21.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Doon literature festival to start on dec 22   Writers and literature lovers from about 15 States will be attending the second Doon Literature Festival to be held here on December 22-24. More than 25 sessions will be held during the three-day literature festival, which the organisers have also attempted to make multi-dimensional … Read more 21.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

26-27.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Gov sanctions two projects worth rs 13, 000 cr to state   The screening committee on economic affairs of the Central Government has sanctioned two projects worth Rs 13000 crore for Uttarakhand.   An amount of Rs 700 crore was sanctioned for the project on integrated horticulture development board and Rs 600 crore … Read more 26-27.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

11.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   5 roads to come up in state under bharatmala project   The Union Government hasgiven its sanction to construct five roads measuring 570 km with an estimated cost of Rs 10000 Crores under its Bharatmala project in Uttarakhand. The information was provided by the Union Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari while undertaking a … Read more 11.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

11.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand government all set to change the recruitment procedure   The Uttarakhand government is contemplating changing the procedure laid down by the previous Harish Rawat government of selection of front line forest staff — forest guards and foresters — through a selection board. The government is in the mulling over reverting to the system which … Read more 11.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

25.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   5th India CLMV Business Conclave held at Phnom Penh, Cambodia   The Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India along with Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia organized the 5thIndia-CLMV Business Conclave in Phnom Penh on 21-22 May 2018.   After four rounds of the Business Conclave in India, this initiative was … Read more 25.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

22.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Nod to tunnel for all-weather connectivity to Yamunotri   The Rs 1,384-crore tunnel project has been approved in Uttarakhand as part of the ‘Char Dham’ project to connect Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri. The tunnel will reduce the travel distance from Dharasu to Yamunotri by about 20 km and travel time by about … Read more 22.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

11.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Govt ready to grant conditional approval for some non-ncert books   In a significant development in the ongoing controversy over the State Government making it compulsory for all CBSE private schools in Uttarakhand to prescribe only NCERT books, the State Education Minister Arvind Pandey has stated that he is ready to allow private … Read more 11.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

10.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Govt to roll out policy for growth centres   In its endeavor to check migration by creating local employment opportunities in the state, the Uttarakhand government would soon roll out a policy for growth centres. The Chief Secretary (CS) of Uttarakhand Utpal Kumar Singh said that policy would lay focus on creation of … Read more 10.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

14.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Hc upholds state order on ncert books   In a significant decision, the Uttarakhand High Court on Friday has upheld the order of Uttarakhand Government regarding compulsion of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) books in all the schools of the State barring those affiliated by the ICSE board.   The … Read more 14.04.18 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