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

19.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

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

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

17.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   New courses in technical education launched by up government   New courses in technical education have been launched by the UP government for promoting self-employment. The state government issued ‘No Objection Certificate’ to 266 technical education institutes for starting diploma and graduate degree courses in Pharmacy. The government also granted permission for … Read more 17.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

12.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP govt revises excise norms   The state government eased the existing excise policy and revised it in a way to put an end to monopoly of some business players in the trade. It has also taken some measures to put a check on illegal liquor supply to ensure credibility of branded … Read more 12.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs