02.08.17 & 03.08.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   65% children not breastfed within one hour of birth in Bihar.   The gender resource centre of Women Development Corporation, in association with Unicef, organized an outreach and experience-sharing workshop on ‘Sustaining BreastfeedingTogether’ to commemorate the World Breastfeeding Week.   As per National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-16), 48 infants per 1,000 births in Bihar die … Read more

06.09.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

BIHAR   Patna university heritage buildings stand neglected.   Even as the 100-year-old Patna University (PU) is likely to get heritage tag from the UGC shortly due to the recent initiative taken by vice-chancellor (VC) Ras Bihari Prasad Singh, most of its old buildings are ill-maintained. The state government had launched a special drive to protect the … Read more

29.07.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Special status for Bihar set to get renewed focus   With Nitish Kumar junking the grand alliance and joining hands with BJP again, his fervent plea for a ‘special category’ status for the state and bigger share of 90% by the Centre in the centrally sponsored schemes.   Officials cited the example of … Read more

14.07.17 Bihar Current Affairs

Bihar   Zoo to name cubs on International Tiger Day   The Patna zooauthorities have decided to showcase the four-month old tiger cubs, kept with their mother Swarna in special care, on the occasion of International Tiger Day on July 29. The two tiger cabs were born on March 13 this year. The zoo will also … Read more

19.07.17 BPSC (Bihar) Current Affairs

Bihar   Met: Monsoon revival in state by July 22   After heavy rainfall in early July leading to rise in water level of different rivers, hot and dry weather is being witnessed in most parts of the state, especially the state capital, for the last few days. Weathermen said the state is unlikely to … Read more

06.08.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   State govt to digitise pre-1995 registration documents.   The state government has decided to digitise all registration documents from the pre1995 period, as part of its bigger plan to interlink the land records with property registration system so that there could be more transparency in sale and purchase of land and flats in … Read more

02/07/2017- BPSC Daily Current Affairs

Bihar Bihar bets big on nuclear power; plans 3,000 MW plant   In its attempt to become power surplus and increase the share of renewable energy, the Bihargovernment has planned to set up a nuclear plant of around 3,000 MW capacity at Rajauliin Nawada   Apart from the other sources of energy, we have also planned to set … Read more

13.07.17 Bihar Current Affairs

Bihar   10% surplus rain in Bihar, rivers above danger mark   The disaster management department(DMD) on Tuesday issued an alert as incessant rain has increased the water level of several rivers in Bihar. The state has received 320.8mm rainfall from June 1 to 11 and it’s 10% above normal. Kosi and Mahananda riverswere flowing above the … Read more

Agricultural sector reforms and its impact on growth; issues of subsidies and public investment on agriculture, reforms and agrarian crisis

Indian Agriculture is the Mainstay of Indian Economy.Since independence, undergone a change from being the sector contributing the highest share to the GDP to one contributing the lowest share.Agriculture is a state subject. GDP contribution (Agriculture and allied sector) 5 pc in 1950-51 7 pc in 2008-09 and 14.6 pc in 2009-10. It was 19 pc … Read more

25.08.17 Bihar (BPSC) Current Affairs

Bihar   Bihar moots new drainage plan to tackle floodwaters.   Chief minister Nitish Kumar said the state government would make a comprehensive drainage plan to drain out floodwaters fast and reduce the impact of the floods, which caused 26 more deaths as the toll mounted to 367 in the state on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more