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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
UTTAR PRADESH UP third among states for redressal of people’s plaints In the first-ever rating of states, with 68.89% disposals, UP is slightly better than Gujaratwhich 67.02%. However, overall, The grievances data compiled by the Union government between January 1, 2014 and January 11, 2018 says that UP has 31.11% of pendency. The monitoring … Read more 18.01.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Railways to hand over century-old heritage bridge to UP government In a bid to save its heritage structures, the Railways has decided against dismantling the 113-year old Lord Curzon Bridge in Allahabad and will hand it over the Uttar Pradesh government for its preservation. The construction of the 61-metre- long … Read more 25.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH GAIL Commissions India’s Second-Largest Rooftop Solar Plant in Uttar Pradesh State-owned gas utility GAIL India Limited commissioned the country’s second-largest rooftop solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh. The firm has installed a 76 MWp (Mega Watt peak)solar plant at its petrochemical complex at Pata in Uttar Pradesh. The plant over the roofs … Read more 04.01.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Government tabled `up excise (amendment) bill, 2018 The state government tabled `UP Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2018 on Monday, for allowing the sale and consumption of India Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) at model shops in urban areas of the state. There are total 407 model shops selling IMFL across 75 districts of the … Read more 16.03.18 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
UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh First State to Endorse Centre’s Triple Talaq Draft Bill Uttar Pradeshbecomes the first state to endorse the Centre’s draft bill that makes instant triple talaq a cognizable and non-bailable offence. As per the draft law, its three years’ imprisonment and a fine to a Muslim man trying to divorce … Read more 07-12-2017 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Uttar Pradesh Introduces New Power Scheme Uttar Pradesh launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state to mark former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary. The government has a target of covering 16 million by 2018-end, driven by Yogi Adityanath government’s motto ‘Prakash hai to Vikas … Read more 27.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP declares Noida, Yamuna E-way as electronics manufacturing zone The Yogi Adityanath government has released its ‘Uttar Pradesh Electronics Manufacturing Policy’ under which Noida, Greater Noida and the Yamuna Expressway region has been declared as an electronics manufacturing zone. A minister said the aim of this policy is to ensure that … Read more 02.01.18 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP govt tells dist authorities to step up vigilance about child marriage The government in Uttar Pradesh, a state which accounts for over 16% of child marriages taking place in the country, has asked all its district probation officers (DPOs) to spread awareness about the “rampant” malpractice on a war footing. … Read more 20.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs