State-Wise Current Affairs Uttar Pradesh Current Affairs 2020 UP government started sending out press notes in Sanskrit The Uttar Pradesh state government has started issuing significant press releases, especially the speeches of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in Sanskrit language, besides English, Hindi and Urdu. Sanskrit is an Old Indo-Aryan language of the ancient Indian subcontinent with a 3,500-year history. It is the primary sacred language of Hinduism and the predominant language of most works of Hindu philosophy as well as some of the principal texts of Buddhism and Jainism. Modern Sanskrit is traceable to the 2nd millennium BCE in a form known as Vedic Sanskrit, with the Rigveda as the earliest-known composition. A more refined and standardized grammatical form called Classical Sanskrit emerged in the mid-1st millennium BCE with the Aṣṭādhyāyī treatise of Pāṇini. Sanskrit is one of the 22 languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India. In the 2011 Census of India, 24,821 Indians out of about 1.21 billion reported Sanskrit to be their mother tongue. In modern times, the first Sanskrit University was Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, established in 1791 in the Indian city of Varanasi. Current Affairs 2020 PDF | Latest Current Affairs 2020 PDF Current affairs for all Competitive Exams UPSC, State PSC, IAS, RRB and Latest Current Affairs 2020 for banking exams IBPS PO Clerk, SBI, RBI and more. Try Daily quiz on latest current affairs question and answers, Daily Current Affairs on National and international Events, Sports, Business, Banking and more which are betterment for the Government & Private Job aspirants. Click here for Current Affairs PDF Country’s ‘biggest’ film city in Gautam Buddh Nagar Report Errors in the PDF – [email protected] ©All Rights Reserved by Gkseries.com 1 State-Wise Current Affairs Uttar Pradesh government will establish the country’s ‘biggest’ film city in Gautam Buddh Nagar. With several films and web series now being shot in the state, the dedicated film city is likely to bring employment while providing a haven for filmmakers. Though a proposal for the film city is yet to be prepared, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Authority (YEIDA) is in the process of looking for appropriate land for the project. As per the UP Film Policy, 2018, the state government will “support establishment of film cities by providing land at industrial rates” and also assist in developing the right infrastructure for it. Film Bandhu, a nodal agency of the state government, overlooks the implementation of the Film Policy. With several films and web series now being shot in the state, the dedicated film city is likely to bring employment while providing a haven for filmmakers. Rani Lakshmi Bai Agriculture University Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated the college and administration buildings of the Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University in Jhansi on August 29. The RLB Central Agriculture University is located in Jhansi and is a prominent institute of the Bundelkhand region. The University has started its first academic session in 2014-15 and is offering Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses in Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry. It is currently operating from the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi as the main buildings were getting ready. Uttar Pradesh launched NRI unified portal Uttar Pradesh Government has prepared a database of the migrant workers of the state working in different countries of the world. It will help in providing them assistance during any emergency. The portal would also prove helpful to overseas Indians and NRIs to get their problems with the local administration or the State Government resolved. Many people who are living abroad, but are in constant touch with their village and family. The NRI department of state will use festivals to connect with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in other countries. The NRI department in the state will be live streaming the Deepotsav festival in Ayodhya during Diwali and then the Holi celebrations in Vrindavan too. Other Uttar Pradesh festivals and cultural events will also be a part of this initiative. UP completely banned cultural and religious meetings Uttar Pradesh State Government has ordered complete ban on organising any cultural and religious meeting in the state till 30th September. Additional Chief Secretary Home Avnish Kumar Awasthi has issued an order banning all kinds of processions and tableaux. The Protocol needs to be adhered to at every cost. The assembly of more than five persons at one place has been banned. According to the order, this prohibition has been imposed in the state because it is feared that anti-social elements may try to disturb law and order and communal harmony. Report Errors in the PDF – [email protected] ©All Rights Reserved by Gkseries.com 2 State-Wise Current Affairs NTPC developed infrastructure at Rihand for increasing the use of Fly Ash Utilization NTPC has developed an infrastructure at Rihand project in Uttar Pradesh to transport fly ash in bulk to cement plants, located at distance, at a cheaper cost. The development is in line with NTPC’s commitment towards 100 percent utilization of fly ash from power plants. The effort marks the beginning of a new era for the transportation of fly ash from a remote location to a consumption centre, enabling power plants for upgrading the utilization of fly ash. The development is in line with NTPC’s commitment towards 100 percent utilization of fly ash from power plants. During the financial year 2019-20, almost 44.33 million tonnes of fly ash was utilized for various productive purposes. Rihand Super Thermal Power Project is located in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC Limited. The coal for the plant is derived from Amlori and Dudhichua mines. The water source is from Rihand Reservoir which is constructed on Son river. Current Affairs 2020 PDF | Latest Current Affairs 2020 PDF Current affairs for all Competitive Exams UPSC, State PSC, IAS, RRB and Latest Current Affairs 2020 for banking exams IBPS PO Clerk, SBI, RBI and more. Try Daily quiz on latest current affairs question and answers, Daily Current Affairs on National and international Events, Sports, Business, Banking and more which are betterment for the Government & Private Job aspirants. Click here for Current Affairs PDF Trust constituted to build mosque in Ayodhya A trust named Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation’ and it will have 15 members have been constituted to build a mosque in Ayodhya, in line with Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case. The Trust will be called the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation. Report Errors in the PDF – [email protected] ©All Rights Reserved by Gkseries.com 3 State-Wise Current Affairs Nine trustees have been announced, while it will “co-opt” the remaining six. Four out of the nine trustees are affiliated to the Board. On February 24, the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board decided to accept the five acres of land allotted to it by the State government for building a mosque in Dhannipur village in Sohawal tehsil of Ayodhya, around 25 km from the site where the Babri Masjid stood. The Trust would construct a centre showcasing Indo-Islamic culture of several centuries, a centre for research and study of Indo-Islamic culture, a charitable hospital, a public library and other public utilities at the site in Dhannipur. UP passed an ordinance to suspend most labour laws for 3 years Uttar Pradesh has suspended labour laws for the next 3 years, in a move that the state government says is aimed at boosting industrial investment as well employing the large number of migrant workers that have come back to their native villages in the state. The purpose of the ordinance aims to encourage industries to freely employ the large number of migrant workers that have come back. If industries have to go through the regular process of employing then they will be hesitant. It provides certain safeguards regarding minimum wages, health, and safety of the workers. Also, it stated that strict action will be taken if anyone is found misusing the ordinance. The ordinance will apply to all factories and manufacturing facilities and fresh investments. The state cabinet approved this ordinance in order to revive economic activities in the state that have been hit hard due to the coronavirus-mandated lockdown. It will encourage new investments and set up the new industrial infrastructure and the benefit of existing industries and factories. The state has received close to 7 lakh migrant workers from across the country and many more lakhs are expected to arrive in the state. UP made Arogya Setu app must for those in hotspot areas Uttar Pradesh government has made it compulsory to download Arogya Setu app for those living in hotspot areas of the state. Arogya Setu App is a must for everyone in the Hotspot area. If anyone is facing any problem in download and use of the app then teams comprising members of the administration, Medical Services, and Police personal will help them. Administrative and health department officials have been directed for contact mapping of every case in the hotspot area. The govt has strictly restricted gatherings of five or more persons at any point as part of the COVID-19 management. The total number of active COVID-19 positive cases in the state has reached 1838, Special instructions have been issued for surveillance management in hotspot areas and containment zones. First hospital to successfully launch Plasma Therapy to treat COVID-19 patient The King George Medical University in Uttar Pradesh has become the first government hospital in the country to successfully launch the plasma therapy treatment for the COVID-19 patients The method was used in the past to treat diseases such as polio, measles, mumps, 1918 flu epidemic, and in previous outbreaks of respiratory infections namely H1N1 influenza, SARS, and MERS.