06.02.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR 5,000 new cancer patients are diagnosed in state every year   Every year, the world gets around 1.2 crore new cancer patients, while 70 lakh die annually due to the disease. In India, around 3 lakh people suffer from cancer every year, while in Bihar, on an average, around 5,000 new patients are diagnosed … Read more

05.06.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   BSEB introduces new exam pattern for 2018; 50% questions to be objective   In the latest development, Bihar School Education Board (BSEB) has changed its examination pattern and marking scheme for the Senior Secondary Annual and Supplementary examination.   For subjects with a practical component (such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, Psychology, Geography, Home Science, Agriculture, Computer Science etc.), the theory … Read more

07-08.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Centre’s paddy procurement policy helps farmers in Bihar   The Centre’s decision to allow procurement of paddy even with 19% moisture content has given a big fillip to the paddy procurement drive as being done and managed by 6,598 Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACSs) and vyapar mandals active in the state.   Normally, the … Read more

22-23.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   New PhD regulations in Bihar universities   PhD aspirants in Bihar will now be required to adhere to the new regulations approved by the chancellor about a month back. The new guidelines are based on the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M Phil/PhD Degrees) Regulations, 2016. The ordinance has been sent to … Read more

16-10-2017 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Four new old age homes to be opened in state soon   With the objective of sheltering elderly people, especially those abandoned by their next of kin or otherwise having none to look after them, the Bihar government is set to open four new old age homes in different towns in the coming … Read more

23.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR Bihar industry ready for spl status tradeoff with IDF   With the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) taking the steam out of longstanding special category status demand, trade and industry bodies are now pitching for announcement of an industrial development fund (IDF) in the Union budget 2018 to help industrially backward states, … Read more

Transport sector in Bihar

Transport sector in Bihar Road Transport sector in BiharThe road transport is the most favorite mode of transport, compared to rail and air transport for both freight and passengers. It plays an important part in propelling economic development and social integration of the state. The number of registered motor vehicles in the state has increased … Read more

Infrastructure of Bihar 2

Infrastructure of Bihar 2 INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT A sound infrastructural base is a key for economic development. The availability of adequate infrastructure not only promotes rapid industrialization, it also improves the quality of life of the people. Therefore, the state government is very much focused on development of high quality infrastructure to sustain the … Read more

Bihar Public Finance and fiscal Policy

Bihar Public Finance and fiscal Policy Basic Understanding of Public Finance Public finance as a concept may be understood on two levels – as a practical activity of all components of public administration and As a theoretical area. The term “public finance“ may be defined as the identification of specific financial relationships and functions running between public … Read more

15.12.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Bihar Government launches Safe City Surveillance scheme for Women Safety   The Bihar government has launched Safe City Surveillance Scheme for checking crime against women. It aims to bring all major public places under watch of close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and improve overall crime control in the state. The scheme has been launched in a phase-wise … Read more