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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 Uttar Pradesh aims to tap CSR funds for 100-metre Ram Statue in Ayodhya The Yogi Adityanath government plans to attract corporate funds to build a 100-metre tall statue of Lord Ram on the banks of Saryu in Ayodhya to bring about ‘social development.’ It has opened up 86 tourism projects worth Rs 2,725 crore … Read more 28.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP govt celebrate the first time the state’s foundation day The Uttar Pradesh government celebrated for the first time the state’s foundation day, the day when the erstwhile United Provinces was renamed as Uttar Pradesh in 1950, but very few people know how the state got its name. The idea to … Read more 27.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL List of MoUs signed during the Visit of the King of Jordan to India MoU on Defence Cooperation Visa waiver for diplomatic and official passport holders Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) Manpower Cooperation Agreement MoU for cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine between India and Jordan MoU for setting up of … Read more 02.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Varanasi to hold ‘Swachhagrah – Bapu ko Kaaryaanjali’ To celebrate the creative and cultural industries in Varanasi and to focus attention on the need for Swachhta by using cultural forms, a Sanskriti Mahotsav “Swachhagrah – Bapu ko Kaaryaanjali” is being organized on the 21st and 22nd February, 2018 at the Man … Read more 18.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP govt revises excise norms The state government eased the existing excise policy and revised it in a way to put an end to monopoly of some business players in the trade. It has also taken some measures to put a check on illegal liquor supply to ensure credibility of branded … Read more 12.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP govt’s roadshow for business summit Uttar Pradesh government launched a roadshow in Gujarat to promote UP as a business-friendly investment destination. The UP government will be hosting an investors’ summit in the last week of February and is looking forward to sizeable participation from Gujarat’s industrial houses and entrepreneurs. Textile and pharma … Read more 19.01.18 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 govt signs agreement with Delhi’s School of Planning and Architecture for vision document on Taj protection Uttar Pradesh government has signed an agreement with School of Planning and Architecture and sanctioned Rs 76 lakh to prepare a vision document on the protection of Taj Mahal as directed by the Supreme Court. The … Read more 23.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP to achieve ODF status by 2nd October, 2018 UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the progress of the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) in Lucknow with all District Magistrates of the State through Video Conferencing last evening. Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India was also … Read more 06.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs