Oct 2019

UTTARAKHAND   ●      Centre okays budget for waste recycling plant The proposal of the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj department to set up a Common Waste Recycling Facility (CWRF) at Haridwar has got the approval and financial assistance of the Government of India. The letter of financial approval of Rs 2.95 crore for the project was issued … Read more 03.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand to launch electric and CNG bus service   In a bid to reduce air pollution and improve public transport facilities in the state, Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC) has announced to include electric and CNG buses in its fleet. The state plans to get 50 electric and 10 CNG buses by 2020.   … Read more 30.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Forest department to conserve state’s wild fruits, spices   With the objective of protecting the flora and fauna of the mountains, the state forest department has started an intensive project to conserve the wild fruits and spices found in Himalayas. Data shared by the forest department’s research wing states that there are 67 wild fruits … Read more 10.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ●      U’khand slips in school edu quality Index of NITI Aayog Uttarakhand has slipped down by four notches in the School Education Quality Index (SEQI) released by National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. The SEQI evaluates the performance of State and Union Territories in the school education sector. The index placed Kerala … Read more 05.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   College of Law signs MoU with UBB   A memorandum of understanding was signed between Law College Dehradun faculty of Uttaranchal University and Uttarakhand Biodiversity Board (UBB).   Following the signing of the MoU, the works will entail designing syllabus for the whole country including Uttarakhand in accordance with Biodiversity Act, 2002, preparing … Read more 15.10.19 UTTARAKHAND (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND Among Himalayan states, Uttarakhand worst in crime against foreigners With five cases, Uttarakhand topped the charts of Himalayan states for crime committed against foreigners in 2017. There were zero cases of crime against foreign nationals in 2016 and 2015. According to the latest NCRB report, neighbouring Himachal Pradesh registered four cases of crime against foreigners, while Sikkim, … Read more 24.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   MoU reached for uploading core applications of Panchayats   The Panchayati Raj Department of Uttarakhand has entered into a Memorandum of Understan-ding (MoU) with the Common Service Centres to upload eleven core common applications on Panchayat Enterprise Suit (PES), the platform developed by Ministry of Panchayati Raj under its e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project. … Read more 11.10.19 UTTARAKHAND (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Dehradun gets its first Swachhta Kendra   On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Dehradun got its first Swachhta Kendra at the Haridwar Bypass Road. The facility, which has been set up by Waste Warriors Society, a NGO, with the support of United Nations Development Program (UNDP).   The facility … Read more 02.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand government plans to brand, market produce   Ranikhet Apples, Munsiyari Potatoes and Mukteshwar Plums could soon become popular brand names of fruits and vegetables, as the Uttarakhand government is planning to brand and market produce on the basis of their place of origin in the state.   Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat said the Uttarakhand government is setting up around … Read more 19.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Panchayats to prepare own development plans under GPDP Under the Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP), the Panchayati Raj Department of Uttarakhand has asked the Panchayats to prepared their own development plans and decide the priority of their execution.   Under the Section 234 (G) of 73rd constitution amendment, the Panchayats have been empowered … Read more 09.10.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs