Uttarakhand General Knowledge

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand plans a big Sita temple   While the Supreme Court order has paved way for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, plans are afoot to construct a massive temple of his wife Sita in Uttarakhand. CM Trivendra Singh Rawat announced that a Sita Circuit will be developed in Pauri district. … Read more 13.11.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affair

UTTARAKHAND   Worlds first Muslim yoga camp is being held on Kotdwar   ð The world’s first Muslim yoga camp will begin at Kanva Ashram in Kotdwar town of Uttarakhand on 20 November 2019. The camp will be held from 20-24 November 2019.   ð Around 500 Muslim men and women from different countries participated in the event. Officials including AYUSH … Read more 12.11.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affair

UTTARAKHAND   ·       Uttarakhand government launched Virtual Classroom Project   ð The Uttarakhand State government started the Virtual Classroom Project, an online method of teaching. It was launched by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. He also inaugurated the first studio in Dehradun. The project was launched under the Information and Communication Technology scheme of Samagra Sikshar Abhiyan in Uttarakhand.   ð Virtual … Read more 10-11.11.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affair

UTTARAKHAND ·       Uttarakhand becomes first to provide contracts to senior players ð The Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) has become the first state unit in the country to provide annual contracts to its players. ð While the BCCI provides annual contracts to India’s top players for a while now, no state association provided a similar facility to its cricketers, … Read more 09.11.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affair

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand celebrating its Foundation Day on November 9th   Uttarakhand is celebrating its Foundation Day. It became a State of the Union, after separation from Uttar Pradesh. Police Parade, Marathons, and cultural programmes are being organized across the 13 districts of the state. Trivendra Singh Rawat flagged off Cultural Procession in the state capital. … Read more 08.11.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affair

UTTARAKHAND   Haridwar to get underground garbage bins before the Kumbh Mela   The State Government has approved the Kumbh Mela administration’s proposal for installing 80 underground garbage bins in Haridwar. These garbage containers are expected to boost the level of civic sanitation during the Kumbh Mela to be held here in 2021.   With … Read more 07.11.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·       CM stresses on clean Ganga & environmental protection ð Uttarakhand is the land of faith and devotion. The symbol of Indian culture —the Ganga river—also originates here, said Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. Members of the religious fraternity are carriers of the nation’s rich cultural heritage.   ð The Chief Minister said … Read more 06.11.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND ●      Depleting Forest Cover & Rising Air Pollution In the contemporary global order more than fifty per cent of the world population is already urbanised and this figure is expected to touch 68 per cent by 2050. Alongside such high margin of industrialisation and urbanisation, there has been a disproportionately massive surge in the … Read more 05.11.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Cooperative dept to hold fairs in every district   To promote organic farming in the State, the cooperative department of Uttarakhand would organise fairs in all the districts of the State. The fairs would be held every year in every district of Uttarakhand. As of now the fair is organised only at Dehradun. … Read more 03-04.11.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   CM inaugurates Rajpur Nature Festival-2019 The Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that only by preserving environment and nature, we can aspire for a safe future. He was speaking on the occasion of ‘Rajpur Nature Festival- 2019’ organised by the forest department. Appreciating the festival, he said that it creates awareness among … Read more 02.11.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs