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

Chauhan for UKPCS Mains

Origins According to the Rajput bards, Chauhan is one of the four Agnikula or ‘fire sprung’ clans who were created by the Gods in the anali kund or ‘fountain of fire’ on Mount Abu to fight against the Asuras or demons. Chauhan is also one of the 36 ruling races of the Rajputs. Agnikula origin … Read more Chauhan for UKPCS Mains

23.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   District level olympiad to be held from next year: min   A district level Sports Olympiad would be held in the State from next year in which major focus would be on 800 meter race and the winners would  be gifted a car, announced the sports and Education Minister Arvind Pandey while addressing … Read more 23.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

11.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Uttarakhand high court asks state counsel to get info on Pancheshwar dam hearing.   The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday while hearing a PIL related to the Pancheshwar dam project in Champawat district directed the state counsel to seek instructions from the district magistrates of Champawat, Almora and Pithoragarh districts about the protocol of public … Read more 11.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

30.07.17 & 31.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Direct benefit transfer facility to cover 125 social schemes   To ensure that genuine recipients are benefited and leakages in distribution of subsidies are plugged, the Uttarakhand government will soon extend the countrywide Aadhaar-enabled Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) facility to all the 125 social security schemes being run in the state.   Under … Read more 30.07.17 & 31.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

11-12.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Now hill patrol unit   To check road accidents happening in the mountainous parts of the State thick and fast and taking toll of lives, the State police have decided to form Hill Patrol Unit (HPU) on the pattern of City Patrol Unit (CPU) in the mountainous districts of the State. This unit … Read more 11-12.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

28.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   State sets 2025 deadline to make Uttarakhand TB free The National Health Mission (NHM) director, Chandresh Kumar, said that Uttarakhand has taken up a target to make the state free from Tuberculosis by 2025.   However some challenges are ahead to fight with such as, Unavailability of health infrastructure in the hills and … Read more 28.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

04.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   State gets rs 515.64 crore under nhm   The Union Government has sanctioned a budget of Rs  515.64 Crore for Uttarakhand under National Health Mission (NHM). The State has got Rs  90 crore more under NHM this year as compared with last year. The approval was given in a meeting of National Programme … Read more 04.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

1.06.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   NGT orders closure of 8 units in Sitarganj   The National Green Tribunal has ordered closure of eight industrial units in Uttarakhand’s Sitarganj area after the Central Pollution Control Board found them violating pollution norms.   The tribunal also directed the CPCB to submit a report with respect to the remaining industries which … Read more 1.06.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

06.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   CM: State to have 5,000 homestays by 2020   With the aim to create livelihood opportunities through tourism, Uttarakhand will have as many as 5,000 operational home stays in the state. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat made this announcement while meeting a delegation of Uttarakhand Hotel Association here on Thursday. During his interaction … Read more 06.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs