March 2020

UTTARAKHAND   Phool Dei festival begins in Uttarakhand “Phool Dei” festival is being celebrated in the Kumaon and Garhwal regions of Uttarakhand. The festival also showcases the inner bonding between the communities who all are residing in the hills. Phool Dei is celebrated on the first day of Chaitra or in mid-March (according to the … Read more 17.03.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand ends reservation in promotion, General and OBC state employees end stir Nearly a month-and-a-half after the Supreme Court ruled that “there is no fundamental right to claim quota in promotions”, Uttarakhand government ended reservation in promotion. Delighted with the announcement, the state government employees belonging to General and OBC communities ended their stir demanding removal of … Read more 18.03.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand CM releases handbook on his government’s feat Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat  released a handbook of his government’s achievements titled ‘Baatein Kam, Kaam Zyada’ to mark completion of three years of BJP-ruled government in Uttarakhand. On March 4, we took a decision to make Gairsain summer capital of Uttarakhand, which was the long pending demand of … Read more 19.03.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND         Gairsain named Uttarakhand’s new summer capital In a decision hailed as ‘landmark and historic’, CM Trivendra Singh Rawat announced in the state assembly soon after presenting the Budget that his government will make Gairsain the summer capital of Uttarakhand. With this, Uttarakhand becomes the second state in the country after Jammu and Kashmir to have two state capitals. … Read more 11.03.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Govt focuses on decentralised development, job generation In the address of the Governor, which is considered as the document of Government’s vision and achievements, the Uttarakhand Government has claimed that its priority is to facilitate decentralised development and make Uttarakhand a developed state with participation of all. The work on 457 memoranda of … Read more 04.03.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Centre approved for the construction of Delhi-Baghpat highway Centre approved the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to construct the first phase of a new highway at a distance of almost 170km. The highway will connect east Delhi’s Akshardham to Uttarakhand’s Dehradun. The proposed new highway is expected to reduce travel time between Delhi and Dehradun by at least two-and-a-half … Read more 10.03.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   SC asks Uttarakhand to shift  hydel projects to non-eco fragile zones The Supreme Court \ suggested exploring the feasibility of shifting hydro-electric power projects on Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers in Uttarakhand to non-eco fragile zones to facilitate resumption of the projects which have been stalled for the last seven years.   After unprecedented floods devastated … Read more 01-02.03.20 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs