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UTTARAKHAND · Uttarakhand second Mega Food Park inaugurated at Udham Singh Nagar ð Uttarakhand’s second Mega Food Park- Himalayan Mega Food Park Private Ltdinaugurated at Mahuakhera Ganj in Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar district. ð It was inaugurated by Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal. ð The first Mega Food Park in … Read more 07.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION defined as ‘an addition or excessive addition of certain materials to the physical environment (water, air and lands), making it less fit or unfit for life’. Pollutants are the materials or factors, which cause adverse effect on the natural quality of any component of the environment. Classifications 1. According to the form in … Read more Types of pollution and their management; air, water, soil, sound/noise, radioactive and e-waste. Industrial waste and its management. Impact of Solid Waste Management, recycling and reuse,
UTTARAKHAND DMs to head Urban Local Bodies The District Magistrates will take over as administrators from May 4 as the term of the various elected representatives of the urban local bodies has come to an end on Thursday. As the matter regarding the date for holding the elections to the urban local … Read more 03.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the specialized organization for international health within the United Nations’ system. WHO experts produce health guidelines and standards, and help countries to address public health issues. World Health Organization also supports and promotes health research.WHO came into formal existence in 1948 as the UN specialist agency for health, incorporating … Read more World Health Organization :Objectives, Structure, Functions and its Programmes.
UTTARAKHAND WiFi facility on trekking routes Around 126 trekking routes will have WiFi network for the ease of tourists travelling to distant parts of the state. The Uttarakhand Information Technology Development Authority (UITDA) has prepared a plan to this effect. Director, UITDA, Amit Sinha said all 126 trekking routes would be surveyed … Read more 26.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Sound is measured in decibels (dB). An increase of about 10 dB is approximately double the increase in loudness. A person’s hearing can be damaged if exposed to noise levels over 75 dB over a prolonged period of time. The World Health Organization recommends that the sound level indoors should be less than 30 … Read more Noise Pollution
UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand forms special cattle squads to check bovine smuggling, cow vigilantes Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat directed the state director general of police (DGP) Anil Raturi to form a special squad — the first of its kind in the state — to check cattle smuggling especially in Haridwar district where the CM said … Read more 22-23.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
ECOLOGY Ecology is defined “as a scientific study of the relationship of the living organisms with each other and with their environment.” The classical texts of the Vedic period such as the Vedas, the Samhitas, the Brahmanas and the Aranyakas-Upanishads contain many references to ecological concepts .The Indian treatise on medicine, the Caraka- Samhita … Read more Environment and Ecological Issues
UTTARAKHAND Bill passed for 100% hike in MLAs’ salaries The state Assembly passed a Bill proposing a 100 per cent hike in the allowances and salaries of sitting MLAs and former MLAs. In January 2014, the Congress government under former Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna had hiked the salaries and allowances of MLAs. … Read more 24.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
defined as ‘an addition or excessive addition of certain materials to the physical environment (water, air and lands), making it less fit or unfit for life’. Pollutants are the materials or factors, which cause adverse effect on the natural quality of any component of the environment. Classifications According to the form in which they … Read more ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION