UPPCS GS-VIUttar Pradesh has notified the Interest Waiver Scheme-2026 through a government order of 16 October. Traders with old dues under pre-GST tax laws such as UP VAT and UP Trade Tax can get 50% to 100% of the interest waived, depending on the size of the principal, and eligible penalties waived in full, if they pay the entire principal. The window is open for three months in all 75 districts.
UPPCS angle: UPPCS GS-VI: UP’s tax administration and revenue; Prelims: scheme slabs, dates and laws covered.
20 Oct 2026UPPCS GS-VIn an order of 16 October 2026, the Allahabad High Court directed all UP government school teachers of Classes 1 to 8 to submit their appointment letters and educational documents within a week, for verification by the UP Police Special Task Force (STF). Justice Vinod Diwakar linked falling enrolment to fraudulent appointments. The next hearing is on 4 November.
UPPCS angle: UPPCS GS-V: basic education governance, recruitment fraud, role of STF and BSAs, RTE Act.
19 Oct 2026UPPCS GS-VIUP forest officials have proposed sterilising leopards in Bijnor, where a survey last year counted 444 leopards in affected areas. Leopard attacks in Bijnor and Moradabad have killed 11 people and injured 30 this year, and 92 leopards have been captured, the Indian Express reported on 18 October 2026. The State has sought the Centre’s view.
UPPCS angle: UPPCS GS-VI: human-leopard conflict in Bijnor and Moradabad, WPA 1972, conservation policy.
19 Oct 2026UPPCS GS-VThe UP government said on 18 October 2026 that CCTV coverage across its prisons has grown from about 4,900 cameras in June 2025 to more than 7,000, including over 750 AI-enabled cameras linked to the headquarters control room. It also listed the JARVIS AI monitoring system, an e-Prisons module for early release, and digital libraries in 74 jails.
UPPCS angle: UPPCS GS-V: UP prison administration, e-governance in jails, rights of prisoners.
19 Oct 2026UPPCS GS-VISatellite data from IARI show 134 paddy stubble-burning incidents in Uttar Pradesh between 15 September and 15 October 2026, down from 271 in the same period last year. Nationally the count rose to 793 from 724, led by Madhya Pradesh. The fall in UP is welcome, but part of it comes from a harvest delayed by September rains and floods. The real test comes after Diwali on 8 November, when harvesting peaks and the gap before wheat sowing is short.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: UP agriculture and environment; crop residue management; CAQM and UP Pollution Control Board.
18 Oct 2026UPPCS GS-VIOn 18 October 2026 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said more than 1.20 crore women in Uttar Pradesh are now in self-help groups. Over four lakh women in 31 districts are linked to dairy producer companies, SHG women make take-home ration for anganwadis, and BC Sakhis bring banking to village panchayats. For UPPCS, this is a ready case study of how the State uses SHGs for nutrition, dairy and financial inclusion, and of the questions that remain.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: UP schemes for women; UPSRLM, BC Sakhi, THR, dairy producer companies.
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