Uttarakhand General Knowledge

UTTARAKHAND Centre plans to open 51 peaks of Uttarakhand for foreigners   The Centre’s decision to open 137 peaks, including 51 from Uttarakhand, for foreign nationals, has evoked a series of responses from various stakeholders. While some termed it a positive move which will boost the state’s economy as well as open up new avenues for … Read more 23.08.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·         U’khand sports min says state ready to hold National Games in 2021   ð  In an effort to show the preparedness of the state, the minister for sports and youth affairs Arvind Pandey reiterated that Uttarakhand is all set to hold the National Games in 2021. ð  Earlier, the state had tried … Read more 22.08.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Rishikesh now has first sex-sorted semen lab of country   Uttarakhand was selected to kickstart the project among 18 other states, with Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat being the two other top contenders. The main object of the scheme was to restrict the number of male animals and increase the number of indigenous female animals through artificial … Read more 21.08.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand police joins TikTok to connect with people   Uttarakhand Police headquarters have recently become the newest entrant to the social networking app Tik-Tok.   State PHQ is the second police department after Kerala to join this application.   Uttarakhand Police would like to share awareness videos related to road safety, cyber security, … Read more 20.08.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   New leadership to emerge from panchayats   The two child norm and the minimum educational qualification criteria in the three tier Panchayati raj institutions is all set to change the face of the rural leadership in Uttarakhand.   According to a rough estimate almost 75 percent of the existing members of village Panchayats, … Read more 18-19.08.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND ·         Tourism Secy directs for developing Sita Mata circuit ð  The State’s Tourism secretary Dilip Jawalkar inspected the religious sites under the planned Sita Mata circuit in Pauri district ð   A Sita Mata circuit would be developed in the Garhwal region. The ancient important religious sites like Raghunath temple situated in Devprayag, Sita Koti, … Read more 17.08.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand finally gets BCCI affiliation   After a wait of nearly two decades, the state cricket board — Cricket Association of Uttarakhand(CAU), finally received affiliation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).   The decision was taken by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) at its meeting in New Delhi.   The affiliation … Read more 16.08.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND Cabinet OKs new environment department The Uttarakhand cabinet sanctioned a separate environment department in the state apart from the forest department to better manage natural resources.At the same time, it also mooted a proposal to exclude villages in the radius of 10 sq km around Gangotri National Park from the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) proposed to the Centre. Further, three out … Read more 15.08.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·         Over 1,100 people killed in natural disasters in Uttarakhand since 2010 ð  At least 1,128 people have been killed and 850 others have suffered injuries in the incidents triggered due to natural disasters in Uttarakhand since 2010, according to the figures collated by the disaster management department. The data also reveals that more than … Read more 14.08.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   World Elephant Day celebrated at WII   The World Elephant Day was celebrated at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) on Monday with the State’s Forests and Wildlife Minister Harak Singh Rawat as the chief guest. The Elephant Cell was also inaugurated at the WII on the occasion.   Rawat said despite its … Read more 13.08.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs