September 2019

UTTARAKHAND   Union Environment Minister addresses the 5th Convocation of the Forest Research Institute Dehradun   Union Minister for Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Shri PrakashJavadekar, addressed the 5th Convocation of Forest Research Institute (FRI)Deemed to be University at Dehradun. The forest officials were responsible for the protection of the wildlife possible without the help … Read more 08-09.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·         Uttarakhand to have app to monitor progress of govt school students ð  The education department is planning to develop an app to monitor the progress of students studying in government schools. The proposed app will track the academic details of every student with information on their attendance, subjects and the marks scored … Read more 17.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·         Uttarakhand is best state under Namami Gange     Mana, the last village on Indo-China border, has been awarded the ‘best clean, iconic tourist destination’ under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) at the Swachh Mahotsav 2019   The Himalayan state was also adjudged the best under the Namami Gangescheme beating Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, … Read more 13.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·         New site for Laxman Jhula identified, work to begin soon ð  More than two months after Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat announced the construction of a modern bridge in place of nearly century-old suspension bridge, Laxman Jhula, the site for building of a new cable bridge over Ganga river in Rishikesh has been identified by the authorities and … Read more 26.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND Sanskrit education compulsory in all schools in Uttarakhand   The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday announced that it will make Sanskrit education compulsory from Class III to VIII in both government and private schools of the state. Sanskrit is the second official language of the hill state and the government argues that the step will help promote its popularity. … Read more 19.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·         Dengue toll reaches 1,113 in U’khand   ð   In provisional state capital Dehradun which is reeling under onslaught of the disease, the authorities reported 28 new cases of the disease on each day.   ð  In Uttarakhand a total of 1,113 patients of the disease have so far been identified by the … Read more 06.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·         Projects worth Rs 3626 crore identified for Haridwar Kumbh ð  The Uttarakhand government has identified projects worth Rs 3626 crore to be executed for the Maha Kumbh mela to be held in Haridwar in 2021. ð  The state government had asked the departments like police, PWD, irrigation and power to give estimates for the works to … Read more 11.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·       Four in ten youths attend college in Uttarakhand’ ð Nearly four out of every ten youths in Uttarakhand, aged between 18 and 23 years, attend college, showed the data recently released by the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE). The Himalayan state’s Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) was the sixth best in the country, placing … Read more 27.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Roorkee bags Rs 20 lakh award for being cleanest in state   The municipal corporation of Roorkee bagged the Atal Nirmal Nagar Puraskar (ANNP) for being the cleanest town in the state. The civic authority also received Rs 20 lakh as prize money for the achievement.   Half of the prize money would be … Read more 07.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand records -2% GST revenue growth in first 5 months of 2019 fiscal   Uttarakhand has recorded -2% GST revenue growth in the first five months of 2019 which experts feel could point to the overall slowdown of markets across the country. According to GST revenue collection figures, since April this year, the state government revenue … Read more 05.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs