10-11.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Money sanctioned under educational hub scheme   The Government, under the Multi Purpose Educational Hub Scheme in minorities dominated areas, has sanctioned an amount of Rs. 302 lakh in the current financial year for setting up a Model Inter College each for boys and girls in Baghpat for educational participation and upliftment … Read more 10-11.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

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

08.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH     UP behind India’s remarkable improvement in maternal mortality   Making a big leap towards improving maternal health, India recorded a decline of 82 points in its maternal mortality ratio according to the Special Maternal Mortality Bulletin released by Census department.   Evaluating maternal mortality indicators for two year period 2014-16, the demographers found that … Read more 08.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

05.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP govt included ncert books in the academic session 2018-19   The Uttar Pradesh Government has included NCERT books in the academic session 2018-19 to teach modern subjects in recognised madarsas being run by the Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Education Board. Directions have been issued to the management of all recognised madarsas to … Read more 05.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

03-04.06.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH Sugarcane department to launch ayush hospitals   Sugarcane department is mulling to launch Ayush Hospitals in association with Medical Health department and launch them in 109 cane development societies and 24 co-operative sugar mill societies across the state. “The Yogi government is prresently operating a scheme to provide free medical treatment through Ayush … Read more 03-04.06.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

31.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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

29.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   Hamburg to host 2018 Global Wind Summit   The first edition of the Global Wind Summit will be held in Hamburg from September 25-28, 2018.   The organisers of the four-day event are expecting speakers from about 100 countries, including India, China, the US, Spain and Denmark.   The conference on wind is … Read more 29.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

26.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   Nepal first country in south-east Asia to eliminate trachoma   Nepal has become the first country in south-east Asia to eliminate trachoma, world’s leading cause of preventable blindness of infectious origin, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.   Trachoma was the second leading cause of preventable blindness in the Himalayan nation in the … Read more 26.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

24.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL     India 145th among 195 countries in healthcare access, quality: Lancet   India ranks 145th among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare in 2016, behind its neighbours like China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, according to a Lancet study.   In 2016, India’s healthcare access and quality scored at … Read more 24.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

19.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Multipurpose Educational Hub for Minority The Uttar Pradesh Government has released a total amount of Rs. 453 lakh for setting up 03 government model colleges inGhaziabad and Siddharthnagar districts under the MultipurposeEducational Hub, being run for Minorities. Out of the totalreleased amount, Rs. 151 lakh each has been given to setup oneGirls … Read more 19.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs