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INTERNATIONAL · World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on 31 May Every year, on 31 May, World Health Organization and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2018 is “Tobacco and heart disease.” The day highlights the health and other risks associated with tobacco use, and advocating for … Read more 31.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
U.P.P.C.S. (Main) Examination – 2010 GENERAL STUDIES (FIRST PAPER) 1. Louis Fischer, the biographer of Mahatma Gandhi, was associated with the movement of (a) Civil Disobedience (b) Individual Satyagraha (c) Non-co-operation (d) Quit India 2. Jawahar Lal Nehru wrote the ‘Discovery of India’ in: (a) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail (b) Alipur Central Jail (c) Mandalay Jail … Read more 2010- UPPCS Upper Subordinate Mains Question Paper-I
Uttar Pradesh No-frills airports’ in 10 UP cities to boost infrastructure, air connectivity To promote air connectivity across regions and in remote areas, airstrips in 10 cities of Uttar Pradesh, including Meerut, Moradabad, Saharanpur and Aligarh, are to be converted into ‘no-frills airports’. The locations were identified based on the … Read more 17 & 18.09.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
The epics of Hinduism, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, were written in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh also had the glory of being home to Lord Buddha. It has now been established that Gautama Buddha spent most of his life in eastern Uttar Pradesh, wandering from place to place preaching his sermons. The empire of Chandra … Read more Early Hisory of Uttar Pradesh with special emphasis on Prehistory
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
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
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
UTTAR PRADESH Power employees charges state government for initiating the process of privatization Power employees charged the state government of initiating the process of privatization of power distribution companies (Discoms) from the back door. The four Discoms, all wholly owned subsidiaries of UP Power corporation Limited (UPPCL), have also floated tenders for … Read more 04-05.02.18 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
UTTAR PRADESH UP has $5-billion export potential: Exim Bank A study by Exim Bank has found that Uttar Pradesh has an untapped export potential of about $5 billion. The bank has recommended that to increase its exports, the state needs to diversify into higher value-added sectors like pharmaceutical and automobile and into high-value products like electronic components, … Read more 13.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs