July 2021

UTTAR PRADESH   Lucknow to have a stadium for divyang sportspersons Uttar Pradesh will be the first state in the country to have a stadium for the differently abled (divyang) players in Lucknow to ensure these sportspersons ample opportunity to hone their talent and showcase it at international level. Besides, the government is also mulling … Read more 10.07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand postal circle records uptick in doorstep delivery of Gangajal   The latest data from the Uttarakhand postal circle has revealed that the demand for Gangajal jumped up during the peak months of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.   According to the official data, 45,648 (11,412 in litres) bottles of Gangajal … Read more 27.07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand boxer Nivedita bags gold at Youth National Boxing Championship   Pithoragarh-based boxer Nivedita Karki claimed the gold medal at the Fourth Youth National Boxing Championship in Sonipat on Friday after stunning youth world champion Gitika in the finals by 3-2.   The 17-year-old boxer clinched the top spot in the women’s 48kg … Read more 22.07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Cabinet resolves to ensure corruption-free governance under Dhami   The first meeting of the Uttarakhand Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami late on Sunday resolved to give people a corruption-free administration, transparent, sensitive and speedy services by maximising the use of information technology and ramp up health facilities to effectively control … Read more 11.12.07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Chamoli most seismically active zone in Uttarakhand Himalayas’   Scientists have identified a 2,291 sq km area in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district as the “most seismically active zone in Uttarakhand Himalayas” after they found that it had the highest density of earthquakes and landslides over the study period of eight years. The flash floods … Read more 25.26.07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Concrete cover in Dehradun increased by 600% between 1995 and 2015: Study   There has been a 600% increase in urbanisation – increase in concrete cover — in Doon between 1995 and 2015. As a result, the city has lost over 18% of its seasonal streams, which have now converted into ephemeral (rain-dependent) … Read more 16.07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND     First Cryptogamic Garden of India Inaugrated in Uttarakhand     With around 50 different species grown, India’s first cryptogamic garden has been inaugurated in the Deoban area of Dehradun in Uttarakhand. The garden is located at the height of 9,000 feet and unfolds over three acres. Located in the district’s Chakrata town, … Read more 02. 07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   U’khand to start vocational courses in 44 Govt colleges   The Uttarakhand Government has decided to start vocational courses in 44 government degree colleges of the state. The higher education minister Dhan Singh Rawat took  a review meeting of the department on Wednesday and directed  the officials to prepare the curriculum of these … Read more 03. 07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND     Uttarakhand to train Asha workers in distributing meds in remote areas   To strengthen the health infrastructure in the remote hills of Uttarakhand, the health department has mooted a proposal to train Asha workers in distributing basic medicines to sick people. This has been done to ensure that people receive immediate medical … Read more 18-19.07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND     Rejuvenation of Rivers in Uttarakhand   The NMCG (National Mission for Clean Ganga) was launched in June 2014. In the 36th Executive Committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga, new projects were approved for the rejuvenation of six rivers in the state of Uttarakhand. Highlights:   According to the CPCB (Central … Read more 28.07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs