16.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Government tabled `up excise (amendment) bill, 2018   The state government tabled `UP Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2018 on Monday, for allowing the sale and consumption of India Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) at model shops in urban areas of the state. There are total 407 model shops selling IMFL across 75 districts of the … Read more 16.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

14.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Revenue collection in uttar pradesh has gone up by 20.22 per cent   Giving a thumbs up to Goods and Service Tax, the Yogi government claimed that revenue collection in Uttar Pradesh has gone up by 20.22 per cent till February after the GST came into effect.   The GST was implemented … Read more 14.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

11-12.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Up police uniform set to change in the coming summers   The uniform of UP Police is set for a change in the coming summers. A proposal in this regard has been sent to officials concerned and a decision will be taken soon.   All Zonal ADGs, Range IGs and district police … Read more 11-12.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

10.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches number of schemes for poor in Varanasi   Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a number of schemes for the poor in Varanasi and emphasized on harnessing solar energy for cooking. After inaugurating a 101-megawatt solar power plant in Mirzapur along with French President Emmanuel Macron, Mr. Modi laid the … Read more 10.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

09.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Macron to inaugurate UP’s largest solar plant in Mirzapur   French President Emmanuel Macron will inaugurate Uttar Pradesh’s largest solar power plant, at Dadar Kala village in Mirzapur district, during his proposed visit on March 12.   Tushar Malik, construction head of the company, said the solar power plant at Dadar Kala … Read more 09.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

08.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Ambedkar portrait must in all UP govt schools, colleges   The Yogi Adityanath government in UP has now made it compulsory for all state-run schools and colleges to have a portrait of the Babasaheb Ambedkar, complete with a mention of his date of birth and demise. The administration had earlier ordered the installation of … Read more 08.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

07.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Swachh Shakti 2018 to be held in Lucknow   The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, in association with the Government of Uttar Pradesh, is organizing a Women’s Convention – called Swachh Shakti 2018 – on International Women’s Day, at Lucknow.   8000 women sarpanches, 3000 women Swachhagrahis, 2000 mahilasamakhyas from Uttar … Read more 07.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

06.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP’s new film policy gets a thumbs-up from filmmakers   The much-awaited film policy of the UP government was finally released a few days ago at the UP Investor’s Summit in Lucknow. A booklet detailing the policy was released in the presence of Dr Neelkanth Tiwari, minister of state for Law and … Read more 06.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

05.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP government doubles potato procurement target   In order to keep a check on potato prices from crashing, this year, state government has doubled the procurement target to two lakh metric tonnes.   The tuber will be directly procured from farmers, said commissioner of agro produce Raj Pratap Singh in an order to district … Read more 05.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

03.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        India, Bangladesh, Russia Sign Pact For Rooppur Atomic Plant   Indian companies can now participate in construction and installation works in the “non-critical” category for the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, according to the Russian atomic energy agency Rosatom. The Rooppur project is the first initiative under an Indo-Russian deal to undertake atomic energy … Read more 03.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs