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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 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
UTTAR PRADESH Fourth India International Science Festival to be held in Lucknow The fourth edition of the India International Science Festival will be held in Lucknow. The decision to hold the Festival in Lucknow was taken at the first preparatory meeting for the 4th India International Science Festival (IISF) chaired by Union Minister … Read more 21 & 22.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Law for preventing misuse of state emblems to be framed Governor Ram Naik asked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to frame a law for preventing the misuse of state emblems. In a letter to CM, the Governor said UP’s state emblem of `two fishes’ conveys dignity and authority of the state … Read more 11.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH GAIL Commissions India’s Second-Largest Rooftop Solar Plant in Uttar Pradesh State-owned gas utility GAIL India Limited commissioned the country’s second-largest rooftop solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh. The firm has installed a 76 MWp (Mega Watt peak)solar plant at its petrochemical complex at Pata in Uttar Pradesh. The plant over the roofs … Read more 04.01.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Up government to organize road shows in six cities including delhi As a pre-cursor to the `Investment Meet’ to be organized in Lucknow on February 21-22, the UP government will organize road shows in six cities including Delhi to showcase its investment potential. The first of the series of road shows will … Read more 09-12-2017 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Child rapes up 82% in 2016, UP records a 400% jump Instances of child rape increased by 82% in 2016 in comparison to the previous year. Uttar Pradesh registered a four-fold increase in such offences with the number of child rapes going up from 596 in 2015 to 2,115 last year, according to … Read more 02-12-2017 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Samsung partners with UP govt to set up 20 healthcare centres Samsung Indiaannounced a partnership with Uttar Pradesh State Government for ‘Smart Healthcare Programme’. Under this programme, Samsung India will set-up 20 new smart healthcare centers across Uttar Pradesh to offer affordable and quality healthcare to patients from the economically and socially … Read more 23.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP sets up Yogi-led panel to double farmers’ income by 2022 With an objective to double farmers’ income by 2022, Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a commission — Krishak Samriddhi Aayog — to be headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The commission will help in finding ways and implement them … Read more 11.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP government plans 100-metre statue of Lord Rama in Ayodhya The Yogi Aditya Nath government plans to build a grand statue of Lord Rama in temple town Ayodhya. The 100-metre tall grand statue of Lord Rama will be made over river Saryu under state tourism department’s plan called Navya Ayodhya. The statue … Read more 12.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs