10.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP’s 4th tiger reserve proposed in Chitrakoot   The forest department has sent a proposal to the state government to develop Ranipur wildlife sanctuary as the fourth tiger reserve in UP. The reserve may become a habitat for tigers crossing over from Panna tiger reserve of Madhya Pradesh.   In 2015, the forest … Read more 10.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

08.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   State government clears budget for intra-state roads   To facilitate better road connectivity to the public and boost local trade, the state government cleared the budget for laying of 54 intra-state roads on Tuesday. The government also cleared first installment of Rs 199.87 crore to start the work. On Tuesday, Secretary (PWD), Samir Verma … Read more 08.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

06-07.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uppcl installing 1 crore pre-paid meters under saubhagya scheme   In the biggest ever move to curb line loss and power pilferage to bring down the cost revenue collection, UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has undertaken the task of installing  a whopping 1 crore pre-paid meters under Saubhagya Scheme.   In April, … Read more 06-07.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

05.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Government’s initiative to make barren land agricultural   The Uttar Pradesh Government has taken an initiative to make the barren land agricultural as effort is that no district is left with barren land. To attain this, officers have been asked to implement ;and improvement policy.   Minister of State for Parti Bhumi … Read more 05.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

03.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Flagship project of pm narendra modi will be completed by December   In a boost to Namami Gange – the flagship project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for cleaning the holy river, 30 Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) with capacity to treat 607 million litres per day will be completed by December end. … Read more 03.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

01.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   12 UP villages were electrified every week   A day after the Centre announced that all villages in the country have been electrified, BJP government in UP came up with data suggesting that nearly a dozen villages were electrified every week in the state since August 15, 2015 when PM Narendra Modi set a … Read more 01.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

28.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar Pradesh finalises 3 more expressways of over 500 km put together   Uttar Pradesh is readying to expand its network of highways by another 500 km by 2021 to nearly 1,432 km, the longest in the country, following the decision of the Yogi Adityanath government to finalise the alignment of three new expressways to … Read more 28.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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

22-23.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP govt contemplating to include 17 other backward castes in sc/st list   The Yogi Adityanath government is contemplating to include 17 Other Backward Castes in the Schedule Caste list and send its recommendation to the Centre for approval. The power to declare any caste as Scheduled Caste rests with the Centre. … Read more 22-23.04.18 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