September 2019

UTTARAKHAND   ·         CM announces cash rewards for local bodies becoming plastic-free   Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the municipal corporation which first becomes plastic free will be awarded Rs 1crore.   Rawat announced that the first municipality and first Nagar Panchayat to become plastic-free will be awarded Rs  75 lakh and Rs … Read more 03.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·         No proposal to include Suswa river under Namami Gange: Centre ð  The Uttarakhand government has not sent any proposal to include the Suswa river in the Union government’s flagship Namami Gange scheme. ð  The union ministry also stated that Dehradun has seven sewage treatment plants of 40 million litres per day combined capacity and about 85% of the untreated water … Read more 20.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND Sanctuaries in Himalayan states soon to preserve depleting water resources   The country’s first water sanctuary pilot project, 11 states of the Himalayan region as well as Jammu and Kashmir are likely to get ‘water sanctuaries’ soon. These water resources are being geo-mapped by scientists, hydrologists and geologists. The 11 states – Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, … Read more 29-30.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Soon, mule dung to be used as fodder fuel   Rudraprayag district administration has roped in energy experts for using mule dung as a fodder fuel in Kedarnath region where over 6,000 mules are used to ferry pilgrims during the Char Dham Yatra season.     The district administration has identified a few … Read more 14.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   U’khand’s first Airplane Restaurant to open in Doon   India’s seventh and Uttarakhand’s first airplane restaurant ‘Aerodine’ a multi cuisine restaurant is all set to open.   This one of its kind restaurant will offer a new experience of dining in a real airplane. While the plane is originally a 180 seater Airbus … Read more 04.09.19 Uttarakhand (UKPSC) Daily Current Affairs