03.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        India, Bangladesh, Russia Sign Pact For Rooppur Atomic Plant   Indian companies can now participate in construction and installation works in the “non-critical” category for the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, according to the Russian atomic energy agency Rosatom. The Rooppur project is the first initiative under an Indo-Russian deal to undertake atomic energy … Read more 03.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

21.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Char Dham project: CCEA approves nod to Rs 1,384cr tunnel in U’khand   The central government on Tuesday approved a 4.531-km tunnel project in Uttarakhand that would be part of the ‘Char Dham’ project to connect Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri.   Estimated to cost Rs 1,384 crore, Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel will be … Read more 21.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

14.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Rawat 24th among 25 crorepati CMs   Uttarakhand Chief Minister TS Rawat is ranked 24th among the 25 CMs who are crorepatis, based on the analysis done of the declared assets of chief ministers of 29 states and 2 union territories.   TS Rawat with declared assets of 1.15 crore is richer than … Read more 14.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

09.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Abolishing state board & implementing cbse board a tough task in uttarakhand   The plan of Uttarakhand education minister Arvind Pandey to abolish state education board and bring all the schools under it under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has raised questions about its propriety and practical applicability. Skeptics are terming … Read more 09.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

27.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Women get benefits of free transport facility – ‘Sukhad’   Around 2000 women and girls of the provisional State capital reportedly benefited from the free transport facility (pick and drop services) especially for women under the project ‘Sukhad’– an initiative launched by the Traffic Directorate of Uttarakhand.   Under this initiative,   women and … Read more 27.01.18 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

14-15 .01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   IMA’s state chapter recommends haryana model of clinical establishment act   The State Chapter of Indian Medical Association (IMA) has recommended Haryana model of Clinical Establishment Act in Uttarakhand.  The opposition of the private doctors of the State has made the provisions of the Clinical Establishment Act redundant in the State.  The IMA … Read more 14-15 .01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

01.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Tax cut on diesel, gas for indus units   In a significant decision the Uttarakhand Government has reduced tax on the diesel and gas available for the industrial units of the State. The Government would now charge a VAT of only 5 per cent per litre on diesel for industrial usage. The existing … Read more 01.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

29.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Dam on song river will solve drinking water problem: cm   To solve the problem of drinking water in Dehradun district,  a dam on Song River would be built. This dam would end the dependency on electricity to provide drinking water to a large population from Rajpur to Lal Tappar in Dehradun.   … Read more 29.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

27.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Measles RUBELLA CAMPAIGN GETS 95% SUCCESS IN STATE   In the Measles Rubella (MR) campaign, Uttarakhand has achieved a commendable 95 per cent of success till date.  The campaign has achieved 100 percent success rate in the eleven districts of the State while 96 per cent success has been achieved in Dehradun district. … Read more 27.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs