Uttarakhand General Knowledge

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand has evolved into an international tourism destination   Uttarakhand has evolved from a religious tourism destination to an international tourism destination. State is developing 13 more tourism destinations, providing air connectivity to about half a dozen locations under Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme, which will be operational from October this … Read more 11.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Price factor makes napkin project a failure   The project initiated by the State Government to provide sanitary napkin-making tools to the village women in four districts of the State by way of empowering them economically as well as creating awareness among them about hygiene norms has been facing problem as the price … Read more 10.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND Policy for exam centres of uvsp formulated     The schools having more than 75 students in the class X and XII board examinations of Uttarakhand Vidhyalayi Shiksha Parishad (UVSP) would be given the benefit of being the examination centres of UVSP in the board examination of 2019.  Releasing the draft of a policy … Read more 09.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND 40l students will be given albendazole on aug 10   More than 40.50 lakh students in Uttarakhand would be administered Albendazole tablet on National De-worming Day on August 10.   all  the children aged between one to 19 years would be administered the Albendazole tablet in the schools and Anaganwadi centres of the State … Read more 08.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Haemophilia patients to get treatment at nearest hosp   The Haemophilia patients in Uttarakhand would now get free treatment at their nearest Government hospital. At present, these patients have to travel either of the three- Government Doon Medical College Hospital Dehradun, Base Hospital in Haldwani or Government hospital at Kotdwar to get their … Read more 07.07.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Study finds adulteration in food items   While the State Government continues to claim credit for its efforts aimed at a convenient and safe pilgrimage and tourism experience in Uttarakhand, the alarming problem of food adulteration appears to have remained unaddressed.   According to a survey by the Society of Pollution and Environment … Read more 05-06.07.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Department to review mission koshish results   The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) initiated Mission Koshish to strengthen the basic knowledge of the students studying in Government primary and secondary schools. Monthly exams in the first phase of this initiative were held in April and May.   Mission Koshish was … Read more 04.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   PM to inaugurate investors’ summit on oct 7   Prime Minister Narendra Modi would inaugurate the ‘Destination Uttarakhand- Investors Summit-2018’ on October 7.   With PM’s confirmation, the State Government has declared that the summit would be held in Dehradun on October 7 and 8.   Apart from environment friendly atmosphere, there are … Read more 03.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand to identify illegal immigrants   Amid raging national row on illegal immigrants, the Uttarakhand Government, in a significant move, has initiated a process to identify such residents in the State. Though not officially confirmed, it is learnt that the State Government has alerted its agencies on the illegal immigrants and directed the … Read more 02.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   10k cr likely to come in agri-horti sector from summit   An investment to the tune of over Rs 10,000 crore is expected to come in the agriculture and horticulture sectors alone from the ensuing ‘Investment Summit’, said the State Agriculture Minister.   Hailing the recent increase in the minimum support price (MSP) … Read more 01.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs