August 2019

  BIHAR Health Cards for bridges in Bihar   The Bihar government has decided to make ‘health cards’ for bridges in the state In order to monitor their condition. A policy will also be framed for their maintenance and to make them durable.   A ‘maintenance policy’ has been framed to monitor the maintenance of … Read more 21.08.19 Bihar(BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Ex-Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra passes away   Former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra, the last Congress leader to preside over the state, died following cardiac arrest, his family said. He was 82.   Once a powerful figure for the Congress in Bihar politics, Mishra first became Chief Minister in 1975 and then returned … Read more 20.08.19 Bihar(BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Bihar to set up lightning alert system, save lives   Alarmed over the rising number of deaths due to lightning strikes, the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA) has signed an agreement with Bangaluru-based Earth Networks to set up a lightening forecast system in the state.   Earth Networks monitors and collects data … Read more 18-19.08.19 Bihar(BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR ·         Government dissolves all four police zones in Bihar ð  The four police zones of Bihar Police headed by IG rank officers have now become a history as the state government has dissolved them as part of major restructuring of the police department for better crime control. The zone system was introduced in 1982. After changes, only … Read more 17.08.19 Bihar(BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR VP assures central varsity status to Patna University   Soon after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar raised his old demand of central university status to Patna University, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday assured him that he will take the initiative for it.   Modi had downplayed Nitish Kumar’s demand and instead suggested that … Read more 16.08.19 Bihar(BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR ·         Jal-Jivan-Hariyali Abhiyan’s work plan to be launched in Bihar on October 2 ð   Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar  said that the work-plan of his government’s much-publicized ‘Jal-Jivan-Hariyali Abhiyan’ would now be implemented from October 2 on birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. ð  He also announced the launch of “Unnayan Bihar” programme, aimed to provide education through … Read more 15.08.19 Bihar(BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR ·         Bihar government OKs revised sand policy with ‘two-ghat’ rider ð  The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the revised sand mining policy of the geology and mines department according to which an applicant can get licence for sand mining at only two river ghats or in an area less than 200 hectares of land. ð  The state cabinet … Read more 14.08.19 Bihar(BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Bihar Education Project Council launches state’s first career portal   Bihar Education Project Council (BEPC), with support of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), launched ‘Career Guidance Portal ‘for providing bunch of options related to career, college, entrance exam and scholarship information to secondary and higher secondary students of Bihar.   The first career portal … Read more 13.08.19 Bihar(BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Special survey’ of land in 14 districts likely to begin from October end The ‘special survey’ of land in 14 districts of Bihar is likely to begin by October end. For this, the department of revenue and land records (DRLR) is on verge of completing recruitment of about 6,800 revenue staff in a record … Read more 11-12.08.19 Bihar(BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Aadhar to be mandatory for property registration   The idea of linking Aadhaar with the registry of land or flat is to check the genuineness of the buyers and sellers as well as plug discrepancies like wrong information of property buyers to register disputed properties.   It also will help in curbing registry of … Read more 09.08.19 Bihar(BPSC) Daily Current Affairs