13.06.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   5 cr saplings to be planted this year   About 1.5 crore tree saplings will be planted across the State during the monsoon season this year. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat directed all the District Magistrates to ensure that tree plantation is carried out extensively during the rains in addition to execution of … Read more 13.06.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

06.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   CM wants concrete policies for children’s rights and protection   Concrete policies would be made regarding children’s rights and their protection in the State, said Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat while addressing the gathering at a State consultation workshop on child protection in Uttarakhand. The workshop was organised jointly by Uttarakhand Commission … Read more 06.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

27.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Doon Int’l Film Festival To Start From November 3 Well-known film stars, directors and producers would participate in the third Doon International Film Festival slated  in Dehradun from November 3 to November 5, said director, Dehradun International Film Festival, Rajesh Sharma while interacting with the media persons.   The objective behind inviting well-known … Read more 27.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

09.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   After Centre doles out Rs 515cr fund, government to add 330 health centres in villages   In a boost to health facilities in Uttarakhand, the Centre has approved Rs 515 crore for the state under the National Health Mission. The funding this year is a jump from the amount of Rs 425 crore that was … Read more 09.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Education in Uttarakhand 2

Education in Uttarakhand 2 Holistic Education System A holistic system of higher education, as the very name implies, does not compartmentalize higher education institutions into separate unrelated categories with no links to each other, especially at the level of policy. On the contrary, it considers all higher, or post-secondary educational institutions, irrespective of whether they … Read more Education in Uttarakhand 2

09.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand dairy development organises special programme   On completion of one year of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttarakhand the State Dairy Development department of Uttarakhand would organise a special programme at parade ground on March 18. The programme titled ‘An innovative experiment by dairy development department’ would be attended by Chief … Read more 09.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

30.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand to get 4 transport police stations The state government is planning to set up four police stations dedicated solely to transport matters. The stations are likely to come up in Dehradun, Hariwdar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital. The rising number of traffic violations has likely prompted the government to take various measures. … Read more 30.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Sports personalities of Uttarakhand

Sports personalities of Uttarakhand  Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna Himalayan Expedition stories are Incomplete without mentioning the name of Bahuguna brothers. Maj Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna and Maj Jai Vardhan Bahuguna well acclaimed mountaineers from Uttarakhand region.  Harsh (1939 – April 18, 1971) was a military servant, he was deeply passionate in mountaineering. In the year of 1965, he … Read more Sports personalities of Uttarakhand

28-29.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Dr Thakur gets Padma Shri   Dr Vikram Chandra Thakur, former director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), the only one from Uttarakhand this year to feature in the list of Padma Shri awardees that was announced on the eve of Republic Day.   Dr Thakur is the second WIHG luminary … Read more 28-29.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

25.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   CM unveils state’s first swm plant   The first solid waste processing-composting and sanitary landfill diposal plant in the State was inaugurated at Shishambada by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. Inaugurated about nine years after it was approved, the solid waste management facility costing about Rs 36 crore is expected to bring about … Read more 25.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs