UPPCS GS-VI

Science park and planetarium for Bareilly and Moradabad

Battle IAS UP current affairs title card: Science park and planetarium for Bareilly and Moradabad (, 29 January 2026)

What happened

  • The Cabinet named the Bareilly Development Authority to build a science park and planetarium on 3,000 sq m at Ramganga Nagar, alongside planned marine, space and AI parks. [UP Cabinet]

Background

  • Moradabad Development Authority was named for a similar project. [UP Cabinet]

Why it matters

  • Science parks in mid-sized cities widen access to science outreach.

How to use this in Mains

GS-VI urban amenities

  1. Science parks in mid-sized cities widen access to science outreach.
Quotable data point

The Cabinet named the Bareilly Development Authority to build a science park and planetarium on 3,000 sq m at Ramganga Nagar, alongside planned marine, space and AI parks [UP Cabinet].

UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 29 January 2026 (Hindi PDF)

Exam angle

UPPCS

GS-VI: urban amenities.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPPCS

Bareilly's planned science park is in which housing scheme?

Answer (a) & explanation

Source: as cited in this article.

Official source: UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 29 January 2026 (Hindi PDF)

facts from cited sources only; numbers machine-checked against source text; faculty review pending