22.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   After Himachal and Uttarakhand, Arunachal adopts national policy for Tibetans   In a noble gesture for the Tibetans living in exile in India, the Arunachal Pradesh has also adopted the Tibetan Rehabilitation policy act. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand had already done the same in 2015 after the center government of India has formalized this act in 2014. … Read more 22.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion Financial inclusion or inclusive financing is the delivery of financial services at affordable costs to sections of disadvantaged and low-income segments of society, in contrast to financial exclusion where those services are not available or affordable. Government of India has launched an innovative scheme of Jan Dhan Yojna for Financial Inclusion to provide … Read more Financial Inclusion

17.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand     Butter Festival to be celebrated today   The annual butter festival at Dayara Bugyal in Uttarkashi will be celebrated today. The festival is held on Bhadon Sankranti which falls on August 17.   The festival is locally known as Anduri Utsav. Residents of Raithal and other villages celebrate nature’s bounty by smearing … Read more 17.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

REGULATORY GOVERNANCE      

Regulation refers to “controlling human or societal behaviour by rules or regulations or alternatively a rule or order issued by an executive authority or regulatory agency of a government and having the force of law”. Regulation covers all activities of private or public behaviour that may be detrimental to societal or governmental interest but its … Read more REGULATORY GOVERNANCE      

31.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   State police set to re-launch op smile on feb 1   Enthused over the success of the Operation Smile launched first in the State on January 1, 2015 to recover the missing children and reunite them with their families or rehabilitate them at the Government-run homes, State Police are all set to re-launch … Read more 31.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

08.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Urban local body polls in Uttarakhand likely in April   Elections to urban local bodies (ULBs) in Uttarakhand could be held anytime after March. With majority of the work related to delimitation and survey of OBC category almost over, the state government is confident of completing all the formalities related to ULBs by … Read more 08.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

17.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Anti-Conversion Bill draft gets nod   The state Cabinet has approved the draft of the Anti-Conversion Bill (Religious Freedom), making religious conversions brought through force, coercion, inducement, marriage and other means a cognisable offence.   As per provisions of the draft Bill, besides making forced conversion a cognisable offence, it will also attract … Read more 17.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

04.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND     Emergency assistance project awarded best performing project   The emergency assistance project of uttarakhand has been selected for the best performing project award given by the union ministry of economic affairs and asian development bank (adb). This project of uttarakhand was selected out of 84 projects of the country and was awarded … Read more 04.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Credit Supply- Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD),

68.84% of the population in India is rural based and majority of them depends on agriculture for a living. Enhanced and stable growth of the agriculture sector is important as it plays a vital role not only in generating purchasing power among the rural population by creating on-farm and off-farm employment opportunities but also through … Read more Credit Supply- Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD),

Rural Development and Community Development Programmes- Role of related Institutions and Organizations including all centrally and State sponsored schemes

Rural Development and Community Development Programmes- Role of related Institutions and Organizations including all centrally and State sponsored schemes. Rural Development Institutions Besides, the administrative set up for planning for Rural Development, there are other Institutions, who plays equal important role in planning, Implementation and Monitoring of rural development programmes. The important among them are: … Read more Rural Development and Community Development Programmes- Role of related Institutions and Organizations including all centrally and State sponsored schemes