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INTERNATIONAL Hamburg to host 2018 Global Wind Summit The first edition of the Global Wind Summit will be held in Hamburg from September 25-28, 2018. The organisers of the four-day event are expecting speakers from about 100 countries, including India, China, the US, Spain and Denmark. The conference on wind is … Read more 29.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
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
INTERNATIONAL India sixth wealthiest country with total wealth of $8,230 billion India is the sixth wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of $8,230 billion, while the U.S. is the richest nation globally, says a report. According to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review, the US is the wealthiest … Read more 22.05.18 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
UTTAR PRADESH Discoms of 14 West UP districts meet, act against defaulters In an introspection meeting comprising 14 discoms of as many Western UP districts, some tough decisions, including ordering of FIRs, issue of show cause notices and blacklisting certain power vendors, were taken. The districts include Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Ghaziabad and Noida. … Read more 17.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH World Bank may fund core road development project The World Bank may fund the $570 million Core Road Development Project with a road safety component, in Uttar Pradesh. Negotiations for the project began in 2013, but could not reach a logical conclusion. Now, the Yogi Adityanath government had taken up … Read more 16.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
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
UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath welcomes first bus from Janakpur to Ayodhya With PM Narendra Modiflagging off the Janakpur Ayodhya bus service, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath received the first bus of Indo-Nepal bus service from Janakpur to Ayodhya. The bus, which is also known as the Nepal -India Friendship Bus … Read more 13-14.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP to have major share in defence production Union minister of state for defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre stated on Wednesday that Uttar Pradesh would have a major share in the country’s defence production and will transform India from an importer of arms to an exporter. Bhamre was in Lucknow to attend … Read more 12.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Yogi launches ‘science bus’ among students Aiming to nurture scientific temper among students, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a `Science Bus’ which would carry out Simple experiments about daily life and dispel superstition in far flung areas. The CM flagged off the bus from his official 5, KD Marg residence … Read more 11.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs