05.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Over 700 Uttarakhand villages deserted in 10 years: Report   Over 700 villages in Uttarakhand have been deserted and more than 3.83 lakh people have left their villages in the last 10 years with half of them going out in search of livelihood, according to a report.   The data forms part of the commission’s … Read more 05.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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

08.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Urban local body polls in Uttarakhand likely in April   Elections to urban local bodies (ULBs) in Uttarakhand could be held anytime after March. With majority of the work related to delimitation and survey of OBC category almost over, the state government is confident of completing all the formalities related to ULBs by … Read more 08.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

04.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND     Emergency assistance project awarded best performing project   The emergency assistance project of uttarakhand has been selected for the best performing project award given by the union ministry of economic affairs and asian development bank (adb). This project of uttarakhand was selected out of 84 projects of the country and was awarded … Read more 04.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

08.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   94 cr spent on Assembly sessions between 2014 &17   The Congress and BJP governments in Uttarakhand have spent Rs 1.94 crore for holding Assembly sessions in Gairsain between 2014 and 2017.   In 2014, when the session was first hosted by the Congress government in Gairsain for three days, a total expenditure … Read more 08.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

01.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Govt hospitals glaring example of negligence   Despite the State Government’s claim of having brought about improvement in the condition of the Government-run hospitals, a reality check gives an altogether different picture of things. The hospitals located in the rural parts of the district clearly indicate the apathy of the district authorities towards … Read more 01.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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

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

READ: Interlinking of Rivers

Note: READ id our New Initiative to cover two Topics (Weekly) of Current Importance in Detail with Specific focus on Prelims and Mains Exam After Cauvery: A look at other inter-state water tussles   The Supreme Court on February 16 delivered its verdict on Cauvery river water sharing between Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Puducherry, bringing an … Read more READ: Interlinking of Rivers

01.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Chief Minister orders survey of houses without toilets   Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on asked officials to conduct a survey of houses in both rural and urban areas of Uttarakhand which are still without toilets, saying states can contribute to the cleanliness campaign from their own financial resources.   He was speaking … Read more 01.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs