Uttarakhand General Knowledge

UTTARAKHAND   Panchayats to prepare own development plans under GPDP Under the Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP), the Panchayati Raj Department of Uttarakhand has asked the Panchayats to prepared their own development plans and decide the priority of their execution.   Under the Section 234 (G) of 73rd constitution amendment, the Panchayats have been empowered … Read more 09.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand: HRD minister to lay foundation stone of NIT on October 19   After a decade-long wait, Uttarakhand’s only National Institute of Technology (NIT) is all set to get its own building. Union human resource development minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank will be laying the foundation stone of NIT campus in Sumari village in Pauri district … Read more 08.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand awaits Biodiversity Management Committees   According to preliminary estimates made by the state biodiversity board, a total of 2,387 Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) will be formed under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, in Uttarakhand.   These BMCs will ensure conservation of natural resources and biodiversity, and provide equal economic rights to farmers … Read more 06-07.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ●      U’khand slips in school edu quality Index of NITI Aayog Uttarakhand has slipped down by four notches in the School Education Quality Index (SEQI) released by National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. The SEQI evaluates the performance of State and Union Territories in the school education sector. The index placed Kerala … Read more 05.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ●      U’khand starts Urjagiri to prevent power loss Urjagiri’, a special campaign to prevent line loss and power thefts in Uttarakhand got started on the 150th birth anniversary for father of nation Mahatma. Initiating the campaign at his residence, the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the efforts for preventing power thefts … Read more 04.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ●      Centre okays budget for waste recycling plant The proposal of the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj department to set up a Common Waste Recycling Facility (CWRF) at Haridwar has got the approval and financial assistance of the Government of India. The letter of financial approval of Rs 2.95 crore for the project was issued … Read more 03.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Dehradun gets its first Swachhta Kendra   On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Dehradun got its first Swachhta Kendra at the Haridwar Bypass Road. The facility, which has been set up by Waste Warriors Society, a NGO, with the support of United Nations Development Program (UNDP).   The facility … Read more 02.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   A lot yet desired to boost tourism in Uttarakhand   Despite the tourism sector being the financial backbone of Uttarakhand’s economy, a lot still remains to be done in the sector. Majority of the tourism projects announced in the state over the last two years are either in the pipeline or yet to … Read more 01.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs