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UTTAR PRADESH Yogi adityanath government providing free bus travel for below poverty line With the 2019 Lok Sabha elections less than a year away, the Yogi Adityanath government could dole out a major sop for BPL card holders in the form of free ride in government buses. The Road Transport department has … Read more 27.02.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
Uttar Pradesh is a largest food grain producing State in India producing about 20% of the country’s total food grain production. In 2016-17 contribution of Uttar Pradesh was about 40 million tonnes in the national food grain production of 271.98 million tones. However, the state is also characterized by extreme dependence on agriculture. About 80% … Read more Uttar Pradesh :Agriculture
UTTAR PRADESH Government will create an `industrial hub’ in up : cm Claiming improvement in law and order situation in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that his government will create an `industrial hub’ that would make a mark in the country and will become a cynosure of all eyes. Yogi … Read more 25.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH FM radio station to be set up in haldwani soon Said to be the first of its kind in the Kumaon region, an FM radio station will soon be set up in Haldwani city which will be accessible for those living within a 70 kilometre range. For the purpose of … Read more 21.11.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL · India, Bangladesh, Russia Sign Pact For Rooppur Atomic Plant Indian companies can now participate in construction and installation works in the “non-critical” category for the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, according to the Russian atomic energy agency Rosatom. The Rooppur project is the first initiative under an Indo-Russian deal to undertake atomic energy … Read more 03.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
Major newspapers of Uttar Pradesh Newspaper Name City Language Agra News Agra Hindi Amar Ujala Meerut Hindi Dainik Jagran Kanpur Hindi DLA Agra Hindi & English Lashkar Lucknow Urdu Rashtriyasahara Noida Hindi Sahara Samay Lucknow Hindi
UTTAR PRADESH Up government has approved the wheat purchase policy With an aim to provide relief to the farmers the Uttar Pradesh government has approved the wheat purchase policy with a Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 1,735 per quintal, besides Rs 10 per quintal as transport charges. The decision was taken … Read more 18-19.03.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL 26th BASIC Ministerial meeting of Environment Ministers in Durban The 26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting of Environment Ministers was held in Durban, South Africa for co-operation to protect the climate for present and future generations. The BASIC grouping is a bloc of four countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – … Read more 23.05.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH UP govt must set up special team to monitor projects: Assocham The Uttar Pradesh government should set up a Special Monitoring Committee to ensure timely implementation of 1,050 projects worth of about Rs 9 lakh crore, apex industry body Assocham has suggested. “Even if 50 per cent projects get implemented, it will help UP generate … Read more 05.10.17 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs
UTTAR PRADESH State government linked fee structure of schools with consumer price index In an attempt to regulate fee structure in private schools, the state government has linked fee structure with Consumer Price Index and it would be applicable for schools charging an annual fee of Rs 20,000 and above. The cabinet also … Read more 05.04.18 UPPCS (Uttar Pradesh) Current Affairs