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UTTAR PRADESH Now, traffic cops come up with helmet zones Traffic police have announced a dozen stretches in the city as ‘helmet zones’. They are planning to ensure that all two-wheeler riders passing through these stretches wear helmets. The stretches will be monitored by a police team who will check motorists at entry … Read more 21.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) 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
UTTAR PRADESH Investment of rs 2,600 crore in leather and footwear sector in up With an aim to strengthening the leather sector in Uttar Pradesh, Union minister of state for Industries, CR Chaudhary annonced an investment of Rs 2,600 crore in leather and footwear sector in the next three years which would help … Read more 23.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH State govt launches revival project for rivers The state government has launched a project for the revival of rivers in distress and of one water body each in every district. The rivers to be revived include Gomati in Lucknow which originates in Pilibhit district, Aril in Bareilly and Sont in Badaun … Read more 29.12.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) 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 Mobile app e-saathi launched at UP Investors Summit On the second and last day of the UP Investors Summit, a mobile application e-Saathi was launched. Through the app, people will be able to avail public services sitting at home. Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said the state government … Read more 22.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH Yogi govt plans to extend retirement age of medical faculty members The Yogi Government is contemplating hiking the retirement age of faculty members of medical colleges from 65 to 70 years as the government informed the Assembly that 13 new medical colleges would be established in the state in the next … Read more 13.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) 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 Around 52 per cent of 1.29 crore electorate cast their votes Amid reports of sporadic incidents of violence and protest over names missing from electoral rolls, an estimated 52 per cent of the total 1.29 crore electorate cast their votes in the second phase of urban local body elections in … Read more 29.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH State government will send a proposal to the centre for having a single voters list Mooting for a unified electoral rolls for the Assembly, Lok Sabha and the local bodies Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the voters list should be linked with Aadhar so that its mis-use can be prevented. … Read more 13.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs