July 2021

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 CM announces Rs 200 crore package for 1.64 lakh associated with Char Dham & other sectors     With Char Dham yatra yet to start for pilgrims this year, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday announced a Rs 200 crore package for 1.64 lakh people associated with the annual pilgrimage and … Read more 24.07.21 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

UTTARAKHAND   Excise department achieves revenue target despite Covid   The pandemic of the Covid-19 has failed to make much of a dent in income of the state government from sale of liquor this year. In fact the excise department of Uttarakhand has achieved 114 per cent of the revenue target for financial year 2021-22. … Read more 06.07.21 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     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     Black-bellied Coral Snakes in the Forests of Uttarakhand   Indian researchers have identified Black-bellied Coral snakes in the forests of Uttarakhand for the first time in history. Highlights: ♦ The snake is associated with the Elapidae family and Sinomicrurus genus. Its scientic name is S. nigriventer. ♦ The snake was observed in … Read more 01. 07.21 Daily UKPSC Current Affairs