Bihar : Tax and Economic Reforms

Bihar : Tax and Economic Reforms The economic liberalization in India , initiated in 1991, with principles of Liberalization , Privatization and Globalization (LPG) of the country’s economic policies, with the goal of making the economy more market and service-oriented and expanding the role of private and foreign investment. Specific changes include a reduction in import tariffs, … 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

29.07.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Special status for Bihar set to get renewed focus   With Nitish Kumar junking the grand alliance and joining hands with BJP again, his fervent plea for a ‘special category’ status for the state and bigger share of 90% by the Centre in the centrally sponsored schemes.   Officials cited the example of … 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

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

22.07.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

  Bihar   New bill for Bihar varsity commission in monsoon session to fill vacancies   A new bill will be tabled during the forthcoming monsoon session of the Bihar legislature for the constitution of the Bihar State University Service Commission to fill largescale vacancies in the state’s universities.   This bill be one of … 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

25.07.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

    Bihar   Now, free Tuberculosis medicines at private hospitals in Bihar   The state government rolled out free daily regimen medicines for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) patients in private hospital and clinics in Patna district under public-private partnership mode with the help of World Health Partners (WHP), an NGO. The medicines will be distributed … 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

24.07.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   65 govt schools in Patna to get Rs 50k for labs, libraries.   Bihar Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (BMSA) has announced Rs50,000 grants each to 65 government schools in Patna district to upgrade their laboratories and libraries. The grant will be transferred to the schools under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)   The other … Read more