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Uttarakhand Uttarakhand industries seek tax exemption from state. With the Centre announcing extension in tax exemption, Uttarakhand industries have sought for a similar gesture from the state government. Manufacturers said that only 20% state industries will benefit from the Centre’s scheme of Direct Benefit Transfer as excise duty exemptions in Uttarakhand … Read more 21.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Research Circle to conserve endangered ferns. The Uttarakhand Research Circle (URC) will start a conservation programme for selected ferns that are depleting due to over exploitation for medicines. Kalika in Ranikhet and Kaza in Nainital are going to be the first two sites where plots for their plantation will be set … Read more 18.08.17 & 19.08.2017 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
Uttarakhand Rescue operations continue in Uttarakhand Three days after a cloudburst triggered a flash flood in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district, rescue operations are still underway, officials said. Inclement weather and tough terrain in Malpa was hampering the operation, they said. The officials feared the death toll might rise. So far 17 persons have died and more than 30, including a JCO … Read more 15.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Awareness campaign to save elephants The state will be witness to one of the biggest campaigns to conserve wild elephants organised in the country in recent times. The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in partnership with the Union Government’s Project Elephant, is organising a 15-day awareness campaign — The Gaj … Read more 14.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand blind footballers aim for international glory The Uttarakhand football team for the blind won the All India Invitational Blind Football (IIBF) tournament in Kerala in May, defeating seven other teams to bring the trophy home. The team achieved this with a partially sighted goalkeeper although the rules stipulate that the goalkeeper can be a normal sighted … Read more 13.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand On lines of Mann ki baat, Uttarakhand CM starts video conferencing with students. On lines of PM Narendra Modi’s “Mann ki Baat,” chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat started a video conferencing session with school goers hailing from different parts of the state. In a first of its kind initiative in Uttarkahand, the CM heard the … Read more 10.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand France’s Chamonix and Uttarakhand’s Chamoli to club hands to promote each other. Chamonix in France and Chamoli in Joshimath not only resemble in their names but also in topography. The Uttarakhand tourism has come up with a concept which would help the two cities in promoting each other. According to state tourism minister, Satpal Maharaj, Chamonix Cluster Mountain … Read more 09.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand 25% land to be handed over to Uttarakhand: UP irrigation min Commenting on the long-pending issue of distribution of assets between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, UP irrigation minister Dharampal Singh said that the issue has been resolved and Uttar Pradesh is ready to give 25% of unused land to Uttarakhand and 37 … Read more 07.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
The World Bank defines poverty in absolute terms. The bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than US$1.90 per day> (PPP), and moderate poverty as less than $3.10 a day. Types of Poverty Absolute poverty measures poverty in relation to the amount of money necessary to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, and … Read more Poverty and Development. Poverty-line and Programmes for eradication of Poverty in India.