Original notes on Uttar Pradesh only: schemes, budget, cabinet decisions, districts and UPPSC notices, mapped to GS-V and GS-VI.
Ghaziabad, Noida and other UP NCR towns shape Delhi's winter air; enforcement has to be done by the state.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: environment and pollution control in UP; stubble burning.
18 Sep 2026
UPPSC declared 2297 candidates provisionally qualified for interview in the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Mains) Exam-2025, Advt. A-1/E-1/2025. Interviews start on 28 September 2026 in two sessions a day at Saraswati Bhawan, Prayagraj. Candidates must fill online post-preference forms and bring them to the interview.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: UPPSC as a constitutional body.
18 Sep 2026
On 17 September 2026 the Ministry of Coal said that, as on 15 September, none of UPRVUNL's thermal plants was in the critical coal-stock category. It urged UP to develop the Saharpur Jamarpani captive block in Dumka, Jharkhand, which holds over 973 million tonnes and was allotted to UPRVUNL in 2015 but is still not operational.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: UP energy security and power sector.
17 Sep 2026
Industrial emissions in NCR are part of the winter air-quality challenge.
UPPCS angle: GS6 (UP environment): Hapur is a UP district in NCR, so CAQM directions apply directly; links to UP's industrial air-pollution enforcement.
16 Sep 2026
Heritage cities need mobility projects that do not damage river and cultural landscapes.
UPPCS angle: GS6 (UP infrastructure): a major central road project in Varanasi; pair with UP expressway network and Varanasi heritage questions.
15 Sep 2026
On 15 September 2026 the UP Cabinet approved an MoU between the State Fisheries Department and WorldFish to run the WorldFish UP Fisheries Project Centre scheme in Purvanchal. The centre, in Gorakhpur, aims to raise fish and seed output and farmers' incomes. It is fully state-funded, first for 3 years, with ₹600 lakh for 2026-27.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: fisheries.
15 Sep 2026
On 15 September 2026 the UP Cabinet allowed fair price shop dealers an extra margin of ₹25 a quintal, paid by the State, on grain distributed under the National Food Security Act, 2013 and PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. The cost is about ₹225 crore a year, paid from July 2026.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: PDS reforms.
15 Sep 2026
On 15 September 2026 the UP Cabinet raised the duty allowance of Prantiya Rakshak Dal (PRD) volunteers from ₹500 to ₹600 a day, adding ₹3,000 a month for 30 days of duty. PRD was set up on 11 December 1948 under the United Provinces Rakshak Dal Act, 1948, as a volunteer force to help keep law and order.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: auxiliary forces.
15 Sep 2026
On 15 September 2026 the UP Cabinet approved a new state policy for the recognition and regulation of private Automated Testing Stations (ATS) for vehicle fitness. ATS rules sit in Chapter 11 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, added through Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notifications from 2021 to 2024.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: road safety.
15 Sep 2026
On 15 September 2026 the UP Cabinet approved developing council primary schools under the Basic Shiksha Parishad as smart schools. Against ₹300 crore sanctioned, about 14,429 primary schools will get smart classes, at ₹2,07,910 per school including centage and GST. Work will be given through competitive tender.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: school education.
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