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BIHAR 3 hydroelectric projects closed, eight transferred to Jharkhand The state cabinet approved the closure of three hydroelectric power projects due to technical and financial unviability. It also cancelled the two proposed hydroelectric projects due to unavailability of land and decided to hand over its eight hydroelectric units in Jharkhand to the Jharkhand government. All these … Read more 31.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Centre to release special funds for six Maoist-hit districts in state The Centre is to allocate special yearly funds to 35 different districts across seven states in India, including six districts in Bihar that are worst affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE). The funds are meant for development of public infrastructure and services and to … Read more 30.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Bihar needs some serious thinking on secondary education: ASER For the first time, annual status of education report (ASER) – 2017 by Pratham, to be released in New Delhi, has gone beyond the basics to focus on students in the 14-18 age group, i.e. the secondary and higher secondary stage – the Achilles’ … Read more 14-15 .01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR CM Nitish Kumar launches schemes worth Rs 396 crore in 2 districts Chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated and laid stones of schemes worth Rs 168 crores at Nandan panchayat in Buxar district and another 63 schemes worth Rs 228 crore at Ahinaura village in Kamur. The CM spoke at length about his mission against alcoholism and dowry and … Read more 13.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Nitish conferred with 1st Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Award Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has been selected for the 1st Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Award for Probity in Public Life. He was conferred the award at an official function of Jammu & Kashmir government held at Jammu. The award was constituted recently by the … Read more 09.01.18 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR Financial incentives on anvil to woo investors in high priority industry In a major step to encourage investments in high priority sectors, the Bihar government has amended its existing industrial investment promotion policy 2016 to dole out huge financial incentives, which include skill development subsidy of Rs 20,000 per employee and interest … Read more 22.12.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
Famous sports personalities of Bihar Saurabh Tiwary Saurabh Sunil Tiwary, who models himself on India’s Captain Cool MS Dhoni, is a Bihari by birth and was brought up in Jamshedpur. The left handed middle order batsman started taking cricket seriously at the age of 11. After making his debut for Jharkhand at the age of … Read more Famous sports personalities of Bihar
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
BIHAR Nitish Kumar launches excavation at Jayanagar hills in Lakhisarai Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday launched an excavation work at the Jayanagar hills, 125km from Patna, in Lakhisarai district. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) recently approved the excavation for a year based on the recent discovery of a medieval period monastery (6-10th century AD) at Jayanagar. … Read more 26-27.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs
BIHAR President Kovind to launch third phase of agriculture road map on Nov 9 President Ram Nath Kovind will launch the third phase of Bihar agriculture road map (2017-22) at Bapu Hall of Samrat Ashok International Convention centre in Patna on November 9. This would be Kovind’s maiden official visit to the state after being elected President … Read more 01.11.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs