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BIHAR 280 of Bihar’s 305 colleges provided Wi-Fi connectivity The Bihar government has provided WiFi connectivity to 280 of the 305 constituent colleges in the state. It targets to provide WiFi connectivity to the remaining colleges by March 2018 under the CM Nitish Kumar’s ‘Saat Nishchay’ initiative. The government has also decided to install solar panels at those … Read more 06-12-2017 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Reservation not linked to low income, says nitish Cmnitish kumar has said that “social and educational backwardness”, and not “economic backwardness”, should be the basis to identify the beneficiaries of reservation in jobs and educational institutions. Thebihar government offers scholarship, students’ credit card and free bicycle and uniform,” the cm said and … Read more 05-12-2017 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Youths from Bihar to be taught job skills by Yamaha The state labour resources department and India Yamaha Motor signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which the automotive giant will provide two-year training in mechanical and automotive sector to ITI and higher secondary-pass students. The training, meant for students in the age group of … Read more 03/04-12-2017 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR 7k of 30k murders in UP-Bihar in 2016 The popular perception that crime graph has gone down after prohibition in Bihar last year notwithstanding, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports that the state saw the second highest number of cases of heinous crime, including murder, after UP in 2016. According to the NCRB data … Read more 02-12-2017 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Bihar House passes bill for planned development of industrial areas The legislative assembly on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to further empower the Bihar Industrial Development Authority for ensuring systematic growth of industrial areas, amid a walkout staged by opposition parties. The Bihar Industrial Development Authority (Amendment), Bill, 2017, provides, among other things, cancellation of a land … Read more 29.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Young schoolgoers target of state anti-tobacco drive Mobile medical teams engaged in conducting routine health check-up of children in government schools and Aanganwadi centres in Bihar under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) will now also create awareness on hazards of consuming tobacco products. The State Health Society (SHS) said all … Read more 23.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Opt for e-rickshaw, carpool to reduce pollution: BSPCB Alarming rise in pollution level and worsening air quality index of the state capital, Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) has appealed to the people to take initiative for making the atmosphere cleaner and healthier. In a press release, the BSPCB appealed to … Read more 21.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR No need to hide mobiles, now jail inmates can officially make calls Making phone calls secretly from prisons is a big menace the jail authorities have to grapple with. Quite frequently, mobile phones are recovered during raids in prisons. Now, making phone calls will be legal for more than 30,000 inmates … Read more 17.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Patna air pollution worse than that of Delhi Air pollution in Patna on Wednesday deteriorated further to ‘very severe’ category as the air quality index (AQI) released by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was recorded at 404, worse than Delhi’s 308. This is the first time this year that the AQI level crossed the 400 mark. Patna … Read more 16.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Bihar jails to be linked with ERP system Buoyed by the success of Prison-enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system in Patna based Beur jail in 2012-13, Bihar’s rest 55 jails would now be extended this facility. The system could be adopted after its formal inauguration by CM Nitish Kumar at state’s first … Read more 15.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs