Dec 2019

UTTARAKHAND     MCD improves Swachchhta App ranking   The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) has succeeded in improving the city’s ranking in the Swachchhta Application. The MCD’s ranking last year was 1401 which has now reached to 80th position. According to deputy municipal commissioner Rohitash Sharma, it has been noticed that the MCD was … Read more 07.12.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand to launch Modi Trail next Char Dham Yatra season In an attempt to woo more tourists and nature enthusiasts to off-beat destinations popularised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the state, the Uttarakhand government is now planning to launch a Modi Trail from the next Char Dham Yatra season. The trail would connect the Rudra cave in Kedarnath … Read more 06.12.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Tele-medicine services to be introduced in Nainital on pilot basis   In one of the first such initiatives to improve delivery of healthcare services in Uttarakhand, the Nainital district administration has decided to initiate a tele-medicine scheme in Betalghat block and Sushila Tiwari Hospital (STH) in Haldwani on a pilot basis.   At present, the locals have to … Read more 05.12.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND CM seeks Rs 38.99 cr approval under PMKVY 2.0 Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat requested the Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Mahendra Nath Pandey to approve Rs 38.99 crore for Uttarakhand under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2.0. Rawat informed Pandey that the Government of India had set a target … Read more 04.12.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Sarai 14MLD Sewage Treatment Plant was inaugurated   The 14 million litres per day (MLD) Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) Sarai in Haridwar, Uttarakhand started its functioning on 5 December 2019. The plant was completed before its scheduled timeline. It was inaugurated by their Majesties, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, … Read more 03.12.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND Forest department to develop country’s first moss garden in Nainital State forest department is planning to develop country’s first moss garden in Lingadhar near Sariyataal nursery in the Nainital range. According to the officials of forest department, the garden will have 21 species of mosses (both natural and transplanted). The other factors due to which Nainital was chosen for the … Read more 01-02.12.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs