April 2019

INTERNATIONAL Economist Intelligence Unit set to bring down Indias growth outlook for 2019-20   Both Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI)earlier this month cut their 2019-20 growth projection for India to 7.2 per cent from 7.4 per cent earlier, blaming rising risks to global economic growth as well as weakening domestic investment activity. … Read more 30.04.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   58% spike in pendency cases in Uttarakhand courts in 4 yrs: RTI   Total pendency of cases in Uttarakhand courts have registered an increase of 58% between 2014 and 2018, and has reached 2,66,387 which includes the high court till December 31, 2018, stated an RTI report.   Interestingly, criminal cases pending across courts registered … Read more 12.04.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand exploring traditional Badri-Kedar route for emergencies, adventure tourism   Police in Uttarakhand are now working on reviving the traditional route from Rishikesh to Kedarnath and Badrinath along the banks of Ganga to facilitate quick access during emergencies as well as promoting adventure tourism.   Besides use in emergencies, the traditional routes also have the potential to be developed for … Read more 17.04.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand History : Role of uttarakhand in national moments   The people of Uttarakhand played a vital role in India’s freedom struggle. From the first war of independence of 1857 to Indian independence, they participated in every sphere of movement. Kalu singh Mehra was known as first freedom fighter of Uttarakhand. They made … Read more 21-22.04.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL Singapore Changi airport got world’s tallest 131-ft indoor waterfall   The world’s tallest indoor waterfall, 131-foot-tall, opened for the general public at Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport. The waterfall is housed inside a dome-shaped complex which has gardens growing over four storeys, more than 280 retail and food outlets, a hotel and a movie theatre. The structure … Read more 25.04.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttrakhand History :The University Movement   In the decade preceding the year 1971, the demand for a University in the region was discussed so much in the local press that it was not difficult to build up a movement around this issue. During the summer of 1971 the youth of Srinagar took initiative … Read more 07-08.04.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND ITBP organises first National Sky Running Championship   Border guarding force Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) along with Sky Running Association of India organised the National Sky Running Championship at Mountaineering and Skiing Institute of ITBP at Auli in Uttarakhand.   This is the first time such championship was organised at a high altitude … Read more 11.04.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   Helium hydride ion, Universes first molecule detected in space   Helium hydride ion (HeH+), thefirst molecule that formed almost 14 billion years ago, was detected by NASA’s flying observatory SOFIA towards a planetary nebula. It is the first type of molecule (first molecular bond) that formed in the universe after the Big Bang. At that time, … Read more 20.4.2019 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL SpaceX to fly its DART planetary defence mission   NASA announced that SpaceX will fly its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) planetary-defencemission. The total launch cost for NASA is estimated to be about $69 million.   DART – Double Asteroid Redirection Test   It is a planned space probe that will demonstrate the kinetic effects of crashing an impactor … Read more 19.4.2019 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand History : Peasantry Movement   The reign of Bhawani Shah (1859-71) was marked by the peasant awakening in the state. The pioneers of the awakening were Badri Singh Aswal and Shiv Singh Rautela. In seeking relief from increased revenue ‘dhandaks’ occurred when a violent uprising was initiated by Balvadra Bistand Nand Ram … Read more 01.04.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs