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Transport : Railways, Highways, Airways and Water ways and their role in regional development, etc.

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Infrastructure Development- Dams, Roads, Rails (Including Airways and Ports) The availability of efficient infrastructure services is an important determinant of the pace of market development and output growth. Historically, the infrastructure sector has been one of the key drivers of growth of the Indian economy and has shown positive growth in the current reporting year … Read more Transport : Railways, Highways, Airways and Water ways and their role in regional development, etc.

23 & 24.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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UTTARAKHAND   HC seeks report on poor condition of US Nagar health centre   Uttarakhand high court asked the state government to submit a reply within two weeks regarding the poor state of a primary health center in Jaspur, Udham Singh Nagar district.   Primary health centres were created as a first line of defence in … Read more 23 & 24.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Indian National Congress

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Rise of Indian National Congress   Predecessors of INC East India Association By Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866 in London To discuss the Indian question and to influence the British public men to discuss Indian welfare Branches of the association in prominent Indian cities Indian Association Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose in 1876, Calcutta The … Read more Indian National Congress

26.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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INTERNATIONAL   Nepal first country in south-east Asia to eliminate trachoma   Nepal has become the first country in south-east Asia to eliminate trachoma, world’s leading cause of preventable blindness of infectious origin, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. Trachoma was the second leading cause of preventable blindness in the Himalayan nation in the 1980s. … Read more 26.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

07.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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UTTARAKHAND   Women to be trained in making LED lights   Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat today launched a programme for women self-help groups at Thano near here which will train them in making LED lights.   The five-day programme named LED Gram Light Training programme will train 50 women from 10 SHGS in … Read more 07.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

10.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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UTTARAKHAND   Health Department to audit death of infants in all dists   Worried at the increasing number of children dying at birth, the Department of Health has decided to undertake regular audit of death of infants in all the districts of the state. The Chief Medical officers (CMOs) have been entrusted with the task … Read more 10.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

21.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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UTTARAKHAND   State to get 800 to 900 m units power from Punjab   Uttarakhand will receive between 802 million units and 900 million units of electricity in December to March from Punjab, to offset the gap between demand and supply in the lean winter months.   In the winter months the water discharge in … Read more 21.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

29.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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Uttarakhand   Focus on Uttarakhand in World Food Summit.   Uttarakhand will participate as the focus state in the World Food India Summit 2017. The three-day event will be held in New Delhi from November 3. More than 30 countries will participate in the event and Italy will be focus country. The summit will showcase India’s food and … Read more 29.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

05.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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UTTARAKHAND   Spring bird fest from March 9   The fifth Uttarakhand Spring Bird Festival will take place from March 9 to March 11. This year, it will be organised at two locations — Thano Reserve Forest and Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve. The Thano venue, 24 km from Dehradun, is amid the Sal forest surrounded … Read more 05.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Conventional and Non Conventional Sources of Energy

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Conventional and Non Conventional Sources of Energy Main Sources of Energy: The sources of energy are of following types: Conventional Sources of Energy: These sources of energy are also called non renewable sources. These sources of energy are in limited quantity except hydro-electric power. (a) Coal and Lignite: Coal is the major source of energy. Coal … Read more Conventional and Non Conventional Sources of Energy