11.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Bihar govt’s bid to attract investors in textile sector   Department of Industries, Government of Bihar in association with Apparel Export Promotion Council(AEPC) organised an apparel meet at Ludhiana   The objective of the meeting was to showcase initiatives taken by Bihar government to attract investment in apparel and textile sector.   Speaking on the occasion, … Read more

31.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Greenfield airport likely in Nalanda   The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Monday proposed to develop a greenfield airport at Rajgir in Nalanda district. A presentation in this regard was made by Centre for Environment Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad, at a meeting between Union civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju and chief minister Nitish Kumar. TPS is an … Read more

01.02.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR BSEB seeks opinions on scholarship rules   Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Tuesday sought public opinion on the proposed regulation of the special scholarship — ‘Desh Ratan Dr Rajendra Prasad Medha Chatravriti’.   The special scholarship will be given to the top 10 rank holders in matriculation (Class X) examination and 5 rank holders … Read more

19.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Dial ‘102’ gets 104 ambulances   State health minister Mangal Pandey flagged off 104 new ambulances of the ‘Dial 102’ service from the State Health Society, Bihar(SHSB). The health department has outsourced the call centre and operations of the 102 ambulances.   The consortium has been asked to start the functioning of 100 medium basic … Read more

Tourism and cities of Bihar

Tourism and cities of Bihar Gaya Amongst the most famous places in Bihar is Gaya, which is a Hindu pilgrimage hub and a transit point for Buddhist pilgrimage centre of Bodhgaya. It is believed that it was here under the tree that Buddha attained enlightenment. Gaya is a busy city situated on the bank of … Read more

01.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   ITC keen to invest Rs 500 crore in Bihar’   Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi said the ITC has proposed Rs500 crore investment in Bihar to establish production units of biscuits, noodles, cookies and other food products. ITC, which has been diversifying into fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs), has sought from the state government 60 acre land for its … Read more

24-25 .12.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   New airports to come up in Darbhanga, Purnia: Bihar CM Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced that new airports will be developed in Darbhanga and Purnia, two northern districts of the state.   He said the state government has “committed” land to the Centre for this purpose.   Kumar made the announcement … Read more

20.12.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Bihar State government plans several cultural events   The state’s art, youth and culture department has organised several cultural programmes at the S K Memorial Hall and Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir from December 22 to December 27 as part of the ‘Shukrana Samaroh’, the concluding ceremony of the 350th birth anniversary of Sikh Guru … Read more

26.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   ADRI signs MoU with Singapore institute   Patna-based social science research institute Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) and the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)-National University of Singapore (NUS) had their first joint roundtable in Singapore. The meet on ‘Political economy of development in eastern India’ also saw the signing of an MoU … Read more

28.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   President Ram Nath Kovind to launch third phase of Bihar agri roadmap President Ram Nath Kovind would be in Patna on November 9 to launch the second phase of ambitious agriculture roadmap (2017-22) of Nitish Kumar government. This would be the maiden official visit of Kovind in Bihar after being elected as President of India in … Read more