30.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   60,000 UP villages to be linked with start up:yogi   UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath   has said that the   state government has decided to link 60,000 village panchyats with the STARTUP- the flagship scheme of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for creating jobs in self employed sector.   Chief Minister … Read more 30.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

30.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        Cochin International Airport, Worlds 1st Fully Solar Energy-Powered Airport: UNEP   The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)recognized Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) in Kerala as the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport. CIAL is India’s first airport to be constructed in public-private-partnership (PPP) model in 1999. It is the busiest and largest airport … Read more 30.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

31.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   In a 1st, Uttar Pradesh to repeal 1,000 British-era laws   Uttar Pradesh is set to become the first state in the country to repeal 1,000 British era laws, some of them over 150 years old. The government plans to repeal them in one go.   The Yogi government has drawn up a list of such … Read more 31.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

Alphabetical List of Monuments – Uttar Pradesh

Alphabetical List of Monuments – Uttar Pradesh   Agra Circle, Uttar Pradesh  S.No  Name of monument/site  Locality  District 1 Agra Fort Including Akbari Mahal Agra Agra Anguri Bagh Baoli of the Diwan-i-Am Quadrangle. Carved stone inscription dated A.D. 1605 inside the Delhi gate entrance. Chitor Gates. Diwan-i-Am or Hall of Public Audience Diwan-i-Khas or Private Hall of … Read more Alphabetical List of Monuments – Uttar Pradesh

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

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

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

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

24.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   President Ram Nath Kovind Lays Foundation Stone Of 5 National Highway Projects In Varanasi   President Ram Nath Kovindvisited Varanasi on a one-day visit to Uttar Pradesh. During his temple city visit, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone of five projects of the National Highway Authority of India. It includes the … Read more 24.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs