March2021

UTTARAKHAND   International Women’s Day: U’khand SSA inks MoU with IBM for girl child education   The state unit of the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) signed an MoU with IBM to improve the education standards among the female children of the state. The collaboration, ‘IBM STEM for Girls’ program, will be introduced in 130 secondary … Read more 19.03.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Centre, Uttarakhand ink Rs 173 crore MoU to set up Science City in Dehradun   The Centre on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government to set up a Science City in the Jhajhra area of Dehradun. The project worth Rs 173 crore would come up in a span of four years. … Read more 18.03.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand will provide money to govt school students for books   The Uttarakhand government decided that money for the books provided to the students of government schools in the state will be transferred directly to their bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme. Earlier, the government used to distribute books to the … Read more 17.03.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand to open 42 more peaks for adventure activities soon   In some good news for trekking and mountaineering enthusiasts, the Uttarakhand government will soon open 42 more mountain peaks for adventure activities, adding to the existing 83 peaks that are accessible to mountaineers and trekkers. This follows a directive from the ministry of home affairs that … Read more 16.03.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand launches initiative to generate biofuel from used cooking oil during Kumbh   Green fuel biodiesel will be produced from cooking oil under solid waste management during the Kumbh. This initiative, the first of its kind, will start during the Haridwar Kumbh Mela, the officials said. According to them, the effort to generate biofuel from cooking oil will also … Read more 14-15.03.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   U’khand govt tables Bill in House to provide women co-ownership in husband’s ancestral property   The Uttarakhand government tabled two bills – including the important Uttarakhand Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Bill, 1950 (Amendment) Bill — in the House on Wednesday. The bills aim to give women co-ownership in husband’s ancestral property.   The amendments … Read more 13.03.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Govt focusing on decentralised development, all-round growth of Uttarakhand, says Governor   In her address on the first day of Budget session, Governor Baby Rani Maurya in Uttarakhand assembly said that decentralised development along with all-round growth of Uttarakhand was a priority for the state government. She said that the government was committed to meet … Read more 12.03.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   CM gives nod to various departmental schemes Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat granted approval to various departmental works. The CM approved Rs 631.69 lakh worth of works of the Public Works Department (PWD) including tarring of Bairatkhai-Jandeu-Gagron motor road in Chakrata assembly constituency and improvement of the Bijau-Kuitha-Khatar motor road in Kalsi development … Read more 11.03.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Union Govt approves Rs 700 Cr NHM Budget for U’khand The Union government has approved a budget of Rs 699.7 Crore under the National Health Mission (NHM) for Uttarakhand. This approval was given in a meeting of the senior officers of the Union health and family affairs ministry in New Delhi. A team … Read more 10.03.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Dehradun RTO plans to digitise 12 lakh files The regional transport office (RTO) of Dehradun is planning to initiate a mega project to digitise all the data of the paper documents stored in its premises. The RTO presently has about 12 lakh files stored in various rooms of its building and as per … Read more 09.03.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs