BIHAR

Bihar’s water supply maintenance policy to provide employment to 1.14 lakh rural youths

The maintenance policy of the Mukhyamantri Gramin Peyjal Nischay Yojana, which was discussed and approved before CM.

State’s Panchayati Raj department’s additional chief secretary Amrit Lal Meena told that as per the provisions laid down under the policy, a sum of Rs 48,000 per annum per ward would be provided to the ward implementation and management committee for proper upkeep and maintenance of the piped water supply scheme under the Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal Nischay Yojana. Thus, a rural ward would receive a sum of Rs 4,000 per month for maintenance of the water supply system.

There are 13 to 14 wards in each gram-panchayat in Bihar and each ward has around 200 households. There are a total of 114,691 wards in 8,386 gram panchayats across the state, he said.

A boy or woman from the same village would be appointed as ‘maintainer’ by the gram panchayats. Each ward would have one maintainer. As per the policy, the ward committee would pay Rs 2,000 per month to the maintainer from the Rs 48,000 it would receive from the fund of the 15th Finance Commission.

Besides this, the maintainer would collect a sum of Rs 30 per month per family as user charge. Thus, he/she would collect around Rs 6,000 per month from around 200 households in his/ her ward. Of these Rs 6,000 collected from the users, 50% amount (Rs 3,000) would be paid to the maintainer as incentives to encourage him/ her. Thus, a maintainer will get Rs 5,000 per month. The rest of the users’ charge will be deposited to the ward committee.

INTERNATIONAL

First ASEAN-India Hackathon 2021 Concludes

The first-ever ASEAN-India Hackathon was organised from February 01-04, 2021, by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs.

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) implemented the initiative with the support of nodal agencies from all ten ASEAN countries.

The ASEAN-India Hackathon 2021 aimed at enhancing the cooperation between India and ASEAN countries in science, technology, and education, through collaboration.

Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala set to become first female Chief of WTO

Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been chosen as the next Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

She would be the first woman as well as the first African national to lead the organization.

Okonjo-Iweala, the former finance minister of Nigeria, will succeed Roberto Azevedo, who stepped down in August 2020.

Pakistan Launched Surface-To-Surface Ballistic Missile Ghaznavi

The strike capability of ballistic missiles can reach 290 kilometres.

The Ghaznavi missile was launched to commemorate the culmination of the Army Strategic Forces Command’s annual field training exercise.

The Ghaznavi ballistic missile can launch nuclear warheads and conventional warheads with a range of up to 290 kilometres.

The missile has been tested for day and night modes.

Pakistan also tested the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-III on January 20, 2021. The missile has a range of up to 2,750 kilometres.

NATIONAL

Reliance Industries gets world’s first ‘carbon-neutral’ oil from US

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Ltd has received the world’s first consignment of ‘carbon-neutral oil’ from Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), a division of United State oil major Occidental.

This feat will further help the oil major to accomplish its target of becoming a net zero-carbon company by 2035.

The Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) Sea Pearl containing the carbon-neutral oil from the Permian basin, unloaded the cargo at Jamnagar on January 28, 2021.

It must be noted that Reliance operates the world’s largest single-location oil refining complex at Jamnagar in Gujarat with a capacity of 68.2 million tonnes a year.

Stardust 1.0: The First Rocket To Use Biofuels

Stardust 1.0 was launched from Loring Commerce Center, a former military base in Maine, USA.

This is the first commercial space launch driven by biofuels. Compared with traditional rocket fuels, biofuels are non-toxic to the environment.

Stardust 1.0 is a launch vehicle suitable for students and budget payloads.

The rocket is 20 feet high and mass about 250 kg.

The maximum payload mass of the rocket is 8 kg.

These rockets will help launch small satellites called CubeSats into space in a way that is relatively cheaper and less toxic to the environment than using traditional rocket fuel.

Initiatives in National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP)

National Handloom Development Programme is a central sector scheme that aims to support weavers inside and outside the cooperative fold, including Self-Help Groups, NGOs, etc.

This is a central sector scheme that aims to support weavers inside and outside the cooperative fold, including Self-Help Groups, NGOs, etc.

It follows a demand-based approach to the integrated and holistic development of handlooms and the welfare of handloom weavers.

It supports weavers in obtaining raw materials, design inputs, technology upgrades, marketing, providing support through exhibitions, and establishing permanent infrastructure in the form of Urban Haats, marketing complexes, and development of web portals for e-marketing of handloom products.

BPCS Notes brings Prelims and Mains programs for BPCS Prelims and BPCS Mains Exam preparation. Various Programs initiated by BPCS Notes are as follows:-

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