30.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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

31.01.18 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

25.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Nitin Gadkari to lay the foundation stone for Ghazipur Intermodal Terminal   Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari, will lay the foundation stone for an Intermodal Terminal at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.   The Rs 155 Cr terminal is … Read more 25.01.18 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

09.06.18 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

29.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP tops in central rural housing scheme for poor By building more than seven lakh dwelling units in the last financial year, Uttar Pradesh has topped the list of all states in the country under Centre’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAYG).   Moreover, the 7,71,073 houses were constructed in just nine months. … Read more 29.03.18 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

The issue of Schedule caste / Scheduled Tribe act

Note: READ is our New Initiative to cover two Topics (Weekly) of Current Importance in Detail with Specific focus on Prelims and Mains Exam   The issue of Schedule caste / Scheduled Tribe act In March 2018, the Supreme Court observed that the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 has become an instrument to … Read more The issue of Schedule caste / Scheduled Tribe act

24.04.18 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