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UTTAR PRADESH Yogi adityanath to launch rs one district, one product’ (odop) scheme of up diwas Aiming to promote traditional industries synonymous with various districts of the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath would formally launch Rs One district, one product’ (ODOP) scheme of UP Diwas on January 24. ODOP is expected to give a … Read more 23.01.18 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
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 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
UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh State governor launches Kumbh 2019 logo Uttar PradeshGovernor Ram Naik has unveiled a new multi-coloured logo for the Kumbh Mela that is scheduled to be held in Allahabad in January 2019. The logo, which comprises temples, seers, a Kalash (pitcher) and a ‘Swastika’, was launched by the governor at … Read more 15.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) 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
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
UTTAR PRADESH Industries to get power under open access policy A month ahead of the scheduled investors meet in UP, the state government has given yet another sop to the industries by allowing them to get power from their choice of power distribution company. The power will be wheeled to the industrial units under the … Read more 16.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Up govt. Assures investors over incentives under the policies The UP government assured investors of maintaining consistency in investor-friendly policies and new units would continue to get incentives as promised under the policy. The government clarified its stance after potential investors in pharmaceutical sector raised the issue. While announcing … Read more 13.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh speeds up work on Kushinagar and Jewar airports The Yogi Adityanath government has put on fast-track the plan to build international airports at the east and west ends of Uttar Pradesh by inviting bids to appoint a consultant for the greenfield airport at Jewar near Noida in western UP and releasing the entire … Read more 12-13.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs