04-05.02.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Rs 52.88 crore for stadiums in 8 Bihar districts: Sports minister   State culture, sports and youth affairs minister Krishna Kumar Rishi has said his department has allotted Rs 52.88 crore for the construction of eight indoor stadiums called Khel Bhawan, one each in eight districts of the state.   A Khel Bhawan each is to come … Read more

31.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR 3 hydroelectric projects closed, eight transferred to Jharkhand   The state cabinet approved the closure of three hydroelectric power projects due to technical and financial unviability. It also cancelled the two proposed hydroelectric projects due to unavailability of land and decided to hand over its eight hydroelectric units in Jharkhand to the Jharkhand government. All these … Read more

27.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Nitish bats for EBC quota in central jobs, varsities   Chief minister Nitish Kumar on pitched for separate reservation for the EBCs (extremely backward classes) in the central government’s appointments as well as admissions in central education institutions on the line of Bihar government’s Karpoori formula.   The Centre currently provides 27% reservation to OBCs (other backward classes), which include … Read more

10.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Government to appoint retired doctors on contract basis   The Bihar government has decided to appoint retired doctors on contract basis to fill the vacant posts in government hospitals in the wake of a recent Patna high court order.   According to sources, retired doctors can serve on contractual basis up to the age … Read more

09.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Nitish conferred with 1st Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Award   Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has been selected for the 1st Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Award for Probity in Public Life.   He was conferred the award at an official function of Jammu & Kashmir government held at Jammu.   The award was constituted recently by the … Read more

06.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Gul Hasan wins first gold medal for state in 25 years   It was a golden moment for the Mounted Military Police (MMP) of Bihar after 25 years when its sub-inspector Mohammad Gul Hasad won gold medal at the 36th All India Police Equestrian Championship and Mounted Police Duty Meet, 2017.   The SVPNPA team won 20 gold, five silver … Read more

29.12.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Deputy CM asks rural banks to up Mudra loan amount   Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday asked the rural banks operating in the state to increase the loan amount given under the PM’s Mudra Yojana (PMMY) from the minimum Rs50,000 to Rs5 lakh, as the existing sum is not adequate to start and sustain any … Read more

27.12.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Stage set for Magadh University bifurcation   The preparatory exercise for bifurcation of Magadh University (MU) is nearly complete and Patliputra University will soon start functioning. According to education minister Krishnanandan Prasad Verma, the process for appointment of Patliputra University VC has already begun and things will automatically be put on the fast track once … Read more

Geographical location of Bihar

Geographical location of Bihar:- Introduction:- Bihar is a land locked state lying in the eastern part of India although  the  outlet  to  the  sea  through  the  port  of  Kolkata  is  not  far away.  Bihar  lies  mid-way  between  the  humid  West  Bengal  in  the  east  and  the  sub  humid  Uttar Pradesh in the west which provides … Read more