24.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Govt to set up 7.5 lakh public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2018-end   The government has decided to give a major push to Wi-Fi deployment across the length and breadth of the country and will facilitate the setting up of as many as 7.5 lakh public-internet hotpots by the end of next year. … Read more 24.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

05.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP govt included ncert books in the academic session 2018-19   The Uttar Pradesh Government has included NCERT books in the academic session 2018-19 to teach modern subjects in recognised madarsas being run by the Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Education Board. Directions have been issued to the management of all recognised madarsas to … Read more 05.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

13.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Up govt. Assures investors over incentives under the policies   The UP government assured investors of maintaining consistency in investor-friendly policies and new units would continue to get incentives as promised under the policy.   The government clarified its stance after potential investors in pharmaceutical sector raised the issue.   While announcing … Read more 13.06.18 UPPCS (Uttarpradesh) Current Affairs

22-23.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP government mulling merging Shia, Sunni Waqf boards   The Uttar Pradesh government is mulling forming a “UP Muslim Waqf board” by merging the separate Sunni and Shia Waqf boards to prevent “wastage of money”.   According to the Waqf Act 1995, Shia or Sunni should have at least 15 per cent share in total … Read more 22-23.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

10 &11.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP to conduct door-to-door survey to detect TB cases   The state government has directed the chief medical officers of 25 “high risk” districts to conduct a door-to-door survey to for early detection, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. Officials said that these surveys will be started from December 26.   The state … Read more 10 &11.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

05-12-2017 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   State govt committed for empowerment of ‘divyang’: cm   Chief minister yogi adityanath said that the state government is committed for empowerment of `divyang’ so that they can help in building the state with their talent and knowledge which has never been harnessed.   “The help should come from the government but … Read more 05-12-2017 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

15.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Uttar pradesh govt to set up cardiac, cancer care units in all district hospitals   The government informed the state Assembly that soon all the 174 district level hospitals will have cardiac and cancer care units, besides a fresh drive will be launched from April 1 for vaccination of children against Japanese … Read more 15.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

01 & 02.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   Controversy erupts over absence of Taj Mahal from UP tourism booklet   A war of words broke out over the absence of Taj Mahal from an Uttar Pradesh government booklet about ongoing and future tourism projects.   The government, with the help of the World Bank, has proposed projects worth Rs 370 crore, of … Read more 01 & 02.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

15.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP athletes to get jobs in 11 state government departments   Uttar Pradesh sports minister Chetan Chauhan announced that state government departments had been directed to make provision for jobs for athletes, so that sporting talent would not be forced to leave the state.   Now no sportsman of UP will have to leave … Read more 15.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

05.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs

UTTAR PRADESH   UP government doubles potato procurement target   In order to keep a check on potato prices from crashing, this year, state government has doubled the procurement target to two lakh metric tonnes.   The tuber will be directly procured from farmers, said commissioner of agro produce Raj Pratap Singh in an order to district … Read more 05.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs