August 2018

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand sees a rise in cyber crime   Though Uttarakhand is considered to be a generally safe state compared to other states, there has been a marked rise in incidents of cyber crime since 2016. Most of such cyber crime cases registered with the police are related to cyber bullying and cyber fraud. … Read more 31.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Mukesh ambani keen to invest in u’khand   Boosting the Uttarakhand Government’s plans to attract investment in the State ahead of the Investors Summit slated for  October, business tycoon Mukesh Ambani has shown keen interest to invest in the State.   Ambani evinced keen interest in the ‘Digital Uttarakhand’ initiative of the state … Read more 30.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   NGT to hear plea challenging Char Dham NH project on Sept 4   The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday fixed September 4 for hearing a petition dealing with the environmental clearance issue related to Char Dham highway project providing all-weather connectivity to four holy towns of Uttarakhand.   The petition of the … Read more 29.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand to launch helpline for crime against cow  Uttarakhand Gau Seva Ayog is planning to start a helpline number on the lines of emergency number 100 and medical number 108 to enable people directly alert the state government agencies about any crime related to cow and progeny. The Ayog is also listing “Gau … Read more 28.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   In a first, Uttarakhand to use EVMs for students’ union polls  In a first in Uttarakhand, the state government has decided to use electronic voting machines (EVM) in students’ union elections. While EVMs have been made mandatory for colleges having a strength of over 10,000 students, other degree colleges would be provide the … Read more 26-27.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   State signs MoU with US firm to produce sex-sorted semen doses for cattle  The Uttarakhand Livestock Development Board (ULDB) signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US-based Inguran LLC Sexing Technology to produce sex-sorted semen doses by 2019.   Under the scheme, the central government has selected ten top frozen semen production institutes … Read more 25.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Health dept pleads ignorance of number of clinical establishments   Though the Uttarakhand High Court in a landmark judgment has directed the State Government to seal all such hospitals and clinics not registered under Clinical Establishment Act, the queer fact is that the health department is ignorant of the number of clinics and … Read more 24.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   RTE block in merger of schools   All Govt primary and Upper Primary Schools in U’khand having ten or less number of students would be closed and merged with the nearest school. There are a total of 2711 schools in the State which have less than ten enrollments out of which 2425 are … Read more 23.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·        Health insurance scheme named after vajpayee   ð  The Uttarakhand Government has rechristened the Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojna, the universal Health insurance scheme, as Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana (AAUY) in memory of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who passed away recently.   ð  The scheme would cover all the families eligible … Read more 22.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Mauryawas sworn in as the new Governor of Uttarakhand   Baby Rani Mauryawas sworn in as the new Governor of Uttarakhand. The acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court Rajiv Sharma administered the oath of office and secrecy to Ms.Maurya at Raj Bhavan. Maurya, a former mayor of Agra, was nominated as the … Read more 21.08.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs