30.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Massive publicity to helpline number 182 in state   State Director General of police Anil K Raturi stressed on publicity given to the helpline-number 182 across the State which was introduced to  help the passengers  in the running trains as well as at the railway stations.   Besides, he asked the Railway Protection … Read more 30.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

02.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Ujvnl achieves record power generation   In a significant achievement towards meeting its own power requirement and subsequently reducing dependence on the central pool or other states, Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL) has achieved record power generation at Mohammadpur hydro-power project in January.   Mohammadpur hydro-power project was set up  in 1952 … Read more 02.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

26.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Airport Authority of India and Uttarakhand Government signs agreement on aviation development The Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Government of Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA). The scope of the MoU is to identify relevant factors influencing the development of Civil Aviation infrastructure in Uttarakhand. It … Read more 26.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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

31.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Cm Rawat Exhorts To Non Resident Natives To Invest In Uttarakhand   Exhorting the non-resident Uttarakhandis to do something for their state, the Chief Minister (CM) of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that Uttarakhand has got vast investment potential. He was addressing ‘Pravasi Panchayat-2017’, a programme organised by the Uttaranchal Utthaan Parishad … Read more 31.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Natural Resources of India

  What are natural resources ? Natural resources are useful raw materials that we get from the Earth. They occur naturally, which means that humans cannot make natural resources. Instead, we use and modify natural resources in ways that are beneficial to us. The materials used in human-made objects are natural resources. Some examples of natural … Read more Natural Resources of India

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

11.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand government all set to change the recruitment procedure   The Uttarakhand government is contemplating changing the procedure laid down by the previous Harish Rawat government of selection of front line forest staff — forest guards and foresters — through a selection board. The government is in the mulling over reverting to the system which … Read more 11.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

30.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Govt looks to complete Char Dham project before 2018-end   The government looks to complete the ‘Char Dham’ road connectivity project in Uttarakhand before 2018-end with 10 proposals related to the ambitious Rs 12,000-crore scheme getting green clearance, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.   Environment clearances have been received for 10 of the proposals of Char Dham project, built … Read more 30.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

29.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Health department hires 70 former Army doctors To improve healthcare facilities, Uttarakhand health department has hired 70 ex-Army doctors.   At present, out of the 2,400 sanctioned posts in the health department only 1,100 are occupied and majority of them have been filled by contractual doctors.   Sources said that majority of Army doctors who have applied … Read more 29.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs