14.12.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Railway projects hanging fire in state   The railways’ ambitious move to execute the pending projects on a cost-sharing basis with the states is yet to bear desired results in many states, including Bihar where certain projects are hanging fire because of resource crunch. According to a Railway Board official, Jharkhand and Karnataka have positively responded to the railways’ … Read more 14.12.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

07-12-2017 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Bihar discoms file power tariff petition for next fiscal   The North Bihar Power Distribution Company and the South Bihar Power Distribution Company on Tuesday evening filed their electricity tariff petition for the next fiscal (2018-19) with the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC).   The BERC will take at least three months to take a call on the … Read more 07-12-2017 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

03/04-12-2017 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

29.11.17 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

23.11.17 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

21.11.17 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

17.11.17 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

16.11.17 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

12-13.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   60% students enrolled in Patna University courses are girls: VC   Patna University (PU) vice-chancellor Rash Bihari Prasad Singh has expressed satisfaction over high enrolment of girls in different courses. “It is a matter of pride that more than 60% of the students enrolled in different courses in PU are girls,” he said.   Adding that PU is not only empowering … Read more 12-13.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

10.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   Bihar to have organic farming corridors along Ganges: Nitish Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the state would give a boost to organic farming by forming a “corridor” along both sides of the river Ganges. “Organic farming is the way forward. Many enterprising farmers in our state have taken initiatives on their … Read more 10.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs