20.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Tata Power to contain line losses in UP   The state government has engaged a private firm, Tata Power, to help contain line losses. This is the first such move to control state’s line losses through Public Private Partnership (PPP).The firm, sources said, has been paid Rs31cr for two years to help UPPCL scan consumers’ … Read more 20.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES of Uttar Pradesh

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh comprises a rich archaeological heritage characterised by a consistent continuity of human activity from the Palaeolithic to modern times. This is evidenced by thousands of sites, remains, and monuments of archaeologically distinct periods in almost every part of the state. They represent various facets of history, art and … Read more ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES of Uttar Pradesh

11-12.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Yogi govt to table the 2018-19 budget in up assembly on feb 16   The second budget of the Yogi Aditynath government will be tabled in the Assembly on February 16. The Budget session will commence with the joint address to the legislature by Governor Ram Naik from February 8.   The … Read more 11-12.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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

30.05.18 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

18.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP police planning a ‘digital’ leap to check alarming rise in cyber crimes   Confronted with a growing number of cyber crimes, UP police are planning to revamp the cyber cell wing. According to sources, a fund of Rs 5 crore has been released to improve the infrastructure of the department.   … Read more 18.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

Sports Personalities And Infrastructure Of Uttar Pradesh

Sports Personalities And Infrastructure Of Uttar Pradesh   Sports Personalities Garima Chaudhary (born April 2, 1990 in Meerut) is an Indian judoka. She represented India as the country’s sole judoka in the Women’s (63 kg) category at the 2012 London Olympics. Born to parents hailing from a middle class family, Chaudhary was inclined to sports during her childhood. She was good at sports … Read more Sports Personalities And Infrastructure Of Uttar Pradesh

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

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

04.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   State government linked fee structure of schools with consumer price index   In an attempt to regulate fee structure in private schools, the state government has linked fee structure with Consumer Price Index and it would be applicable for schools charging an annual fee of Rs 20,000 and above.   The cabinet … Read more 04.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs