24.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

BIHAR   A festival not confined to Bihar   Chhath was earlier confined to Bihar and Biharis, but it has now been celebrated across the country and even by people from different regions.   Many people do it out of devotion to Sun God, considered the only Pratyaksh Devta (visible god), while others keep fast for health and … Read more 24.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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 22-23.10.17 Bihar (BPSC) Daily Current Affairs

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

British Rule in Bihar

British Rule in Bihar After the Battle of Buxar, 1764, the Mughals as well as the Nawabs of Bengal lost effective control over the territories then constituting the province of Bengal, which currently comprises the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, and Bangladesh. The British East India Company was accorded the diwani rights, that … Read more British Rule in Bihar

Natural hazards and other related aspects of Bihar

Natural hazards and other related aspects of Bihar             Major Natural hazards of Bihar state includes: Earthquake Floods Drought It also suffers from heat wave and cold wave. We will see about these one by one here: Earthquake Bihar is situated in the high seismic zone that falls on the limit … Read more Natural hazards and other related aspects of Bihar

Bihar : Planned Development

Bihar : Planned Development Bihar is the least urbanized state in the country, with an urbanization level of only 11.3 percent, according to census 2011. The state accounts for 8.6 percent of India’s total population, but it has only 3.1 percent of country’s total urban population. Between 2001  and 2011, the increase in urbanization was … Read more Bihar : Planned Development