30.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Ncrb record will boost tourism in state   Security being a prime factor for determining the number of the footfalls of tourists, Uttarakhand is now well-placed, adjudged as the second best State next to Nagaland of the country by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB).    Now, winter in its thick, the State- lauded … Read more 30.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

25-26.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   U’kashi employment model to be adopted across nation   The Centre would implement across the country the Uttarkashi model of creating employment through  a drinking water and waste management project, Union Minister Uma Bharti said.   After visiting Uttarkashi town for the launch of a drinking water project, ‘Swajal’, and a waste management … Read more 25-26.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

18.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   54 mp govt colleges may come under rusa   The State Government would request the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry to include 54 Government colleges of the State in the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).   Special Basic Teacher Certificate (BTC) training would be discussed with the union HRD minister. The jobs … Read more 18.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

28-29.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Dr Thakur gets Padma Shri   Dr Vikram Chandra Thakur, former director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), the only one from Uttarakhand this year to feature in the list of Padma Shri awardees that was announced on the eve of Republic Day.   Dr Thakur is the second WIHG luminary … Read more 28-29.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

25.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   CM unveils state’s first swm plant   The first solid waste processing-composting and sanitary landfill diposal plant in the State was inaugurated at Shishambada by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. Inaugurated about nine years after it was approved, the solid waste management facility costing about Rs 36 crore is expected to bring about … Read more 25.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

12.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   No fee on shooting movies in uttarakhand   In a major initiative to attract the film makers the Uttarakhand government has waived off the shooting fees it used to levy on them to shoot movies in the state.   To provide relief from the fee, the department has brought in necessary changes in … Read more 12.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

15.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Rescue operations continue in Uttarakhand   Three days after a cloudburst triggered a flash flood in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district, rescue operations are still underway, officials said. Inclement weather and tough terrain in Malpa was hampering the operation, they said. The officials feared the death toll might rise. So far 17 persons have died and more than 30, including a JCO … Read more 15.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

11.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Restrictions near eco zone eased     The government has eased infrastructure-development restrictions in the Bhagirathi river eco-sensitive zone, a 100-kilometre stretch between Gaumukh and Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand.   The notification makes way for development projects for the marquee Char Dham project. In 2012, the government had severely restricted development works in an … Read more 11.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

23.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Uttarakhand forms separate body for Doon smart city project.   The Uttarakhand government evening gave approval to formation of Dehradun Smart City Limited Company as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to look into the implementation of the ambitious project. The government order in this regard was issued.     INTERNATIONAL India welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump’s new … Read more 23.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

21 & 22.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Govt planning no new tax or cess in state budget: Min   Under the 14th Finance Commission the States are receiving lesser budgetary allocations under components like Special Plan Assistance (SPA) and other heads than what they used to receive earlier. Similarly considerable shortfall occurred under 13th finance commission also.  Uttarakhand demanded that … Read more 21 & 22.01.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs