Oct 2018

BIHAR   End-Oct target for Bihar rooftop solar plan   The installation of solar power plants under the grid connected rooftop scheme will start from government buildings in Bihar. The selection of agency for this work has been done and the installation work is expected to start by the end of the current month.   … Read more 19.10.18 Bihar(BPSC) Current Affairs

BIHAR   Cabinet nods plan to revive Gorakhpur, Barauni, Sindri fertilizer plants   The Union Cabinet approved the revival plan for fertilizer plants in Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Sindri (Jharkhand) and Barauni (Bihar) by Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited (HURL).   HURL is a joint venture company of Coal India Ltd, NTPC Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation … Read more 18.10.18 Bihar(BPSC) Current Affairs

BIHAR   Sexual abuse in almost all homes across Bihar :TISS     Sexual abuse, varying in forms and degree of intensity, was prevalent in almost all shelter homes in Bihar, a TISS report made public by the Bihargovernment   The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), which had conducted social audit of short stay … Read more 17.10.18 Bihar(BPSC) Current Affairs

BIHAR Bihar gets its first solid waste processing site   Bihar’s first solid waste processing site, which will convert organic waste into compost fertiliser, was inaugurated in Muzaffarpur district   By January 1, 2019, all 49 wards of Muzaffarpur will have segregation practiced at source, along with five model centres to make compost fertiliser and … Read more 16.10.18 Bihar(BPSC) Current Affairs

BIHAR Cabinet nod to uniform service conditions for contractual employees   The state cabinet approved the recommendations of Ashok Kumar Chaudhary committee to bring uniformity in the service conditions of contractual employees working in various departments and introduced the concept of annual work appraisal to standardise their output.   Those working on contractual basis will … Read more 15.10.18 Bihar(BPSC) Current Affairs

BIHAR   Eco­tourism: River cruise, bird watching on cards from Nov   The forest department’s eco-tourism plan in Ganga is likely to take off in November this year. It has now been substantially long since the plan was conceived. Due to lack of response from bidders, against the tender floated by the local forest department … Read more 13-14.10.18 Bihar(BPSC) Current Affairs

BIHAR Bihar missive to Centre as kala-azar cases see a rise in six districts   Bihar has shot off a missive to the Centre, requesting it to send experts for a field study to ascertain why cases of kala-azar or Leishmaniasis have gone up in six districts despite an overall drop of 17% in incidence … Read more 12.10.18 Bihar(BPSC) Current Affairs

BIHAR Bihar to deploy ‘Cyber Senani’ in police stations   The Bihar government has planned to depute “Cyber Senanis” at 100 police stations across the state to monitor and check spread of rumours on social media to engineer trouble.   The deployment of Cyber Senanis is aimed at countering any possible move to spread false … Read more 11.10.18 Bihar(BPSC) Current Affairs

BIHAR   Bihar’s Shahi litchi gets GI tag   After Katrani rice, Jardalu mango and Magahi paan (betel vine), Bihars Shahi litchi has got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag and has become an exclusive brand in the national and international market. The famous Shahi litchi, which is famous for its sweet, juicy, unique flavour and … Read more 10.10.18 Bihar(BPSC) Current Affairs

BIHAR Bihar’s first quake-resistant building to house police HQ   Bihars first newly-constructed earthquake-resistant building of state police headquarters was inaugurated by Chief Minister .   It is also an eco-friendly and green building with a helipad, spread across 6.7 acre. It has been constructed at a cost of Rs 388 crore, and named as Sardar … Read more 09.10.18 Bihar(BPSC) Current Affairs