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Current Affairs of Bihar: January 2024

Bihar’s first Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant has been set up in Ghosia village of Bikramganj. In this, straw and cow dung will be used as raw material, which will also provide relief from the problem of stubble.
The state cabinet has approved the Bihar IT Policy – 2024. This policy will remain in force for 5 years. Its main facts are as follows:
- Those units already working in the IT sector in the state which create new jobs and in which 50% are Biharis, will be eligible to get the subsidy.
- 10% additional amount will be given to units outside Patna and Danapur Corporation area.
- 30% capital subsidy will be given on minimum capital investment of Rs 5 crore. Its maximum amount will be Rs 30 crore.
Bihar State Cabinet has approved the formation of the ‘Sports Department’. This will be the 45th department of the state government. Jitendra Kumar Rai will be the first Sports Minister of the state.

According to the NITI Aayog Report National Multidimensional Poverty Index, the highest population of 26.59% in Bihar is still poor. Whereas in Kerala only 0.48% population is poor.
To provide employment to one member of 94 lakh 33 thousand 212 poor families of the state, the government will give Rs 2 lakh each under the Small Entrepreneur Scheme, which will not be taken back.
According to the ASER-2023 report, Bihar has the highest number of children reaching class 10th in the country.

Current Affairs of Bihar: December 2023

According to the report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Bihar is the second-largest state in the country, where the highest number of murder cases are registered. Whereas Uttar Pradesh was the most peaceful state and Sikkim was the most peaceful state.

Jyoti Sinha of Bihar was awarded the National Award for Best Disabled Person. Jyoti is from Muzaffarpur, and she has received this award for giving training in Madhubani painting.
Bihar Saras Mela was organized at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. In which people got a chance to see the diversity of artefacts, rural crafts, folk art, culture and traditions of 22 states of the country.
The state’s first battery storage power plant will be constructed at Kajra in Lakhisarai. This power plant will produce 185 MW of electricity.
Virat Ramayana temple will be constructed in East Champaran. It will be constructed on the lines of the Shri Ram Temple of Ayodhya.

Current Affairs of Bihar: November 2023

Asia’s largest ethanol plant has been started in Aravan, Nalanda. Its production capacity is 550 kiloliters per day.
Bihar received the first prize for excellent performance in the states category at the closing ceremony of World Food India-2023. This event took place from 3 to 5 November at Pragati Maidan in Delhi.

Players from Bihar have won 25 medals in the South Asian Sambo Competition held in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. This includes 6 gold, 10 silver and nine bronze medals.
Trees 50 years or more old in the state will be included in the heritage trees. Till now, photos of 16000 trees from different districts of the state have been uploaded through the app. Now after investigation, these trees will be declared heritage trees. For the protection and conservation of heritage trees, the Biodiversity Department will give a grant of Rs 10,000 per tree.
75% reservation (including 10% reservation of EWS) in government jobs and enrollment in educational institutions has been implemented in Bihar. Now reservation will be as follows: EBC quota increased from 18% to 25%, OBC from 12% to 18%, SC from 16% to 20%, ST from 1% to 2% and EWS to 10%.

Current Affairs of Bihar: October 2023

The state’s first Plastic Waste Management Institute will open in Bhagalpur, Bihar.
Dr. Girish Kumar Chaudhary has been made the Chairman of the Bihar State University Service Commission.
Bihar became the overall champion by scoring 28 points in the Khelo India Women’s Road Cycling League organized on Ganga Path in collaboration with Bihar State Sports Authority and Cycling Association of Bihar.
On 18 October, President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the fourth agriculture roadmap for 2023 to 2027. The fourth agricultural roadmap has the following plans for improved farming:
- 100 seed hubs are to be built in the state.
- There will be 20 millet hubs.
- Jute cultivation will be promoted.
- The Jaggery industry will get a boost.
- There is a plan to remove water from the fields where waterlogging ruins farming.
- Preparations are in place to save crops that get destroyed due to water logging due to the road.
Marcha paddy produced in West Champaran has a GI tag.
In the caste-based census, 215 castes have been counted. Among these, there are 27 castes whose population is less than 1000. The smallest number of Bhaskar tribe people live in Bihar, whose number is 37.
Bihar spends only 2.7% of its earnings on freebies, while Punjab spends the highest at 35.4% and Kerala spends the least at 0.1%.

Current Affairs of Bihar: September 2023

Former Vice Chancellor of Munger University, Prof. Ranjit Kumar Verma has been elected National President of the Council of Chemists of India.
The state government will spend Rs 10 thousand crores on repairing 10 thousand kilometers of broken village roads. These roads were built 10 years ago or more and have now become dilapidated. For this, the Cabinet has approved the Chief Minister Rural Road Upgradation Scheme.
IIT Patna and French educational institutions will work together in the field of research and startup.
Patna Zoo has reached the top in the world in terms of the number of rhinos. Patna Zoo has also left America’s San Diego Zoo behind. While the number of rhinos in Patna is 14, there are 13 rhinos in San Diego.
Motihari’s Baby Kumari and Purnia’s Vikas Kumar Singh have been selected in the 37th National Games to be held in Goa from 25 October to 9 November.

The state’s first drone training center has opened at Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University. Girls will be given priority in this.
The amount of sulfur in the soil of Bihar is continuously decreasing, hence the production of pulses and oilseeds is decreasing. This was revealed in the soil test conducted in 2021-22.
According to the National Cyber Crime Portal of the Home Ministry, Bihar ranks third in the country in terms of cyber crime. Whereas Uttar Pradesh is at first place and Rajasthan is at second place.

Current Affairs of Bihar: August 2023

Hari Sahni has been made the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Council.
To control air pollution, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation will get 100 electric buses from the Central Government under the Prime Minister Electric Bus Scheme.

34 animals including zebra from Africa, kangaroo from Australia, and lion from Hyderabad will be brought to Patna Zoo by December.
On the occasion of Independence Day, 21 policemen of Bihar were awarded service medals. Of these, two policemen were awarded the President’s Medal for bravery, two policemen were awarded the President’s Medal and 17 were awarded the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
The climate-friendly natural Sri farming method being practiced in Gaya has been loaded on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture. System of Root Intensification (SRI) is called SRI farming. In this, due to the growth of roots, more plants emerge and there is more yield. It requires very little water.
Four officers from Bihar have been awarded the Union Home Minister Medal 2023. In this, Bettiah’s DIG Jayant Kant, Shekhpura’s SP Kartikeya Sharma, STF’s SP Santosh Kumar, and Munger’s Haveli Kharakpur SDPO Rakesh Kumar were honoured.
The zoo will be constructed in Araria on twice the land of Patna Zoo. Permission has been received from the state government for construction at a cost of Rs 250 crore on 300 acres of land in Raniganj area of the district. A 10-kilometer track will also be built here for visitors.
To save all the memories of Bapu’s visit to Bihar in one place, Bapu Tower is being constructed in Gardanibagh of the capital. Its rectangular building will be known as Bapu Tower and the circular building will be known as Bapu Museum.
Anugrah Narayan (AN) College of Patliputra University has received an ‘A Plus’ grade from NAAC. AN College is the first constituent college of Bihar to receive A+ status from NAAC.
Bihar has received the prestigious Religious Tourism Destination of the Year award.

Current Affairs of Bihar: July 2023

Ranjan Kumar’s (from Hajipur) short film Champaran Mutton has been nominated for the Oscar. This film is produced by the Film and Television Institute of India, which is the first Vajjika film from Bihar.
The Central Government has declared the first proposed Greenfield 6-lane highway of Bihar as National Highway. This 386 km long greenfield 6 lane highway NH-319B, will be passing through Chand-Chainpur-Rampur-Tilauthu-Kutamba-Imamganj in Bihar via Banaras Chandauli in UP, crossing the state of Jharkhand till Bagnan near Kolkata (Kolkata Chennai Golden Quadrilateral). This will be the 631st National Highway of the country.

In 2010 there were 8 tigers in VTR, whereas in 2023 the number of tigers has increased to more than 52.
For the construction of six new state highways in Bihar, an agreement has been reached between ADB (Asian Development Bank) and the Government of India for a loan of $ 295 million. The length of this six new state highways will be 265 km.
The 50th establishment year of Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park is being celebrated. It has been ranked fourth among large zoos in the evaluation of the year 2022 by the Central Zoo Authority of New Delhi.
Odisha has the highest dropout rate at the secondary school level in India. After that the next highest dropout is in Meghalaya and Bihar.
Maternal mortality ratio is continuously decreasing in the state. This ratio was 165 in 2018, which has come down to 149 in 2019. Then in the statistical report of SRS of 2023, it has come down to 130. The State Health Committee has set a target of reducing the maternal mortality ratio to 70 by 2030.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the National Sickle Cell Disease Mission 2047 from Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh through virtual medium simultaneously in 17 states of the country. The states where the National Sickle Cell Disease Mission will be launched include six districts of Bihar (West Champaran, Purnia, Banka, Siwan, Jamui and Katihar). This disease is commonly found in tribes. According to the 2011 census, the total number of tribes in Bihar is about 13 lakh 36 thousand 573.
Regarding the cleanliness survey 2023, Patna Municipal Corporation is engaged in all the exercises from its level. The special thing in this cleanliness survey is that instead of 7,500 marks, 9,500 marks have been fixed for ranking cities. Maximum 1800 marks have been placed on the management of waste disposal. The survey will take place in four phases. According to the instructions issued by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, 4525 marks have been fixed on service based progress, 2500 marks on certification and 2475 marks on citizen feedback. Paying special attention to garbage disposal this year, the Municipal Corporation is busy in strengthening the system of separate lifting of wet, dry and harmful waste from all the wards of the city.
The cabinet has approved Bihar Biofuels Production Promotion Policy-2023 to convert garbage into compressed gas. 15 percent of the cost of plant and machinery / maximum Rs. 5 crore will be given as a grant on setting up the unit. At present, under the Ethanol Promotion Policy, 2021, the target has been set to encourage 100 percent ethanol production units.
In case of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Extremely Backward Class women, Divyang, martyr’s widow, acid attack victim and third gender entrepreneurs, 15.75 percent of the cost of plant and machinery will be given as capital grant, maximum grant of Rs.5.25 crore.

The Bihar Unregulated Deposit Scheme Banning Rules, 2023 have been approved to curb the frauds of chit fund companies. The proposal to adopt this rule 2023 in Bihar has been approved under the Unregulated Deposit Scheme Ban Act 2019 made by the Central Government.
After the separation of Jharkhand from Bihar, the green cover area of Bihar was reduced to 9 percent only. In order to increase the green cover area, from the year 2012, the Bihar government started the program of plantation. After that in the year 2019, Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali Abhiyan was started. The green cover area of the state has now increased to 15 per cent. This time more than 4 crore saplings will be planted. The state government aims to have 17 percent green cover area.
14 big states of the country have failed to fully spend the capital expenditure received from the Centre. To boost markets battling high interest rates and inflation, the Center had set a target of Rs 7.49 lakh crore capital expenditure in states in FY 2022-23, but only Rs 5.71 lakh crore was spent on this head. Means 76.2% of the total target. Karnataka is first and Bihar is second in better performance. Karnataka spent 130% of the target while Bihar spent 100.05%.
According to NITI Aayog’s Multidimensional Poverty Index-2023, the country had 24.85% poor in 2015-16, which decreased to 14.96% in 2019-20. Maximum 18.13% poverty has decreased in Bihar, but still it has maximum 34% poor. The infant mortality rate in the country is 2.06%, it is the highest in Bihar at 4%. In the last survey in Bihar, 39.86% houses did not have electricity, only 3.67% houses left after 4 years.
Action has been started by the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to recognize the lake at the international level in the state. Action has been initiated to declare four wetlands of the state – Udaipur Lake, Vikramshila Dolphin Sanctuary, Gogabeel, Gokul Reservoir as Ramsar sites. After any site is declared as Ramsar site, funding is done by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (United Nation of Conservation of Nature) for the maintenance of that area and development of its infrastructure.
A 185 MW battery storage solar power plant will be built at Kajra in Bihar. This will be the largest battery-storage plant in the North East. 1700 crore rupees will be spent on its construction. According to the Bihar State Power Generation Company, 20% of the total power generation will be stored. The supply of this electricity will be given during the peak hour from 6 pm to 11 pm, at this time there is maximum demand for electricity in the state. For this, it has been decided to set up a battery storage plant. The work will start from December this year and will be completed by June 2025.
In Bihar, a plan has been made to link rivers to deal with floods and droughts. Ganga, Bagmati, Ghaghra, Gandak, Kosi, Budhi Gandak, Chhari, Noon, Daha rivers will be linked into five channels. To connect these channels, about 900 km long link channel will be excavated. After the inter-linking of the rivers, water will reach 12 months for irrigation of about 7 lakh hectare fields.
- Gandak – Chhadi – Ganga Link Scheme: Under this scheme water of Chhadi river will be transferred to river Ganga. This will benefit the people of Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran districts.
- Bagmati-Budhi Gandak Link Scheme: Under this, excess water of Bagmati river will be diverted from Belwa site of Piprahi block of Sheohar to Budhi Gandak in Meenapur block of Muzaffarpur through Belwa Minapur link channel. Apart from Sheohar and Muzaffarpur, East Champaran and Samastipur districts will be directly benefited from this. This will irrigate 1.35 lakh hectare fields.
- Kosi-Menchi Link Scheme: This 7.20 long canal will take Kosi water to Mahananda basin. Other surrounding districts including Araria, Purnia, Kishanganj, Katihar will be benefited.
- Gandak – Dahra Ghaghra Co-Link Scheme: Excess water of Gandak river will be transferred to Ghaghra near Phulwaria village of Saran via Daha river.
- Budhi Gandak Noon-Ganga Link Scheme: Water of Budhi Gandak is to be transferred to Ganga through Noon river through a 28.95 km long canal. This will benefit Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria.
There is a plan to link 37 rivers in the country. For this, about 20 thousand kilometer canal will be excavated. The plan to link rivers in all the states of the country was made in 2019. But the work is being done faster in Bihar than in UP, MP, Jharkhand. By marking five channels in Bihar, work has been started at the primary level in most of the places, Whereas in UP and MP, work is started only on the Ken-Betwa river link project.
Ancient idols of Lord Vishnu, Trivikram and Garuda, found during plowing of fields at Khuniyambhit Dumariya under Paukhali police station of Kishanganj district, were deposited in the Bhagalpur Museum. These sculptures belong to the thirteenth century.

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Current Affairs of Bihar: June 2023

Maithili young writer Akshay Anand Sunny has received the Sahitya Akademi Bal Puraskar. Akshay has received this award for his book “Ol Katra Jhol Katra”.
103 institutes of the country have got the responsibility of Chip 2 startup, including Triple IT Bhagalpur and IIT and NIT of Patna.
The construction work of the world’s largest Viraat Ramayana temple started at Kaithwaliya in East Champaran.
Ravi Sinha, a 1988 batch IPS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, has been appointed as the new chief of the intelligence agency RAW. Ravi Sinha is a native of Arrah.
The states of Odisha, Bengal, and Jharkhand will also implement Bihar’s smart prepaid meter scheme.
A rare 7th-century idol of Lord Vishnu has been found during the excavation of Kasturba Vidyalaya pond in Maniochak village of Roh block of Nawada district.
Bihar has the highest number of dropouts in class 9th-10th, the dropout rate has reached 20.6%. Whereas at the national level this rate is only 12.6 percent.
Bihar became the champion in the National Junior Rugby Boys Competition held at Chhatrapati Shivaji Stadium, Pune.
Bihar Revenue and Land Reforms Department is preparing a portal with the help of IIT Roorkee, through which all land documents can be obtained.
The state cabinet has approved Rs 2546.41 crore for the expansion of DMCH Darbhanga.
The Central University of South Bihar has been awarded A++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
A rare statue of two thousand years old ‘Shalbhanjika’ has been found during sand mining at Rampur Balu Ghat of Kiul river under Chanan police station of Lakhisarai district.
According to the report of the Ministry of Family Welfare of the Center, Bihar has the lowest share of elderly people at 7.7%. While Kerala has the highest 16.5%.
K. Senthil has been appointed as the new Home Secretary of Bihar.
Bihar’s Bhorik Singh Yadav has set a new record by winning the silver medal and Abhilasha the bronze medal in the sports sambo event of the Asian Sambo Competition held in Kazakhstan from June 5 to 11.
According to the data of National Family Health Survey-5, an increase in the rate of institutional delivery has been registered in all the districts of the state. Whereas, Munger district has topped the state with 93.2 percent institutional deliveries.
According to NIRF 2023, IIT Madras has been on top for the 5th year in a row, while IIT Patna has been ranked 66th.
Telangana is at the top while Rajasthan is at the last place in the environmental protection ranking, while Bihar has got the 27th position. This information has been revealed in the CSE’s annual report ‘State of India’s Environment in Figures 2023’.
Two new centers of excellence will be set up in Bihar. In Gaya, a center for betel cultivation will be set up in Vaishali for coarse grain with less water.
Only 0.26 percent of Bihar’s population uses treated surface water as drinking water. The rest of the population is dependent on ground water for drinking. According to the Central Ground Water Board, per capita availability of ground water in Bihar will be halved by 2050 if ground water is not conserved. Considering this as a warning, the State Public Engineering Department has decided to increase the use of surface water as drinking water in the state. This arrangement will be made in 17 districts of the state, where water from ponds and dams will now be supplied as drinking water.

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Current Affairs of Bihar: May 2023

Bihar ranks second (after Rajasthan) in providing medicines to patients coming to government hospitals.
The Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojana, adopted by the UN, has been implemented in Zambia and six other African countries. Research has found that this scheme has reduced the dropout rate by almost 40%.
In the National Water Awards 2022, Bihar has been ranked third along with Andhra Pradesh in the category of best state, while Madhya Pradesh has got first and Odisha second.
The fourth agriculture roadmap has been implemented in Bihar from 2023 to 2028, for which the state government will spend Rs 162268.78 crore. Crop improvement will be done through gene editing in the fourth agricultural road map focused on agricultural research and development.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 4000 crore on Bihar for failing to manage solid and liquid waste scientifically.
The Patna High Court has stayed on the ongoing caste-based enumeration in Bihar.
The black stone idols of Vishnu, Ganesha, etc found in Tapovan of Atari police station of Gaya district belong to the Kushan period.

Current Affairs of Bihar: April 2023

Nirjala of Begusarai has got the silver medal in national under-17 wrestling.
Chandrashekhar of Darbhanga has received the Best Award in Startup Innovation in IT Sector.

The number of eagles in Bihar is 720, which is the highest in the country.
Sonkanthi sparrow of rare species has been found in Bhim Dam of Munger, Bihar.
Khagaria has the worst performance in MNREGA in Bihar in the year 2022-2023, while Jamui has the best performance.
The work of the first phase of the Bagmati-Belwadhar-Budhi Gandak link, the first project to link small rivers in Bihar, will be completed this year.
The Bihar Contingency Fund has been increased to Rs 10,000 crore in the year 2023-24. Till now this fund was Rs.350 crore.
Samastipur district has got the first place in the country in the nationwide ranking released for January under the Water Life Survey 2023 by the Central Government.
The country’s first forestry college has been set up in Munger on 105 acres.
The train will run between Raxaul in East Champaran to Kathmandu.

Current Affairs of Bihar: March 2023

Bihar has the least number of policemen at 80 among the 10 major states, while Punjab has 237. The share of women in police force is highest in Bihar, while it is lowest in Madhya Pradesh.
Bihar’s Gangajal Supply Scheme and Gayaji Dam built on the Falgu River in Gaya were given the National Award CBIP Award 2022.
Bihar has second place in the country in cases pending for more than 50 years.
The Central Meteorological Center will install state-of-the-art Doppler radar at Purnia at a cost of Rs 15 crore.
Bihar Overall Champion in Khelo India Women’s Road Cycling League organized by the Cycling Association of Bihar in collaboration with Bihar State Sports Authority.
K Vinod Chandran is the new chief justice of Patna High Court.

Current Affairs of Bihar: February 2023

Patna High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah have been appointed as judges of the Supreme Court. Senior most judge Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh has been appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court.
Bihar team became runner-up in the Women’s Rugby Championship held in Bhubaneswar.
Bihar’s first and country’s second forestry college has started in Munger.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to the Center the appointment of Kerala High Court judge Justice K Vinod Chandran as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been appointed as the 41st Governor of Bihar. Fagu Chauhan has been made the Governor of Meghalaya.
Bihar won 7 medals including 3 gold in the athletics meet held in Bihar for the first time.
NITI Aayog has released the Champion of Change Delta ranking for 112 underdeveloped aspirational districts of the country, Gaya ranks second in the country among the top five districts with overall performance. In the field of education, Sheikhpura has got the first place and Purnia has got the third place.
This time the theme of Bihar Day will be ‘Youth power, progress of Bihar’.
The president will give the Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023 to Babita Gupta of the women’s group along with the chief Babita Kumari.
Bhagalpur Engineering College has topped in Bihar in the report of Performance on Objective Parameters of the Department of Science and Technology. Whereas NIT Patna has got the 18th position.
Bihar budget of 2 lakh 61 thousand 885 crore was presented in the financial year 2023-24. Bihar’s economic growth rate was 10.98 percent.

Current Affairs of Bihar: January 2023

The unemployment rate in the country increased to 8.30% in December 2022. And the unemployment rate in Bihar has gone up to 19.1%.
Election Commission made Maithili Thakur the state icon of Bihar, will conduct voter awareness campaign before elections.
IIT Kanpur will do research to know the reason of pollution in Bihar.
According to the National Family Health Survey-5, 63% women and 69% children in Bihar are malnourished.
Bihar has got 5th place in the country in Scientific Innovation.
A multi-modal logistic park will be built at Fatuha in Patna.
PK Shahi has been appointed as the new Advocate General of Bihar.
A three-day Mandar Festival was celebrated in Banka.
The number of tigers in the forest areas of Valmiki Project Tiger has increased to more than 50.
There are 3.50 crore households in Bihar according to the caste-based census, which is 1.61 crore more than in 2011.
Anand Kumar, Subhadra Devi and Kapildev Prasad from Bihar have been honored with the Padma Shri award.
The average monthly income of Indian farmers per family is Rs 10,218 thousand. Meghalaya is at the top in the country with Rs 29,000. The farmer families of Jharkhand are in the worst condition in the country with an average monthly income of Rs 4,895 thousand. Bihar ranks 28th in terms of monthly income of farmers. Each farmer family in Bihar earns an average of Rs 7,542 per month.
Bihar tops in electricity sector with 474 per cent growth. ISRO has displayed this data on the study from 2012 to 2021. At the national level this availability has been recorded at 45%.
MV Kautilya Vihar Cruise will take you on a river cruise in the Ganges at Patna.

Current Affairs of Bihar: December 2022

The country’s first dolphin observation center will be built on the Agawani bridge in Bhagalpur, through which the antics of dolphins will be visible.
There will be an investment of 277 crores in two ethanol plants in Nalanda Muzaffarpur and textile industry in Bhabuwa.
Rajwinder Singh Bhatti became the new DGP (53rd) of Bihar.
The work of Kajra Solar Plant of Lakhisarai has started under Jal Jeevan Hariyali. It will generate 250 MW of electricity.
About 11 thousand crore rupees will be spent in 259 bodies of Bihar during the next three years. In this, the central government will give Rs 3825 crore.
The Bihar government has set a target to make the state completely AIDS-free by 2030.
Kriti Raj Singh of Bihar’s Patna district has won six gold medals in the Sub-Junior Commonwealth Powerlifting Competition held in New Zealand.
Patna High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Judge Amanullah will be the judges of the Supreme Court.
In the meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, it was decided that the government servants of the state government will appear in the competitive examinations conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission, Bihar Technical Service Commission and Bihar Staff Selection Commission a maximum of five times during their entire service period. Will be able to participate.
The State Industries Department has released the ranking of industrial development for the first time, in which districts have been ranked on the basis of the implementation of industrial plans. In this ranking, Siwan (73.5 points) is first and Patna (68 points) is in second place.
The Bihar government has issued a new guideline regarding the distribution of medicines in government hospitals. According to the new rule, now patients taking treatment in government hospitals will get 611 types of medicines free of cost.
On December 16, 2022, Bihar’s third financial year 2022-23 green budget was presented in the winter session. There has been a decrease of 3.26 per cent in the green budget as compared to the previous years. The budget was Rs 79359 crore in the year 2021-22, which has reduced to Rs 79255 crore in 2022-23, while the total budget allocation for the programs has also decreased from Rs 29337 crore to Rs 28380 crore. Significantly, Bihar is the first state in the country, which has been presenting a green budget. This helps in the implementation of the schemes being run by the departments for environmental protection.
Shalini Kumari from Bihar won the first prize for her innovation ‘Modified Walker with Adjustable Legs’ in the Grassroots Innovation Competition at the 3rd ASEAN-India Grassroots Innovation Forum.
Sahitya Akademi has announced the translation award for the year 2022 in Hindi, Maithili and Konkani language, in which Dr. Ratneshwar Mishra of Bihar will be given Maithili language award for the Maithili translation of Chaman Nahal’s English novel ‘Azadi’.

Current Affairs of Bihar: November 2022

The Bihar Government has launched the Har Ghar Gangajal project to deliver water from the Ganga river to the dry areas in the state that do not lie along the course of the river. It will be launched as part of the state government’s Jal, Jeevan, Hariyali scheme. The first phase of the project will be implemented with an outlay of Rs.4,000 crore. Under this phase, large pumps will lift Ganga water from Hathidah, close to Mokama, to supply water for to some 7.5 lakh homes in Rajgir, Bodhgaya, and Gaya.
Famous folk singer Maithili Thakur has been appointed as the brand ambassador by the Industries Department for the promotion of Khadi, handicrafts and handloom products of Bihar.
118 mothers die per 1 lakh in Bihar while giving birth to a child. The number for the country is 97. Assam has the highest number of deaths among states, with 197. Kerala is the best with only 19 deaths. The United Nations has set a target of bringing down the number of maternal deaths in the country to 70 per one lakh by the year 2030.
Emperor Ashoka’s short edict in Sasaram was freed from encroachment. This inscription of 232 BC is one of the total 8 such inscriptions in the country.
The world’s largest Shivling will be installed in Bihar’s Kaithwalia. It will be inaugurated in 2024.
Announcement of giving ‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ to famous youth folk singer Maithili Thakur of Bihar. “Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar” is given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi to artists below the age of 40 years.
Announcement of “Sangeet Natak Akademi Award” to artist Ranjana Kumari Jha of Bihar for her remarkable contribution to the field of folk music.
Lightning conductors will be installed in 8067 panchayats of the state by the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority.
The police-public ratio will increase in Bihar, there will be 160-170 policemen for 1 lakh population.
Production resumed after 22 years at Barauni Fertilizer Factory.
V Sundar Rajan of Chennai became the first superintendent of the Mahavir temple.

Current Affairs of Bihar: October 2022

According to the recent report of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, 91 Ganga cities across the country were included in the Cleanliness Survey 2022. Patna reached the third to ninth position in this survey.
The period of Bihar Industrial Promotion Policy 2016 has been extended till 2025. Under this policy, from April 2017 to December 2022 i.e. in the last five years, 54,761 crores have been invested, which is only 4.5% of the investment proposal.
Pankaj Tripathi became the national icon of the Election Commission. He is at present the election icon of Bihar.
Bihar was awarded the second prize for the best operation of the cleanliness campaign. Bihar’s performance stood second only to Karnataka in the country.
Yashita Singh, a resident of the state capital Patna, has been selected for the Women’s Under-19 T20 Challenger Trophy by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Rabi Mahabhiyan 2022 was launched by Hon’ CM Nitish Kumar on Oct 19, 2022.
Jehanabad is the first district in Bihar to have 100 percent digital banking.
The 135th birth anniversary of Shri Krishna Singh was celebrated on Oct 21, 2022.
Prajwal Pandey, a native of Siwan and a resident of Jharkhand, has joined Rishi Sunak’s core campaign group in the United Kingdom.
The second National Pickleball Championship, which was recently held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, saw Bihar win a total of 6 medals.
In the India Warehousing Market Report-2022, Patna ranks in second place.
In the javelin throw competition at the second Open Under-23 Athletics Championship in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Anjani Kumari of Bihar took home the silver medal.
The Department of Social Justice and Social Welfare in the state is putting into effect the “Lakshmi Bai Social Security Scheme” on October 30, 2022, with the intention of resolving the financial crisis faced by widows.
The first Animal Science University of the nation will be established in Patna.

Current Affairs of Bihar: September 2022

Shashi Pandey of Bihar won the gold medal for Bihar at the 37th State Shooting Championship held in Delhi, qualifying her for the Pre-National Shooting Championship.
Nalanda Dairy: The first dairy in the nation to receive the CAS (Conformity Assessment Scheme) certification. This was given by the National Dairy Development Board and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
The Mukhyamantri Gramin Solar Street Light Scheme was introduced by the state’s Chief Minister, Shri Nitish Kumar, on September 15, 2022.
Ramchandra Manjhi, a renowned Bhojpuri dancer, folk performer, and recipient of the Padma Shri award, passed away at the age of 96 on September 7, 2022, in Patna’s IGIMS Hospital from a heart blockage and an infection. He was a resident of the Saran region of Bihar.
The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has chosen Niharika Kumari, a class X girl from the Bihar district of Madhubani, for the National Inspire Award Standard Scheme.
Madhubani district professor Arun Kumar Jha honored with ‘World Literature Teacher Award’ from the British Lingua, a global organisation, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the teaching, promotion, and literary skills development of English language and literature over a period of almost 40 years.
The 33rd Eastern Zone Junior Athletic Championship was held in the Patliputra Sports Complex in Kankarbagh, in the Bihar district of Patna. The Bihar team finished second in this athletics championship.
Pankaj Tripathi, an actor, won a Filmfare Award for “Best Supporting Actor Male,” for the movie “Mimi.”
By the Office of the Handicraft Development Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Central Government, the Shilp Guru, National Award and Design Innovation Award-2019 has recently been announced. Vibha Lal is the only artist from Bihar to have been chosen for Mithila Painting out of a total of 41 artists chosen from around the nation for the National Award.
Gayaji Dam: The biggest rubber dam in the nation, located on the Falgu river of Gaya.
In the 48th National Junior Girls Kabaddi Championship, the Bihar girls’ team earned the honour of finishing second for the second consecutive year. Haryana won this championship for the fourth time in a row.
Under the Green Railway Station Project, Bhagalpur Railway Station received a “Silver” grade.
On the occasion of Teachers Day, General VK Singh (Retd), the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Road Transport & Highways, presented Dr. Birbal Jha of the Madhubani district of Bihar with the esteemed “Global Skill Trainer Award2022”.
On the occasion of Teacher’s Day on September 5, 2022, President Draupadi Murmu honoured Saurav suman and Nishi Kumari, teachers from Bihar, with the National Teacher Award-2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Dr. Madhubala Sinha, a resident of Motihari in the Bihar region of West Champaran, was recently recognised for her literary creations by Howard World Records.
Bihar’s criminal cases came in seventh place overall in the National Crime Records Bureau Report-2021.

Current Affairs of Bihar: August 2022

The Bihar government had sent a proposal to the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to take a loan from ADB for the construction of 9 important roads and one bridge at the cost of Rs.5153 crore, which has been approved. This road will be 462 km long.
In the history of 85 years of Bihar Legislative Council, there have been 36 permanent and executive members so far, of which 11 were permanent and 25 times the house was run with an executive system. Devesh Chandra Thakur will be the 12th permanent chairman of the council.
Awadh Bihari Chaudhary became the new Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar released the book ‘Sone Ka Haath’ by Rajvardhan Azad. The book Sone Ka Haath is a collection of memorable stories from the daily routine of a physician.
Makhana has got a GI tag of Mithila Makhana.
On the occasion of Independence Day, 7 police personnel of Bihar will get a gallantry medals, 4 for distinguished service and 17 for police medals.
Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister for the record eighth time. Nitish Kumar is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Bihar, while Pawan Chamling has been the Chief Minister for the longest time in the country.
Atul Prasad has been appointed as the new chairman of the Bihar Public Service Commission.
Rohtas has become the champion in the 88th Bihar State Athletics Championship.
Bihar’s first patent cell will open in Patna Planetarium.
Kol Mahadev Dam will become the third water sporting center of the state in Kaukol block of Nawada. At present, water sports facilities are available at Odhni Dam in Banka and Amva Man Dam in Bettiah.
A 106-year-old astronomical observatory at the Langat Singh College, Muzaffarpur in Bihar has been added to the UNESCO World heritage observatories list.

Current Affairs of Bihar: July 2022

Bandhan Bank recently inaugurated its currency chest in Deedargunj, Patna. It is the first-ever currency chest of the Bandhan bank. It will help in cash management for ATMs and branches in Patna.
The number of tigers in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve has crossed 40.
According to the report of the Reserve Bank of India, Bihar is one of the 10 states in the country in which the burden of loan and interest payments is increasing continuously. The dues of the state in 2022-23 is 2.88 lakh crore, which is 38.66% of the GSDP. Fortunately, this debt-GSDP ratio is within the prescribed limit of 40.80 percent.
Mansa Devi temple is being built on the lines of the Lingaraj temple of Bhubaneswar in Madhubani.
Bihar rose two places in NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index 2021, which was earlier at 17th, now it has come to 15th.
The research will be done in Patna to study about the climate change taking place in Bihar. For this, the Climate Change Learning Lab was established by the Bihar State Pollution Control Council at Patna Zoo.
According to NIRF 2022, IIT Patna got 33rd rank in engineering institutes this time.
Startup Ranking 2021 released: Bihar in Emerging Startup category (Gujarat and Karnataka adjudged best performers).
Chief minister Nitish Kumar asked the departments concerned to complete all the projects taken up under the ‘Har Khet Tak Sinchai Ka Paani’ scheme of the state government by 2025.

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Current Affairs of Bihar: June 2022

An elephant rescue centre has been established by the forest department of Bihar at Valmiki Tiger Reserve in the West Champaran district of Bihar.
At Raxaul in Bihar, the union minister for health and family welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers Mr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the National Food Laboratory of FSSAI. Under the bilateral agreement between Indo-Nepal, this laboratory was established to reduce the time of testing of food samples imported from Nepal to Raxaul.
4 AIMIM MLAs join RJD in Bihar. With 80 legislators, RJD becomes the single largest party in Assembly.
Bihar has been ranked second in the country for the promotion and development of the MSME sector. Odisha has got the first and Haryana has got the third position.
Single-use plastic will be banned in the entire Bihar from 1st July 2022.
Real-time ranking of Smart City Mission released: Patna has dropped 28 places to 82nd, while Bhagalpur has got 76th, Muzaffarpur 78th and Bihar Sharif has got 81st place.
Research conducted by the University of Chicago on air pollution from 1998 to 2020 has revealed that the age of the people of Patna has decreased by 4.9 years. The maximum age of the people of Gopalganj in the state has come down to 6.5 years and the least in Kishanganj by 2.1 years.
Health cards will be made for wetlands in Bihar. A lab test will show whether it has enough oxygen for fish and other aquatic organisms. Apart from this, the soil of the wetland will also be tested.
Eklavya Center will open in Patna, Gaya and Arrah for archery.
NABARD has taken initiative to get the GI tag for Khurma of Bhojpur, the famous Tilkut of Gaya and Balusahi of Sitamarhi.

Current Affairs of Bihar: May 2022

The Patna circle of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has dug up remnants of brick walls, which officials believe could be at least 2,000-year-old, at the site of a pond rejuvenation work in the Kumhrar area in Patna. Experts believe that these bricks belong to the Kushan age that ruled over most of the northern Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and parts of Central Asia from circa AD 30 to circa 375.
Bihar Cabinet approved a proposal to carry out a caste-based ‘count’ in the State. This decision was taken at an all-party meeting that was chaired by Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of the state on 1st June 2022. The Chief Minister announced that the exercise would be named Jaati Aadharit Ganana.
The Bihar government has decided to accord permission for exploration of the “country’s largest” gold reserve in the Jamui district. As per a Geological Survey of India (GSI) survey, around 222.88 million tonnes of gold reserve, including 37.6 tonnes of mineral-rich ore, are present in the Jamui district.
Bihar accounts for 78% of road accidents. In this respect, it is second in the country. In the first place is Mizoram, where people die in 80% of the accidents.
According to the Sample Registration System-Year 2020, the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Bihar has become below the national average. This time the infant mortality rate in Bihar has come down by two points. Now the infant mortality rate in the state has come down to 27. Whereas at the national level this rate is 28.
The state’s second zoo of 289 acres will be built in Araria on 136 acres more land than Patna Zoo. This will be the largest zoo in the state.
According to the data of the National Family Health Survey-5, the toilet facility in Bihar is the lowest in the country. Only 62 percent of the people here have toilets.
According to the Civil Registration System (CRS) Report 2020, the maximum number of children were born in Bihar in the year 2020 in the Darbhanga district. At the same time, Patna has the highest number of deaths in the state.
Bihar ranked second in the country in terms of antenatal care under the Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign. Whereas Uttar Pradesh stood first and Andhra Pradesh third.

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बिहार आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण : 2021-22
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Bihar Current Affairs of January 2021 to August 2022
Current Affairs of 2022

Current Affairs of Bihar: April 2022

Recently Center For Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has released its 2022 report. According to this report,
- the unemployment percentage of Bihar has been reported at 14.4%.
- the state with the highest unemployment rate is Haryana.
- the state with the lowest unemployment ratio is Chhattisgarh.
Recently Rajlakshmi of Bihar has been selected in Senior Women Cricket T20 team. She is the resident of Supaul district of Bihar.
Recently in 65 years of age Harihar Sahni of Bihar has secured first rank in Half Marathon organized in Bihar. Harihar Sahni is the resident of West Champaran, Bihar. He secured fourth rank nationwide in this Marathon.
Recently the Bihar Government came up with a decision to open First Brigade Training Institute of Bihar. It will be centered in Bihta, Bihar. It will locally provide training facilities to the firefighters of the state.
Recently the Central Planning Agency i.e., NITI Ayog has released Delta Ranking of Aspirational Districts. The top runner is Katihar district of Bihar. In this index Gaya District of Bihar has secured second ranking in India. Muzaffarnagar district of Bihar has secured third rank in the list. In this ranking 112 districts of India were taken into consideration.
Bihar Government has issued instructions in public domain that if a person is caught consuming alcohol he will be fined. If found guilty, the offender will be fined with Rs.2000-5000 or imprisonment of one month. If the person repeats this offence he shall be imprisoned for a term of one year. It is worth noting here that in Bihar liquor has been banned completely since 1st April 2016.
IIT Patna Incubation Center has developed Counter Drone System. It will help security agencies to detect unauthorized drones flying without permissions.
Darbhanga district has been selected under One district- One product scheme for Makhana production and development.
The Prime Minister’s award for Excellence in Public Administration to be given to Anand Kishore for the error-free issuance of Bihar Board results. It was given to him on the occasion of Civil Service Day being celebrated in Delhi on 20th and 21st April 2022.
Akash Singh of Bhagalpur has emersed as the winner of ‘Hunarbaaz-Desh ki Shaan’.
Nitish Kumar inaugurated the largest beverage bottling plant of the north-east region on the Industrial Growth Centre premises in Barauni, Begusarai.
Poshan Pakhwada held between 21st March to 4th April in all 38 districts in Bihar. Purnia has bagged the first rank in the activities organized at Anganwadi centres (AWCs).

Current Affairs of Bihar: March 2022

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has recommended to the Governor the removal of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani from his Cabinet.
According to the latest report of the Registrar General of India (RGI), the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in the country has reduced by 10 points – from 113 in 2016-18 to 103 in 2017-19. Uttar Pradesh has shown the maximum decline of 30 points, Rajasthan (23 points), Bihar (19 points), Punjab (15 points) and Odisha (14 points). Seven Indian states have very high maternal mortality. These are Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha and Assam. ‘Very high’ MMR means 130 or more maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Bihar’s MMR is 130 in 2017-19.
Bihar Art and Culture Minister Alok Ranjan informed the Assembly that the State government has signed an MoU with Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS) at Sarnath for the translation and publication of original Buddhist manuscripts that were saved during the burning of two great ancient universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila by Bakhtiyar Khilji’s army and taken to Tibet. The valuable manuscripts were brought back to India from Tibet by Rahul Sankrityayan and are now housed in Patna Museum. The work to translate the manuscripts to Hindi and publish those is expected to be completed in five years.
Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, an ambitious scheme run by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, the ranking of Har Ghar Jal Sub Plan has been released. In the ranking, Arwal district has got the first place among all 38 districts of Bihar state. Here pure drinking water is being supplied through taps in all the houses (1,22,064) of the district.
Bihar’s first river linking scheme: This year, Bagmati will be connected with Gandak, four districts will be directly benefited by this scheme. Sheohar, Sitamarhi, East Champaran and Muzaffarpur will be protected from floods.
Patna and Muzaffarpur in Bihar have figured among the 30 most polluted cities in the world and ranked 21 and 27, respectively, according to a 2021 World Air Quality Report by Swiss organisation IQAir.
Recently Uday Pratap of Buxar District Bihar has been awarded “Excellence Honour 2022” or the “Utkrishtata Samman 2022”. This award was presented to him by the Secretary in Home Department of Bihar Shri Vikas Vaibhav under “Lets Inspire Bihar Movement”. Lets Inspire Bihar is an initiative taken up to promote education in Bihar. It tries to connect Teachers and Students at different levels.
Recently Government of India announced the construction of the Varanasi Howra Rail Corridor. It will be a High-Speed Rail corridor extending from Varanasi in U. P. to Howrah in West Bengal. It will also include 5 districts of Bihar. The districts which will be included are Buxar, Bhojpur, Patna, Nalanda and Navada.
Bihar Government has announced to open Skill Development Center in Bihta, Bihar.

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Current Affairs of Bihar: February 2022

Recently, Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar announced that, February 15 would now be commemorated as “Shahid Diwas” in the honour of 34 freedom fighters who were killed by police 90 years ago, in Tarapur town in Munger district of Bihar.
On February 13, 2022, Mahamandaleshwar Swami Virendranand Ji Maharaj, National Coordinator of the Ramayana Research Council and Juna Akhara, announced the establishment of the world’s tallest (251 m) statue of Mother Sita in Sitamarhi. 108 statues of Bhagwati Sita will also be installed in a circular form around the 251 meter high statue of Mata Sita which will express her philosophy of life.
In the recent IPCC report, Lucknow and Patna are among the cities predicted to reach wet-bulb temperatures (a metric of humidity) of 35°C if emissions continued to rise.
After use of drone, the Bihar government has now pressed a drone-fitted helicopter to locate illegal manufacturing units and smuggling of liquor in the dry State. Bihar was declared a dry State in April 2016.
The Bihar government has started the process to make deities owners of the temple land instead of priests. The Law Department will soon issue a circular, removing the names of priests from the revenue records to protect the properties from unauthorised claims. The Bihar government will simply implement the Supreme Court judgment passed on September 6, 2021. The SC bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and AS Bopanna had ruled that ‘there is no mandate under the law’ that the name of pujari or manager is required to be mentioned in the revenue records since the deity as the juristic person is the owner of the land. The bench had also cited the Ram Janmabhoomi case verdict to support its view that the deity presiding over a temple is a juristic person and can hold property in their name.
The Nitish Kumar government has decided to conduct census of those who have given up the habit of drinking liquor in dry Bihar. The previous survey has said 1.64 crore people have quit liquor drinking. Bihar was declared a dry State after the State Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016 came into effect in April 2016.
The Committee on Public Undertakings in its first report tabled in Parliament in January 2021 recommended changing the code name for Gaya airport, assigned by global trade body International Air Transport Association (IATA). It suggested that a more “appropriate” code like “YAG” may be assigned. IATA stated that location codes are considered permanent and cannot be changed without strong justification primarily concerning air safety. But the panel was not satisfied with the response and urged the government to continue to pursue the matter with IATA.

Current Affairs of Bihar: January 2022

The Government of India announced to give Padma Shri to 2 people of Bihar in the Padma Awards for the year 2022. It was announced to give Padma Shri to Acharya Chandnaji for social work. While this award is being given posthumously to Shawal Gupta for his distinguished contribution to literature and education.
The Bihar government has appointed Justice Sanjay Kumar, retired judge of Patna High Court, as the chairman of the State Commission for Backward Classes constituted at the state level. He has been appointed for the next three years from January 05, 2022.
Bihar’s second tiger reserve to be built in Kaimur.
Om Prakash Gujela, a resident of Parsbigha in Jehanabad, Bihar, has been awarded the Young Scientist Award 2021.
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Vidyarthi has been honored with the International Global Faculty Award.
Dr. Mukul Kumar Singh has been awarded Bihar Shri Samman for his excellent work in the field of health during the Corona period.
The first floating solar power plant has been built in the state. This first floating power plant has been built in a pond in Kadirabad locality of Darbhanga district.
Fish will be produced below it. And by installing solar plates over the pond, electricity will also be produced from solar energy.
Dr. Abhishek Raj of Nawada honored with National Choice Award 2021.
The Prime Minister’s National Children Award 2022 has been awarded to Dheeraj Kumar (Gallantry) and Pal Sakshi (Social Service) of Bihar. At the same time, Jyoti Kumari (Gallantry) of Darbhanga was honored with the Prime Minister’s National Children Award 2021.
Media Trendz’s founder Rohit Kumar has been honoured with “Bihar Vibhuti Samman” at the Bihar Entrepreneurship Conclave 2021.
Under the government-run Mahadalit, Dalit and Minority and Extremely Backward Class Akshar Anchal Yojana, the program ‘koi bacha piche nahi, mata bhi chhute nahi’ will now be implemented in the whole of Bihar. Presently this program is going on in Nalanda, Vaishali, Arwal, Jehanabad, Katihar, Kishanganj, Araria, Purnia and Supaul districts.

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