06.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   CM wants concrete policies for children’s rights and protection   Concrete policies would be made regarding children’s rights and their protection in the State, said Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat while addressing the gathering at a State consultation workshop on child protection in Uttarakhand. The workshop was organised jointly by Uttarakhand Commission … Read more 06.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

02.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Hike in hospital user fee   Government hospitals have announced a hike of 10 per cent in user fee in the state.   The 10 per cent hike will be levied as basic surcharge on all diagnostic tests and registration fees.   As a result, different diagnostic tests such as blood sugar, haemoglobin, … Read more 02.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

14.07.17 Uttarakhand Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Uttarakhand government likely to bid for Sahara land in Haridwar   With an eye to expand its land pool in Haridwar, the Uttarakhand government is planning to explore possibilities of buying a land parcel of over 80 acres (reported to be worth around Rs 223 crore) which is owned by the Subrata Roy-led … Read more 14.07.17 Uttarakhand Current Affairs

Management in border areas by various security forces/agencies

To deal with security, India has different forces that are specialized to deal with different security threat. Conventionally, forces were meant to be only Defence forces but with rising internal challenges  and other threats related to border management, disaster management etc, various forces have come to the for. These forces and agencies in India at … Read more Management in border areas by various security forces/agencies

24.07.17  Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Anil Kumar Raturi is new DGP of Uttarakhand   Anil Kumar Raturi appointed the new Director General of Police of Uttarakhand. He will replace DGP MA Ganapathy, who will join as additional director general of police (ADG), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Raturi takes over from M A Ganpati who has been appointed as … Read more 24.07.17  Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

05.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Ban on entry of ‘outsiders’ into U’khand Sectt   The Uttarakhand Government has issued an order banning the entry of “outsiders” directly into government offices at the Secretariat, fearing premature leakage of information.   The order was issued in view of the fact that the agenda of Cabinet meetings on several occasions in … Read more 05.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

24.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   30% jump in applicants after Army eases height rule   The Indian Army’s decision to reduce the minimum height requirement for recruits from Himalayan states has resulted in a substantial increase in the number of aspirants applying to pre-recruitment training camps, with the figure shooting up by as much as 30% in Uttarakhand alone. The Army had … Read more 24.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

12-13.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   U’khand first to execute state component plan’   Officials in the State have claimed that Uttarakhand has become the first State to execute the State component plan under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). According to information provided by officials, under the PMKVY, the training of 60 youths has been started in … Read more 12-13.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

10-11.06.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Aerostat Internet technology balloon launched in Doon   Uttarakhand on become the first state in the country to use aerostat balloon for Internet. Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat launched the aerostat Internet technology balloon at a function held at the IT park in Dehradun.   The aerostat Internet technology would be a big benefit … Read more 10-11.06.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs