June 2019

UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand mulls artificial rainfall to tackle forest fires   After witnessing 1,883 forest fire incidents in the state in the current season causing losses to the tune of Rs 45 lakh, the state forest department is now mulling to use artificial rains to tackle forest fires through cloud seeding. Cloud seeding is a type of weather … Read more 04.06.19 Uttarakhand(UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·         State’s first zero waste park to come up at Nathuwawala ð   This will be the first of its kind in Uttarakhand and is being constructed as a pilot project on 36,000 square feet land. ð  There are 4,000 households and about 40 bulk waste generators such as wedding points and schools. The … Read more 25.06.19 Uttarakhand(UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Mauritius know about their ancestors & native place   The Uttarakhand tourism department will help non resident Indians to get in touch with their roots by providing them information about their ancestors and their native villages. Initially, this will be facilitated for Indian-origin people of Mauritius.   Details of the ancestors will be … Read more 26.06.19 Uttarakhand(UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND     Child adoption rate low in Uttarakhand   As per the data from the State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) under the Department of Women Empowerment and Child Welfare (DWECW) only 50 children, the majority belonging to the age group of 0-5 years, were adopted in the State from the year 2016 till now. … Read more 29-30.06.19 Uttarakhand(UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   U’khand to help Indian-origin citizens of BSNL launches its first ASK in State   The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) launched its first Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Uttarakhand at Cross Road CSC.   According to officials, BSNL will open 34 34 Aadhaar Seva Kendras in the whole of Uttarakhand which will provide Aadhaar … Read more 27.06.19 Uttarakhand(UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Dabur aims to be a plastics waste free company by 2021   Home-grown FMCG major Dabur India has set its sights on becoming a plastic waste free company by the end of March 2021 by collecting, processing and recycling 20 million kgs of post-consumer plastic waste from across the country. With this, the company would be collecting … Read more 15.06.19 Uttarakhand(UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   State to abet Palekar model of natural farming   Rawat said that agriculture is the main source of livelihood in India. About 64 per cent of the population is dependent on agriculture. The Palekar farming model can be helpful in reducing production cost and increasing yield especially in the mountainous areas of Uttarakhand … Read more 07.06.19 Uttarakhand(UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Infant mortality rate of U’khand shows decline   In a significant achievement, the infant mortality rate in Uttarakhand has reduced from 38 per thousand to 32 per thousand. In its report of May 2019, the Sample Registration System (SRS) has indicated that the mortality rate has reduced by six points.   Uttarakhand as … Read more 09-10.06.19 Uttarakhand(UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand slips to 17th spot in healthcare ranking, performs badly in almost all indicators   Falling two slots from last year’s 15th rank, Uttarakhand this year was relegated to the 17th position among 21 states of the country in the healthcare rankings recently released by central government think tank Niti Aayog in its report titled … Read more 21.06.19 Uttarakhand(UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Centre gives nod to sea plane operations on Tehri lake   Almost a year after chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat announced that seaplanes will be operated on the Tehri lake as part of the state’s strategy to develop the artificial reservoir as a tourist destination, the union civil aviation ministry and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) gave their … Read more 05.06.19 Uttarakhand(UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs