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JHARKHAND BEML, HEC inks mou for mining industry India’s two leading Public-Sector Undertakings, BEML Limited and Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HEC) signed an MoU to meet the growing requirements of the mining industry. Both the companies having synergy in its product profile will manufacture and supply products such as ‘Rope Shovels & Walking Draglines’ … Read more 04.08.18 Jharkhand (JPCS) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Bokaro all set to get it park The Steel City is all set to get a new Software Technology Park at Balidih Industrial Area, which would be the fourth such technology park in Jharkhand. The Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (JIADA) transferred 1.45 acres of land to the Software Technology Parks of … Read more 03.08.18 Jharkhand (JPCS) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Govt aims to de-worm 1.38 cr kids in state The State will join the nationwide campaign for deworming children. The drive children in the age group of one to 19 years will be administered Albendazole tablets between August 10 and 17. Around 1.38 crore kids will be given dosage of deworming … Read more 02.08.18 Jharkhand (JPCS) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND DMF in jharkhand is failing to fulfill its objectives: cse According to the assessment report released by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), In October 2016, the Jharkhand Government directed all districts to use their District Mineral Foundation (DMF) investments for developing piped-water schemes and construction of toilets to meet the ODF … Read more 01.08.18 Jharkhand (JPCS) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CM pitches for ‘gobar-dhan’ to shore up rural economy Chief Minister Raghubar Das, pitching strongly for the ways of additional income to villagers, especially women, batted for the ‘Gobar-Dhan’ scheme which is meant to produce biogas and other useful byproducts using animal dung, household wastes, wastes generated out of agricultural activities. Besides … Read more 25.07.18 Jharkhand (JPCS) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND State bags award for low MMR Jharkhand received the Pradhanmantri Surakshit Matritav Abhiyan Team awards for its work in the field of securing safe maternity. The State has recorded a decline in its MMR from 208 to 165, which is still higher than the national average of 130. However, the state has … Read more 30.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Govt to set up grain fund to prevent hunger deaths Acting promptly after a series of reported hunger deaths coming in light, the Government has decided to set up a contingency grain fund. The fund constituted with initial amount of Rs 66780000 would be sourced from Jharkhand Contingency Fund. The Cabinet also … Read more 29.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Second agro varsity to come up in godda’ The Second agricultural university of the State will soon come up in Godda district. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has already approved the proposal to this effect submitted by the Government of Jharkhand for which required land has also been provided in Godda. … Read more 28.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND State plans equity funding to promote Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises The state government has created a corpus fund of Rs 100 crore to commence equity funding for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and start-up projects. The government has partnered with Gujarat Venture Capital for the project. To begin with, the government has allocated Rs 15 … Read more 27.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Ranchi grabs 21st rank, 9 ulbs figures in top 100 list Showcasing tremendous improvement on sanitation scale, Ranchi grabbed 21st place in the ranking of 100 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), the results of which was announced on Saturday. Interesting Ranchi in Swacchta Survey — 2017 was placed in the 117 spot in the … Read more 26.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND State bags five ‘skoch order of merit’ awards for sanitation After registering significant place in Swacchta Sarvekshan – 2018 by bagging a few coveted titles, Jharkhand yet again has created history on sanitation frontage. The State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) on Friday has been conferred with the prestigious ‘SKOCH ORDER OF MERIT’ at … Read more 24-25.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jharkhand may withdraw consent to DBT in ration Putting up a brave face, the State Government may even go on taking back the consent given to the Centre for implementing direct benefit transfer in ration. The scheme providing money directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security … Read more 23.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CM announces tribal upliftment campaign from june 30 Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that on the occasion of Hul Diwas ‘Tribal People Upliftment Campaign’ will be organised from June 30 to August 15, 2018 in the State. This campaign will be organised in all the villages whose population is more than 1,000 and … Read more 22.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Six aspirational dists get special growth package Six districts having considerable population of tribals and standing backward on most of the growth parameters would be getting special package for three years. The package would be in the tune of Rs 50 crore every year to each of the district identified. The Cabinet … Read more 20.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND 900 villages get wi-fi: it dept In order to take mobile connectivity to even most backward and neglected areas the Information and Technology Department has managed to take wi-fi connectivity to over 300 places covering about 900 villages of the State. Most of these places have been LWE areas. Under a policy … Read more 21.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CM: agri mandis in state integrated Chief Minister Raghubar Das has told a meeting of Niti Aayog that the agricultural mandis in Jharkhand have been successfully integrated and it is raising the farmers’ income. He also thanked the Centre for providing Rs 300 crore for six aspirational districts dominated by tribals for the … Read more 19.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Report child marriage, get rs 1,000 in j’khand To curtail the menace of rising number of cases of child marriages, the Department of Health and Family Welfare has come up with a unique proposal under the ‘Mukhbir Yojna’. The department has recently sent a proposal to the Government of India to get necessary … Read more 17-18.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Anu Kumari, 18 year old girl becomes 1st to pass Class 10 in Jharkhand village Anu Kumari belongs to the Parahiya tribe, an 18-year-old girl became the first person in Uchwawal village in Jharkhand’s Latehar district to clear the 10th matriculation examination conducted by the Jharkhand Academic Council. INTERNATIONAL India to host … Read more 16.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Integrated Command And Control Centre Of Naya Raipur Smart City Inaugurated The Integrated Command and Control Centre of the Naya RaipurSmart City was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Integrated Command & Control Centre of Naya Raipurbecomes the 10th Smart City Centre to be operational in the country. Under the ambitious Smart City Mission, … Read more 15.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Union Steel Minister Dedicates To Nation Rebuilt Blast Furnace-1 of Rourkela Steel Plant The Union Minister of Steel, Chaudhary Birender Singh dedicated the rebuilt Blast Furnace-1 ‘Parvati’ of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) to the Nation. Parvati is the first Blast Furnace of SAIL that was dedicated to the nation on 3rd February … Read more 14.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Core system, a push to postal services The Postal department is moving towards establishment of an online system for all its employees. The Postal Department launched Core System Integrator (CSI) to improve its service quality and operational efficiency at Ranchi General Post Office (GPO). The CPMG further said that on June 26 … Read more 13.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Experts draw roadmap for health & wellness centres In a bid to implement public healthcare programmes in a much better way, soon Primary Health Centers (PHCs) and Community Health Care (CHCs) across the State will be transformed into Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs). To enable comprehensive primary health care service delivery including disease … Read more 12.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CM seeks corporates’ help in making ‘no-plastic’ zone Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday sought help from corporate houses to make the State free from plastic menace. Addressing a CSR review meeting at district headquarters, Das said that the corporate houses must shun use of plastic bags and bottles at their respective premises … Read more 10-11.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jamshedpur to come on national air map soon East Singhbhum district administration, local civic body (JNAC) and Tata Steel aviation department officials conducted a study of the Sonari Airport runway to find out feasibility of starting flight service as part of regional connectivity scheme. According to information, the team inspected the Sonari airstrip … Read more 09.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Significant decline in mmr in j’khand The health sector of Jharkhand finally has something to boast about. The State has registered a considerable decline in the percentage of Maternal Mortality Rate. According to the Sample Registration Survey (SRS) statistics released recently, the State has registered an MMR of 165 during childbirth, which is … Read more 08.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Govt clears scheme to fight against fluoride in 15 districts Since most of the districts of the State are badly hit by high fluoride contents in groundwater, the Government has gone ahead sanctioning a scheme to install safe drinking water supply system covering as many as 233 hamlets of 15 districts. The … Read more 07.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CM Raghubar Das urges people to give up plastic use Chief minister Raghubar Das urged the people of Jharkhand to come together and help in getting the state rid of plastic use by 2019. Das reached out to the audience gathered at the Tana Bhagat Indoor Stadium in Mega Sports Complex in Hotwar during an … Read more 06.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CM vows to make j’khand plastic-free by 2019 In order to push the efforts taken by the State Pollution Control Board to control indiscriminate uses of polythene carry bags across Jharkhand, the Government has gone on setting a deadline in this regard. As per an estimate 24 tonnes of plastic garbage is … Read more 05.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Gram swaraj campaign to push centre’s schemes Chief Minister Raghubar Das has pitched for speedy and effective implementation of Government schemes and underlined the role of the Government in doing welfare work for villages, poor, farmers, women, youth and the disadvantaged. Focus would be given during the second phase of Gram Swaraj … Read more 03-04.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Government to bring ordinance for sc protection, reservation LJP leader and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said that following the final order of the Supreme Court where the matter is pending at present for a review, the Government would go for Ordinance to protect the SC/ST Act. “Government has nothing to do … Read more 02.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Govt clears scheme to fight against fluoride in 15 districts Since most of the districts of the State are badly hit by high fluoride contents in groundwater, the Government has gone ahead sanctioning a scheme to install safe drinking water supply system covering as many as 233 hamlets of 15 districts. The … Read more 01.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL · World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on 31 May Every year, on 31 May, World Health Organization and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2018 is “Tobacco and heart disease.” The day highlights the health and other risks associated with tobacco use, and advocating for … Read more 31.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL · Cochin International Airport, Worlds 1st Fully Solar Energy-Powered Airport: UNEP The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)recognized Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) in Kerala as the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport. CIAL is India’s first airport to be constructed in public-private-partnership (PPP) model in 1999. It is the busiest and largest airport … Read more 30.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Hamburg to host 2018 Global Wind Summit The first edition of the Global Wind Summit will be held in Hamburg from September 25-28, 2018. The organisers of the four-day event are expecting speakers from about 100 countries, including India, China, the US, Spain and Denmark. The conference on wind is … Read more 29.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Netherlands joins Solar Alliance The Netherlands has become the 64th signatory member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The joint statement issued hailed the Netherlands as India’s “Gateway to Europe”. India also welcomed the Netherlands as the Partner Country for the TechSummit in 2019. Barbados elects Mia Mottley as … Read more 27-28.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Nepal first country in south-east Asia to eliminate trachoma Nepal has become the first country in south-east Asia to eliminate trachoma, world’s leading cause of preventable blindness of infectious origin, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. Trachoma was the second leading cause of preventable blindness in the Himalayan nation in the … Read more 26.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL 5th India CLMV Business Conclave held at Phnom Penh, Cambodia The Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India along with Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia organized the 5thIndia-CLMV Business Conclave in Phnom Penh on 21-22 May 2018. After four rounds of the Business Conclave in India, this initiative was … Read more 25.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL India 145th among 195 countries in healthcare access, quality: Lancet India ranks 145th among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare in 2016, behind its neighbours like China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, according to a Lancet study. In 2016, India’s healthcare access and quality scored at … Read more 24.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL 26th BASIC Ministerial meeting of Environment Ministers in Durban The 26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting of Environment Ministers was held in Durban, South Africa for co-operation to protect the climate for present and future generations. The BASIC grouping is a bloc of four countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – … Read more 23.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL India sixth wealthiest country with total wealth of $8,230 billion India is the sixth wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of $8,230 billion, while the U.S. is the richest nation globally, says a report. According to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review, the US is the wealthiest … Read more 22.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Russia unveils world’s first floating nuclear power station Russia has unveiled the world’s first floating nuclear power station in the port of the city of Murmansk, where it will be loaded with nuclear fuel before heading to eastern Siberia. Constructed by the state nuclear power firm Rosatom, the 144 by 30 … Read more 21.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Birgaun a remote hamlet gets power by Solar Microgrids Birgaun is one of the 249 remote villages which got solar microgrids last year, thanks to a ?110-crore project by the Jharkhand Renewable Energy Agency (JREDA), as part of the Centre’s Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana. Official definition states that a village is electrified if … Read more 19.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Cabinet approves setting up of a new AIIMS in Deoghar, Jharkhand The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved setting up of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Deoghar, Jharkhand. A provision of funds worth Rs. 1103 crore has been approved for the project … Read more 18.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Bankers to focus on ‘aspirational’ dists Majority of districts of Jharkhand figuring in the list of 115 aspirational districts identified all over the country have put the onus on banking fraternity directing their resources towards their development. As many as five schemes have been marked to be taken on priority basis. The … Read more 17.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Power capacity of state to increase by 1320 mw in current year Power capacity established in the State would be increased by 1320 MW in the current year by Madhya Pradesh power generating company. The one unit has been started in the month of April while other unit would start functioning by … Read more 16.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CM for collective effort to make j’khand accident-free by 2022 Chief Minister Raghubar Das has called for a collective approach to make Jharkhand an accident-free State by 2022. He was addressing a programme on ‘Road Safety Awareness and Best Practices’ organised by Transport Department in collaboration with All India Federation of Motor Vehicle … Read more 15.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Union Minister Rajnath Singh praises Jharkhand govt for action against Maoists Union Home Minister Rajnath Singhpraised the Jharkhand government for its success against Maoists was a matter of pride for him. Chairing a meeting on left-wing extremism, Singh said the Centre would extend all possible help to the state government to deal with Maoists. … Read more 13-14.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jharkhand among worst; govt releases toll-free helpline Taking into account the alarming figures of child marriage cases registered in Jharkhand, the Department of Health and Family Welfare on May 10 released the district- wise report of child marriage cases. The consolidated report suggests that 38 per cent cases of child marriage are … Read more 12.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CM launches ‘saral’, promises zero power cut Chief Minister Raghubar Das, amid acute power cuts going on due to short supply and extreme summer conditions, has said that providing reliable and uninterrupted supply was one of the main agendas of his Government. Along with reiterating the commitment to energise every household of the … Read more 11.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Health dept, rmc begin malaria control drive The Department of Health and Family Welfare has begun its exercise of identifying vulnerable districts from where maximum cases of Malaria are reported. The department by far has distributed 67 lakh mosquito nets covering 1.45 crore rural populace. According to the Health Department officials, Dichloro … Read more 10.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs