01 & 02.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Centre to adopt 60 villages in Uttarakhand and make them self-sustaining   The Centre will adopt four clusters of 60 villages in Uttarakhand and transform them to become self-sustaining in a time bound manner through various scientific interventions. The interventions will be made in the areas of processing and value addition of milk, … Read more 01 & 02.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

27.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Cabinet decisions, a festive gift to employees from Uttarakhand government   In the festive season, Uttarakhand cabinet approved a number of measures for the state government employees, including approval of benefits under seventh pay commission to some corporations, 180 day maternity leave for women adopting child, payment of 50 per cent of the … Read more 27.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

03 & 04.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·               Eid prayers in a gurudwara in U’khand   ð Muslims and Sikhs on Saturday set an example of communal harmony in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath, 300 kilometres from there, when the local gurudwara offered Muslims space to offer Eid prayers.   ð Muslims had gathered at a local ground in large numbers to offer … Read more 03 & 04.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

READ: India – Israel Relations

Note: READ id our New Initiative to cover two Topics (Weekly) of Current Importance in Detail with Specific focus on Prelims and Mains Exam     India – Israel Relations Israel, officially State of Israel, in the Middle East, located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bounded to the north by Lebanon, to the … Read more READ: India – Israel Relations

03.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Centre launches six-year secure Himalaya project   The Centre launched a six-year project to ensure conservation of locally and globally significant biodiversity, land and forest resources in the high Himalayan ecosystem spread over four states in India.   Protection of snow leopard and other endangered species and their habitats is one of the … Read more 03.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

13 & 14.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand secretariat to go paperless from next year   In a major initiative to promote the concept of e-office and reduce use of paper for office work, the Uttarakhand government has decided to transform the secretariat into a paperless office. Preparations in the regard have been started with the help of National Informatics … Read more 13 & 14.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

India’s action against Desertification

India as a signatory to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has submitted four National Reports to UNCCD  in the years 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Some of the major programmes currently implemented that address issues related to land degradation and desertification is:- Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), National Afforestation Programme (NAP), National Mission for … Read more India’s action against Desertification

14.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Assembly to discuss sdg for first time   For the first time in the history, the members of the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha would hold discussions on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as part of the mission undertaken by the United Nations Organisation (UNO) during the ensuing Budget session at Bharadisain near Gairsain.   The … Read more 14.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

20.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   NGT directs the Uttarakhand govt to respond on the issue of rehabilitation.   National Green Tribunal has asked the state government to file its reply on rehabilitation of residents of ten hamlets which are situated inside the core areas of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve. The next hearing is due on August 31.   The enraged Tribunal had … Read more 20.08.2017 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

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