February 2020

UTTARAKHAND 14th State Science & Technology Congress starts in Doon The 14 State Science and Technology congress was inguruated at Vigyan Dham in front of 500 renowned scientists, academicians, researchers and intellectuals assembled recently. The event was jointly organised by Ashok Misra from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Rural Development and Migration Commission vice chairman … Read more 29.02.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Cabinet nod to self assessment for property tax in municipalities   The State cabinet has approved the bill for implementing self assessment system for property tax in municipalities and Nagar Panchayats as it is done in the municipal corporations.   There was no formal media briefing due to the notification for the budget … Read more 28.02.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  UTTARAKHAND   Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated BSNL FTTH in Dehradun   Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and wifi service in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 27 February. The move by BSNL is to expand its services in rural areas.   Fiber to the home (FTTH) is … Read more 27.02.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun to strengthen engagement and defence cooperation between the two countries. Princess Sirindhorn has also been an instructor and teaches history at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA). India and Thailand conducted a … Read more 13.02.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND web portal of Shri Badrinath and Shri Kedarnath temple committee Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat launched the web portal of Shri Badrinath and Shri Kedarnath temple committee The web portal has been developed by Uttarkhand state National Informatics Centre. Through this website, it will be possible to easily access information regarding Chardhaam tour … Read more 14.02.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Centre approves new tax tribunal bench in Uttarakhand   Union ministry of law and justice has approved to set up a circuit bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Uttarakhand. The body is scheduled to be inaugurated on February 27 by chief minister Trivendra Rawat.   As per official sources, the circuit bench will have … Read more 26.02.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND Indo-Tibetan Border Police’s (ITBP) Mountaineering And Skiing Institute to promote winter sports Auli is a hill station located in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Mountaineering and Skiing Institute, a premier institution of the country on Mountaineering and Skiing was established in 1973 as a Winter Craft Wing of the Force. In 1990, it was … Read more 15.02.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND Kumbh area earnmarked in Haridwar Kumbh area would be spread across 1,454 hectare – out of which 583 hectare has been reserved for parking and 874 hectare for camps. The entire Kumbh area is spread across 150 sq km covering four districts of Uttarakhand and would be divided into 41 sectors the media centre, … Read more 16-17.02.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand cabinet amends definition of deemed forest   Uttarakhand cabinet,amended the definition of deemed forest. Now, the state definition of a deemed forest is “a land patch of 5 hectares or more with 40 per cent canopy density”. In November last year, the government had defined a deemed forest as “a land patch of 10 hectare or above … Read more 25.02.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Tourism, forest department to work jointly to boost tourism   The peak fees for mountaineers will be decreased in Uttarakhand. A single-window system will also be developed to grant permissions to tourists. Work will be undertaken to develop Vivekananda trail, Modi-trail and other such trails to boost tourism and so that visitors can … Read more 23-24.02.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs