UP current affairs: 16 March 2026
Every item from 16 March 2026, mapped to the syllabus with an exam angle and practice MCQs.
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UPPCS GS-VIOn 16 March 2026 the UP Chief Minister transferred ₹900 crore by DBT to 90 thousand beneficiaries of PMAY-Urban 2.0, as a first instalment of ₹1 lakh each. He also gave keys to Light House Project beneficiaries. About 62 lakh families in UP have got houses so far, and 21 lakh 35 thousand under PMAY-Urban.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: urban development and welfare in UP. Use the instalment-linked DBT model and district figures in answers on urban housing.
16 Mar 2026UPPCS GS-VIUnder Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam has launched a Glass Upcycling Centre at its MRF centre in Vijay Nagar, PIB reported on 16 March 2026. Glass forms about 3 to 4 per cent of the city's waste. Broken bottles are turned into candle stands, pen holders and crockery, with SHG women doing the work.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: urban local bodies and solid waste in UP. Use Ghaziabad as an example of source segregation and circular economy.
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