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

READ: National Medical Council Bill

Note: READ is our New Initiative to cover two Topics (Weekly) of Current Importance in Detail with Specific focus on Prelims and Mains Exam National Medical Council Bill   The National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, which aims to overhaul medical education in India and replace the 83-year-old Medical Council of India with a government-appointed NMC, … Read more READ: National Medical Council Bill

26.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Up to provide sc villages free power connection   Center has asked the UP government to ensure that free electricity connection is provided by May 5, in each household of 3,387 schedule caste dominated villages identified in the state under centrally sponsored `Gram Swarajya Scheme’. UP government has been asked to complete this … Read more 26.04.18 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

15-16.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Now, neem for wealth: Smriti Irani launches project in UP   Smriti Irani, Union cabinet minister of textile, information and broadcasting, launched the Uttar Pradesh Neem Project at KathauraINTERNATIONAL   ·        Indo-ASEAN ties have entered 25 years of dialogue   The countries around the South China Sea had made a number of attempts to form … Read more 15-16.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs