25.08.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Bihar moots new drainage plan to tackle floodwaters.   Chief minister Nitish Kumar said the state government would make a comprehensive drainage plan to drain out floodwaters fast and reduce the impact of the floods, which caused 26 more deaths as the toll mounted to 367 in the state on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more

17:08:2017 BPSC (Bihar) Current Affairs

Bihar   ‘Ambitious’ UGC schemes fall flat.   The University Grants Commission (UGC), in a bid to shape up the education scenario, has introduced several “ambitious” development schemes over the years. However, most of the higher education institutions of the state failed to take advantage of them.   According to a recent UGC notification, no … Read more

24.08.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Suvidha Kendra opens to facilitate entrepreneurs.   Experts will be available at the centre located at the pollution control board office to explain how to submit proposals and projects online and get them approved by the PCB.   Many small and medium entrepreneurs from small cities and suburbs are not very familiar with … Read more

15:08:2017 BPSC (Bihar) Current Affairs

Bihar   Government bid to improve infrastructure in schools Bihar Education Project Council (BEPC) has asked the district education officers (DEOs) and district programme officers (DPOs) under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan to update the list of primary schools running without a building.   According to a Unified-District Information System for Educational (U-DISE) report released in September 2016, altogether 7,007 primary … Read more

20:08:2017 BPSC (Bihar) Current Affairs

Bihar   Bihar School Examination Board sacks 188 ‘incompetent’ staff.   The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) sacked 188 ad hoc and daily wages employees from the service at the office of Bihar Intermediate Council.   After the merger of the Bihar Intermediate Education Council (BIEC) with BSEB in 2007, the number of posts was reduced. The board … Read more

30.08.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Nepal PM calls for joint efforts to fight flood fury Nepal prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, on the second day of his two-day-long visit to Bodh Gayavisited the Mahabodhi temple and offered prayers at the seat of Buddha’s enlightenment.   Deuba referred to Buddha’s Nepal connections and said the founder of Buddhism was born in a royal … Read more

23.08.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar PM to visit flood-hit Bihar on August 26, death toll 341   Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on August 26 undertake an aerial survey of flood-affected districts of Bihar, which reported 37 more deaths on Tuesday taking the toll to 341. While Kishanganj reported 12 deaths, seven people met their watery grave in West Champaran, five in Gopalganj, … Read more

31.08.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Bihar govt approves outer ring road project for Patna.   The state capital will soon have an outer ring road which will cross through Kanhauli (near Bihta), Naubatpur, Lakhna, Daniyawan, Fatuha and Kachchi Dargarh. CM Nitish Kumar, while reviewing works of the road construction department (RCD), approved alignment for the proposed outer ring road.   … Read more

District and Divisions of Bihar part 1

District and Divisions of Bihar part 1 Bihar is located in the eastern part of India. The state is surrounded by Nepal in the north, West Bengal in the east, Uttar Pradesh in the west and Jharkhand in the south. The state enjoys a unique location specific advantage because of its proximity to the vast … Read more

08.08.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Centre launches legal aid scheme in Bihar.   Remuneration of paralegal volunteers (PLVs) working with different state legal services authorities and district legal services authorities across the country has been doubled. Paralegal refers to a person trained in subsidiary legal matters but not fully qualified as a lawyer.   The PLVs across the country would … Read more