May 2018

BIHAR Drug store registration Health Minister Mangal Pandey launched an online portal (xln.bihar.gov.in) for registration and licensing of drugstores under Bihar’s directorate of drugs control. The National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the central government has made the software, XLN, available to the state government for the portal. Health department officials said before the licence is … Read more 19.05.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Cybercrime units in 38 districts soon   Bihar would soon set up 74 cybercrime and social media units (CCSMU) in 38 districts, including five in Patna by the end of this year.   The state government gave its nod for creation of CCSMUs in 38 districts and two police districts — Naugachia and Bagaha. Each unit, with … Read more 18.05.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Pneumonia vaccine to infants in 21 districts   Infants in Bihar’s 21 districts will be administered Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) against pneumonia at all government hospitals and health centres free of cost from June.   “The PCV vaccine was being administered to infants in 17 districts for the last one year. Now the remaining … Read more 17.05.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR NTPC signs MoU with Government of Bihar   With an aim to improve the performance of Power Sector in Bihar, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Government of Bihar (GoB) and NTPC Limited at Patna in the presence of the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New & … Read more 16.05.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Bihar transfers 3 power plants to NTPC on lease for 30 years   The state government on Tuesday handed over three of its power generation plants to National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd on 30-year lease. The plants are Barauni Thermal Power Station (BTPS), Kanti Bijli Utpadan Nigam Limited (KBUNL) and Nabinagar Power Generating Company Limited(NPGCL).   … Read more 15.05.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Frozen Semen Station being set up in Maranga,Purnea   Laying the foundation stone of the frozen semen station in Maranga, Purnea Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh said that the frozen semen station is being set up at a cost of Rs 64 crore under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission … Read more 13-14.05.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR December deadline to ban old vehicles   In a bid to minimise pollution level, the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) on Thursday decided not to allow commercial diesel vehicles more than 15-year-old to ply on city roads from December this year. The action plan envisaged by BSPCB for reducing air pollution in the city will … Read more 12.05.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Anti-pollution plans inadequate   The Centre for Environment and Energy Development (CEED) questioned the credibility of the National Clean Air Programme’s (NCAP) concept note that was released by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change last month.   The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) — the country’s apex pollution monitoring and control body — … Read more 11.05.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Bihar moves to ban pan masala ads on govt hoardings   The State Tobacco Control Coordination Committee (STCCC), decided to press for the ban and move the urban development and housing department at its seventh meeting here on Monday.   The STCCC decided to extend section 5 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products … Read more 10.05.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Ultimatum to 2,206 govt schools, colleges in state   The state education department has given an ultimatum to at least 2,206 government schools and colleges which did not upload their details to the website of the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) for admission of students to Class XI and graduation courses. The state government had recently … Read more 09.05.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs