State Governments

30.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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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

26.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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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

18.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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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

15.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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UTTAR PRADESH   UP ranked first in rural development schemes in country   Uttar Pradesh has been ranked first in the overall performance ranking of states in the sphere of rural development. The rankings have been released by the Union rural development ministry.   UP scored ‘extremely well’ in the Centre’s flagship scheme, Pradhan Mantri Gramin Avas … Read more 15.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

10.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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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

06-07.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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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

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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

28.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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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

19.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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UTTAR PRADESH   Crime against women up by 24% in UP this year, 8 raped every day   On an average eight women are raped and 30 abducted everyday in Uttar Pradesh where more than 100 FIRs of ‘crime against women’ are lodged daily. Amid nationwide protests against Unnao rape case, a review of recent incidents in which women … Read more 19.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

18.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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UTTAR PRADESH   UP Govt raises e-tender ceiling to Rs 10 lakh   In view of reports of inconvenience in the tendering process, the state government raised the ceiling for e-tenders to Rs 10 lakh on Tuesday. After this, local tenders could be issued for any government job worth less than Rs 10 lakh.   This … Read more 18.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs