read more 21.04.18 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

20.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP govt tells dist authorities to step up vigilance about child marriage   The government in Uttar Pradesh, a state which accounts for over 16% of child marriages taking place in the country, has asked all its district probation officers (DPOs) to spread awareness about the “rampant” malpractice on a war footing.   … Read more 20.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

19.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Crime against women up by 24% in UP this year, 8 raped every day   On an average eight women are raped and 30 abducted everyday in Uttar Pradesh where more than 100 FIRs of ‘crime against women’ are lodged daily. Amid nationwide protests against Unnao rape case, a review of recent incidents in which women … Read more 19.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs