24.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand government announces five new eco-tourism circuits   State forest minister Harak Singh Rawat announced five new eco-tourism circuits, namely Dehradun-Rishikesh, Kotdwar, Ramnagar-Nainital, Yamuna-Tons Valley and Nandhour-Champawat circuits where unique forest rest houses will be offered as stand alone destinations with the surrounding areas which have their niche qualities to tap tourism such as birding, … Read more 24.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

09.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   CM Expresses Good Wishes To U’khand On Foundation Day   Expressing his good wishes to the people of Uttarakhand on the eve of the State foundation day, the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat elicited focus on a young Uttarakhand and a strong commitment.   Stating his views on his blog, the CM stated … Read more 09.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

09.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   NCTE Refuses To Approve Special Btc Of U’khand   In a decision which could create problems for thousands of teachers of Government primary schools, the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) has refused to approve the Special Basic Training Certificate (BTC) of Uttarakhand.   There are more than 13,000 serving teachers in Uttarakhand … Read more 09.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

07.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Reserve Bank of India opens branch in Dehradun   Reserve Bank of India (RBI)opened a branch in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The branch was inaugurated by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. Earlier, all the banking related works of the Uttarakhand State Government were carried out through the Reserve Bank of India branch at Kanpur. … Read more 07.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

05.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Tourism department to frame guidelines for trekkers   The tourism department is now going to frame new guidelines for trekking and, registration of tour operators including for a separate category of high altitude trekking tour operators.   The tourism department will be devising the norms with the consultation of forest department and other … Read more 05.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

26.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand government earns Rs 580 crore in first two months of GST implementation   The Uttarakhand government has earned Rs 580 crore in the first two months of implementation of the GST regime in the state, according to sources in the state finance department. Over 96,000 traders in the state had registered in the new system. By … Read more 26.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

15 & 16.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Chamoli district gets vehicle with first aid motorcycle responder to help accident, landslide victims   Landslides and road mishaps are frequent in Uttarakhand, especially in the hills and it usually takes a long time to take a victim to a hospital. Keeping this in mind, Chamoli district police has come up with a unique concept of … Read more 15 & 16.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

13 & 14.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand secretariat to go paperless from next year   In a major initiative to promote the concept of e-office and reduce use of paper for office work, the Uttarakhand government has decided to transform the secretariat into a paperless office. Preparations in the regard have been started with the help of National Informatics … Read more 13 & 14.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

07.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Cabinet nod to bring 7% more of Uttarakhand’s rural areas under urban local bodies Ahead of elections in 35 urban local bodies (ULB) of Uttarakhand next year, the cabinet, on Wednesday, approved inclusion of an additional 7% of the Himalayan’s state rural areas under jurisdiction of the ULBs. Officials confirmed that the ULBs will be … Read more 07.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

IT Act (2000)

  The Government of India enacted the Information Technology (I.T.) Act with some major objectives to deliver and facilitate lawful electronic, digital, and online transactions, and mitigate cyber-crimes. The original Act contained 94 sections, divided in 13 chapters and 4 schedules. The laws apply to the whole of India. Persons of other nationalities can also be … Read more IT Act (2000)