Tag: Uttar Pradesh

“Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana” started by Uttar Pradesh

July 20, 2020

• Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana” for all-round development of the Scheduled Castes is launched by the CM of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath.
• He provided financial assistance of 17.42 crore online to 3,484 people under the ‘Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Swarojgar Yojana’ and interacted with some beneficiaries from Rae Bareli, Gorakhpur, Basti, Meerut, Azamgarh, and Moradabad districts through video conferencing.

NTPC’s Singrauli Unit 1 emerges as India’s top-performing plant in first quarter of FY21

July 12, 2020

• The state-run electricity giant National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Singrauli’s Unit 1 has emerged as the top-performing unit in the country in the first quarter of the financial year 2020-21 as per the data released by Central Electricity Authority.
• Singrauli Super Thermal Power Plant is located at Shaktinagar in Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is the first power plant of NTPC.

New startup policy of Uttar Pradesh gets Cabinet nod

July 11, 2020

• The state Cabinet cleared the new Uttar Pradesh Startup policy 2020.
• The objective of the policy is to promote start-ups in the state, establish at least one incubator in each district and 100 incubators across the state, create an ecosystem for establishment of 10,000 staround artups etc.
• The new policy will be applicable for the next five years.

U.P Chief Minister initiates ‘Mission Vriksharopan-2020’

July 6, 2020

• Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 5th July initiated ‘Mission Vriksharopan-2020‘ in Kukarel forest of the capital city Lucknow. Under this programme, more than 25 crore trees will be planted across the state.

Cabinet permits declaration of Kushinagar airport in UP as the international airport

June 25, 2020

• The Union Cabinet 24th June permitted the declaration of the airport in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar as an international airport, stating it will offer increased connectivity to the important Buddhist pilgrimage site.

CM Yogi starts ‘Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana’ scheme for child laborers in UP

June 13, 2020

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday (13 June) started the ‘Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana’, a scheme to educate child laborers in the state. The scheme’s release coincides with the ‘World Day Against Child Labour’.

Petroleum Minister gives to the nation, 56 CNG stations

May 31, 2020

• Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan committed to the nation, 56 CNG stations scattered over 11 States and Union Territories. These stations are in Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

UP government begins “Pravasi Raahat Mitra” App

May 9, 2020

• Uttar Pradesh’s government has begun a “Pravasi Raahat Mitra” App on 8th May to connect migrants with schemes and jobs.
• The app is produced in coordination with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Yogi Adityanath starts App “Ayush Kavach” that aids uplift immunity through Ayurveda

May 6, 2020

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 5^th May released the “Ayush Kavach” app that will give health-related tips and information about ayurvedic medicines amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Manipur and Gorakhpur, UP gets new GI tags

May 2, 2020

• Chak-Hao, the black rice of Manipur and the Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh’s terracotta have bagged the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Chak-Hao, a scented glutinous rice has been in cultivation in Manipur over centuries. It has also been used by traditional medical practitioners as part of traditional medicine. 
• The terracotta work of Gorakhpur is a centuries-old traditional art form, where the potters make various animal figures like, horses, elephants, camel, goat, ox, etc. with hand-applied ornamentation.Some of the major products of craftsmanship include the Hauda elephants, Mahawatdar horse, deer, camel, five-faced Ganesha, singled-faced Ganesha, elephant table, chandeliers, hanging bells etc.