July 2021

UTTARAKHAND     One scheme, 3 CMs, 2 different names: Mahalaxmi Yojana launched in Uttarakhand       Mahalaxmi Yojana, the Uttarakhand government’s ambitious scheme for new mothers and the newborn girl child, was inaugurated by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The scheme has seen quite a few twists and turns since it was announced by former CM Trivendra Rawat a … Read more 20.07.21 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     NHPC challenges additional tax on hydel projects in Uttarakhand in high court   NHPC, the largest hydropower generator in India, has filed a special appeal in the Uttarakhand high court (HC), challenging the judgment issued by a single bench judge in February, which upheld the state’s right to levy additional tax on hydropower projects. … Read more 17.07.21 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   India’s first cryptogamic garden opens in Uttarakhand   Located at an altitude of over 8,850 feet at Deoban, nearly 99 kilometres from Dehradun, and spread over around three acres, India’s first cryptogamic garden opened for tourists on Sunday. It houses almost 76 different species of cryptogams, a primitive plant species found since the Jurassic era. Cryptogams are … Read more 15.07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand government hikes subsidy given to Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims of the state to Rs 50,000   Uttarakhand tourism minister Satpal Maharaj has announced that the government doubled the subsidy for the people of Uttarakhand undertaking Kailash Mansarovar yatra from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000. Besides, he directed officials to fill up the 126 vacant posts … Read more 14.07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Fourth phase of PMGKAY starts in Uttarakhand Uttarakhand has 20 warehouses with a combined storage capacity of 1.90 lakh metric tonnes (MT). Informing about the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), he said the fourth phase of the scheme has been launched in the State and under it a total allocation of … Read more 13.07.21 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

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   District admin awaits State Govt’s approval for rural women’s marketing skill training   To make rural women self sufficient in promoting and marketing their business, the Dehradun district administration has decided to provide them marketing skill training.   In the last few years, the administration has provided various kinds of skill development training … Read more 09.07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs