UP Special Current Affairs 2023 Part I

Uttar Pradesh (UP) Special Current Affairs Part I:

 

It is useful for up coming examination of Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC), Uttar Pradesh Staff Selection Service (UPSSS) and other UP important Competitive examinations.

 

1.       Regional Film City Will Open in UP:

Uttar Pradesh government is preparing to open a regional film city in Gorakhpur in Purvanchal along with the Film City in Noida.

 

2.       Gond Caste got ST Status:

This status in Four More Districts of Uttar Pradesh - Sant Kabir Nagar, Bhadohi, Kushinagar and Chandauli.

 

3.       Uttar Pradesh first Sports Policy-2023:

To promote sports and sportspersons and develop sports culture in the state.

4.       Why in News?

Indian Grassland and Grassland Research Institute, Jhansi:

The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare inaugurated the seed processing and storage facility of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) at Indian Grassland and Grassland Research Institute, Jhansi.

 

5.       One World TB Summit – 2023

On 24 March 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the One World TB Summit - 2023 at the Rudraksha Convention Center in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

India’s commitment to eliminate the TB by 2025, five years before of the global target of 2030.

 

6.       Why in News?

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR)

PTR has got the status of ‘Conservation Assured Tiger Standards’ from NTCA for conservation, maintenance and better management of tigers.

 

7.       Four New Private Universities:

Uttar Pradesh government gave permission to open four new private universities in the state.

These universities include Varun Arjun University Shahjahanpur, T.S Mishra University Lucknow, Farukh Hussain University Agra and Vivek National University Bijnor.

 

8.       Criteria for Opening Private Schools in Urban Areas in UP:

It mandatory: 3000 square meters of land for opening private schools in urban areas. which was earlier 650 square meters.

 

9.       First Plant to Make Coal From Waste:

It is under construction at Ramna in Banaras.

 

10.   Web Series will Get Huge Subsidy in Uttar Pradesh:

UP government is providing subsidy of up to 50 percent on web series to be produced in the state and up to 25 percent discount on the cost of web films.

 

11.   MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi:

The world’s longest river cruise – MV Ganga Vilas – and inaugurated the Tent City in Varanasi.

Destinations like Kashi (Varanasi), Bodh Gaya, Vikramshila, Patna Sahib and Majuli (Assam).

From Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and cover about 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh.

It passes 27 river systems in India and Bangladesh.

 

12.   The Longest Serving Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath set a record for completing the longest tenure more than 5 years and 347 days.

 

13.   Online Game App ‘Shastrarth’:

Uttar Pradesh, has created an online game app for learning Sanskrit.

 

14.   SCR in Uttar Pradesh:

To creating a State Capital Region (SCR) on the lines of NCR in the state.

 

15.   Mulayam Singh Yadav from Uttar Pradesh has been selected for the Padma Vibhushan.

 

16.   India’s Maximum Electricity Connections:

Uttar Pradesh has become the state with the highest electricity consumers in the country and followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu respectively.

 

17.   Uttar Pradesh is among the Top Four States Tap Connections:

on January 31, 2023, Uttar Pradesh has set a record by becoming one of the four states that have provided more than 75 lakh tap connections.

 

18.   PM Shri Yojana:

It will Change the Face of 40 Schools of Gorakhpur.

 

19.   New Vidhan Bhavan will be built in Uttar Pradesh on the Lines of Central Vista.

 

20.   High-Tech Military Hospital:

It will be constructed in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh and the capital Lucknow.

 

21.   Gorakhpur’s ‘Paniyala’ Got GI Tag:

Paniyala is like Jamun in shape and color and its taste is sour-sweet.

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