18.07.17 BPSC (Bihar) Current Affairs

Bihar   Guv to open renovated PU library on July 26   Even as the 98-year-old Patna University Central Library had earned the dubious distinction of becoming a “rain basera” (night shelter) for the local youth during the last 10 to 15 years, it is likely to hum with academic activities soon.   The library … Read more

23.07.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Centre aiding Bihar to fight floods   A total of 47 anti-flood projects of Bihar with an estimated cost of ₹1818.05 crore have been included under Flood Management Programme during XI and XII Plan, minister of state for water resources, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Baliyan said   He said the attention of government has … Read more

03/07/2017- BPSC Daily Current Affairs

Bihar   Two Bihar cities in new list of 30 for Smart City Mission.   The central government on Friday announced a new list of 30 cities to be developed into ‘smart cities’, with Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram topping the list. The latest list — including 12 state capitals — takes the number of cities chosen … Read more

27.07.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Now, Bihar Museum to reopen on October 2.   The Bihar Museum, shut since March 28, is set to reopen for public on the Gandhi Jayanti day on October 2. The museum was scheduled to reopen on April 8, but sources said it would take at least five more months to rectify the construction … Read more

30.07.17 & 31.07.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Nitish distributes portfolios, keeps home ministry; Sushil Modi gets finance, commercial taxes.   The portfolios for other ministers are as follows:- Nand Kishore Yadav– Road construction Shrawan Kumar– Rural development and parliamentary affairs Ram Narayan Mandal– Revenue and Land Reforms Jai Kumar Singh– Industries, Science and Technology Pramod Kumar– Tourism Krishnandan Verma– Education … Read more

09.07.17 Bihar current affairs

Bihar Schools hold sessions to guide pupils Schools have started guiding the students in the streams of their choice from Class XI itself by organizing career counselling sessions with experts. The government schools are also helping students in selecting the right career. Over 1000 students of Class IX to XII took part in ‘Life skills: … Read more

20.07.17 BPSC (Bihar) Current Affairs

Bihar   Earth Heroes Award’ for Valmiki Tiger Reserve.   Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) has brought laurels to the state by winning the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Earth Heroes Award for 2017.   The tiger reserve, selected in the category ‘RBS earth guardian’, will be given a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh at Makenshaw Centre … Read more

07-07-2017 Bihar Current affairs

Bihar   Govt body bid to ‘educate’ sex workers ð Targeted Intervention (TI), a project supported by the Bihar State Aids Control Society (BSACS), has 550 and odd sex workers and transgenders, both male and female, registered with it in Hajipur.     INTERNATIONAL   Italy passes bill to make torture illegal Italian lawmakers have … Read more

28.07.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Patna Metro project has to wait till new national policy   The city residents will have to wait for some more time to see metro running in the state capital as the Centre has halted the project till the new national metro policy is framed.   The Centre has written to the state government … Read more

26.07.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Bihar joins Namami Gange plan, work begins on sewerage plants   With the recent order of National Green Tribunal (NGT) hanging over it, the Bihar urban infrastructure development corporation (Buidco) launched work on the ambitious sewerage project that would ensure disposal of only treated water into river Ganga and its tributaries.   It … Read more