BPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, BPSC Test Series
BIHAR 5,000 new cancer patients are diagnosed in state every year Every year, the world gets around 1.2 crore new cancer patients, while 70 lakh die annually due to the disease. In India, around 3 lakh people suffer from cancer every year, while in Bihar, on an average, around 5,000 new patients are diagnosed … Read more
BIHAR New khadi board building in 18 months The turnover of Bihar State Khadi Gramodyog Board (BSKGB) is expected to rise once the upcoming seven-storey building near Gandhi Maidan is ready by July next year. In a bid to promote the khadi industry in Bihar, the state government in 2016 had sanctioned Rs24 crore for … Read more
BIHAR Rs 52.88 crore for stadiums in 8 Bihar districts: Sports minister State culture, sports and youth affairs minister Krishna Kumar Rishi has said his department has allotted Rs 52.88 crore for the construction of eight indoor stadiums called Khel Bhawan, one each in eight districts of the state. A Khel Bhawan each is to come … Read more
BIHAR Bidupur bridge to be ready by 2021, says minister Patna will soon have its own avatar of Bandra-Worli Sea Link with the government setting the deadline of 2021 for readying the Kachchi Dargah- Bidupur bridge over the Ganga. Touted as the longest river bridge in India, the six-lane stretch connecting Patna and Vaishali will be … Read more
BIHAR Patna to host AFMI meet in December The 27th annual meeting of ‘The American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin’ (AFMI) will be held in Patna in December to deliberate on newer ways and means to provide educational opportunities to Muslims in India and help them grow in political, social and vocational fields. … Read more
BIHAR Bapu tower soon at Bihar Vidyapeeth The Bihar building construction department (BCD) will construct an iconic ‘Bapu Minar’, or Bapu centenary tower, on the premises of Bihar Vidyapeeth facing the magnificent Ganga in Patna. The tower is proposed to be a six to seven-storey structure with amenities, including temporary and permanent exhibition halls and a … Read more
BIHAR Over 1.15 lakh arrested for violating liquor law In less than two years since prohibition was implemented in the state, the Bihar government has created a record of sorts by arresting more than 1.15 lakh people for violating the liquor ban. The Shah Commission, which probed into excesses during Emergency, puts the number of people arrested between 25 … Read more
BIHAR Nitish Kumar to open canal in Bhagalpur soon Bateshwar Ganga Pump Nahar Pariyojana canal in Bhagalpur, which faced a breach in its wall a day before its formal inauguration by chief minister Nitish Kumar on September 20 last year, is likely to be inaugurated within a week. The CM, who reviewed implementation of different government … Read more
BIHAR Bihar Museum to get 2 awards Bihar Museum has been selected for the prestigious iF Design Award in international branding and corporate communications categories. Bihar Museum additional director JPN Singh said the logo and booklet titled ‘I am Bihar Museum’ and branding for the museum have been selected in the international branding and corporate communications categories of iF … Read more
BIHAR Governor appreciates Bihar govt for khadi policy Curtain came down on Rashtriya Khadi Shilp Mahotsav at Gyan Bhawan. Addressing the closing ceremony, Bihar governor Satya Pal Malik emphasized on the importance of khadi and why the state needs to preserve this fabric. The concluding ceremony of Khadi Mahotsav was attended by noted Gandhian Razi Ahmed, industry minister Jai Kumar … Read more