13-12-2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Tourism circuit will improve lot of farmers: cs   The condition of farmers will be improved further and tourists will also be introduced to Uttarakhand’s tea by the linking of tea production schemes with the tourism circuit. The State’s Chief Secretary Uptal Kumar Singh said this while visiting the Shyamkhet tea garden at … Read more 13-12-2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

23.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand calls for separate industrial policy for hill states   The Uttarakhand government is pitching for a separate industrial policy for Himalayan states which takes into account factors such as ecology and population of the area. Environmental restrictions and tough terrain can often keep away investors in the region.   In 2014, Prime … Read more 23.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

17.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Govt To Link All 265 Phcs With Telemedicine System   In a major initiative, the State Government is planning to link all its 265 Primary Health Centres (PHC) with Telemedicine system under which the patients of remote and mountainous areas would be treated by the doctors without being physically present.   Informing about … Read more 17.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

10.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Industrialists Urged To Join In State’s Growth   Industrialists should carry forward the potential and inputs of local people to promote entrepreneurship in village areas of Uttarakhand, said Uttarakhand Council for Science and Technology (UCOST) Director General Dr Rajendra Dobhal.   He state this while addressing the industrialists in an industrial academia interaction … Read more 10.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

07.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Govt Decides To Upgrade Several Colleges Located In Mountainous Parts   Taking note of a large number of students migrating from the hills to the plains of the State and also to other states in search of quality higher education in the colleges, the  State Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat has decided to … Read more 07.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

02.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Cm Inaugurates Dbt Schemes For Fertilizers   The Chief Minister (CM) of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for fertilisers at Kisan Bhawan. The scheme aims to transfer the fertiliser subsidy into the bank accounts of the farmers. For effective implementation of the scheme the Point of Sale … Read more 02.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

29-30.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Anms, Ashas & Anganwadi Workers Boycott Looms Over Mr Campaign   Threat of boycott by Auxiliary Nurse and Midwifery (ANM) staff, Anganwadi workers and continued agitation of the Asha workers have put the health department under deep pressure just before the start of the ambitious Measles Rubella (MR) campaign.   The massive campaign … Read more 29-30.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

20.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana   The Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harshvardhan launched “Pt Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana” which will experiment and endeavour to formulate and implement appropriate S&T Interventions for Sustainable development through cluster approach in Uttarakhand. … Read more 20.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

25.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana   The Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harshvardhan launched “Pt Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana” which will experiment and endeavour to formulate and implement appropriate S&T Interventions for Sustainable development through cluster approach in Uttarakhand. … Read more 25.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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