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Category: Jharkhand Current affairs
20.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND ‘okay google’, say 7.5l women in Jharkhand In a State where female literacy rate struggles to go above 55.62 per cent, use of Internet and android phones by rural women seems a far cry. However, with a Read More …
19.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Make j’khand odf by oct 2, 2018: das Chief Minister Raghubar Das appealed to people of the State to realise the dream of Clean India by putting in their efforts under Gram Swaraj Campaign in Khajuri of Garhwa Read More …
18.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Panel proposes 45 years age limit for govt jobs for all The panel headed by Land Revenue Minister Amar Kumar Bauri, formed by the State Government to suggest amendments to the State’s local residents’ policy to ensure reservation Read More …
17.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jharkhand filmmaker duo grabs national award Filmmaker duo Meghnath and Biju Toppo have hit gold again with ‘Naachi se Baanchi’ (Dance to stay alive) grabbing the Rajat Kamal award for the Best Biographical Film at the 65th National Awards announced on Friday. The duo Read More …
15-16.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND State deploys over 12000 extra forces To ensure free and fair local body elections on April 16, over 12,000 additional police personnel will be deployed in different districts all over the State with instructions to deal strictly with Read More …
14.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CM launches abhiyan for dalit development in chatra Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Saturday kicked off the “Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan”, an initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the total village development, in Chatra, the district dominated by Read More …
13.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Govt launches rotavirus vaccine to tackle IMR, diarrhoeal deaths Taking another step towards reducing the infant mortality rate, Jharkhand became the 10th state to introduce vaccine against rotavirus. The vaccine is used to prevent the contamination of rotavirus, which is Read More …
12.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jharkhand gets tag of urban ODF state. Jharkhand became the 10th among states and union territories to be certified open defecation free in the urban areas. An official announcement for the same was made by Ministry of Housing Read More …
11.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Power to all by diwali: CM Chief Minister Raghubar Das while holding a meeting with Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) officials clearly instructed the major transmission line builder of the country to complete pending works in Read More …
10.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Forest department to embark on wildlife census The forest department is all set to embark on its two-phased wildlife estimation census in Kolhan region. The process takes place every five years. According to information said the wildlife Read More …
08-09.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Rotavirus vaccine launch in jharkhand Jharkhand became the first State in the country to introduce the concept of Oral Pentavalent Vaccine to eradicate Rotavirus which is the most common cause of diarrhoeal disease among infants. To mark Read More …
07.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND · Cm appeals for ‘samridh’ jharkhand by 2022 Chief Minister Raghubar Das stressed on making Jharkhand an enriched State by 2022. He appealed to the people to work towards the eradication of poverty and illiteracy with determination. Read More …
06.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND 705 deprived children to get admission in pvt english medium schools About 705 deprived children will get admitted in private English medium schools in this academic session (2018-19). As per the previous year records, several schools Read More …
05.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Panel set to offer grade iii-iv jobs to locals The Government-appointed panel comprising legislators and an official of the Personnel Department has arrived at a common ground feeling strongly for a uniform reservation policy to be adopted Read More …
04.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Rotavirus vaccine launch in jharkhand on april 7 On the occasion of World Health Day observed annually on April 7, the Rotavirus vaccine will be formally launched at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) by Chief Minister Read More …
03.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Process of mapping vulnerable booths begins In an attempt to conduct free and fair Municipal poll-2018, the district administration has initiated the process of mapping vulnerable polling booths categorizing them into three levels. As many as Read More …
01-02.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND FM radio frequency tunes to playdown man–elephant conflict Taking a fresh initiative to avert rising man – animal conflict in Jharkhand, State Forest Officials have started special programme on FM Radio giving all information about movement of Read More …
31.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Special drive against filariasis launched Aiming to eliminate filariasis, a three-day ‘Mass Drug Administration’ (MDA) programme was launched across Bokaro district . With a target to administrate drugs (DEC tablets) free among 21 lakhs (21,08,916) people, this Read More …
30.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Nation’s first e-toilet-enabled station in ranchi soon Adding another feather in its cap, Ranchi Railway Station will soon become first Station in the Country to have e-toilet with all ultra-modern facilities into it. E-Toilet is a Read More …
29.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Ranchi celebrates World Theatre Day In an attempt to revitalise the theatre culture of the city and commemorate World Theatre Day, a three-day long event commenced in Audrey House. Artists from famous theatre groups across the country have been roped Read More …
28.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jharkhand CM hails administration, judiciary for welfare schemes Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das lauded the joint efforts made by the administration and the judiciary towards people’s welfare Gumla is the third place after Jamshedpur and Ranchi where the Read More …
27.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jharkhand has lowest college density in country: Study Abysmally poor college-student ratio has turned out to be Jharkhand’s major cause for the brain drain. The All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) data released by the Union ministry Read More …
25-26.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jharkhand bans Popular Front of India for spreading anarchy in state The Jharkhand government has banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) for spreading anarchy in the state. Action has been taken after the law department gave its Read More …
24.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jharkhand government will market state’s minor forest produce: CM Raghubar Das Chief minister Raghubar Das pledged to offer a helping hand to Jharkhand’s minor forest producers by selling a bulk of their yearly produce through the newly constituted Mukhayamantri Udyami Board. Read More …
23.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Food subsidy pilot project taking toll on poor: Survey. A social audit conducted by Right To Food Campaign activists has pointed out serious flaws in the government’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme introduced last year for ration distribution across the state. Read More …
22.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL February 21 – International Mother Language Day The International Mother Language Day (IMLD) was observed across the world on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic, multilingualism and cultural diversity. This year it is the 17th Read More …
21.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Niti aayog praises j’khand for education The NITI Ayog has appreciated excellent practices adopted in the field of education by Jharkhand Government. During a workshop on the Best Practice and Innovation done by different states in the Read More …
20.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Birds headcount declines by 25,000 in a year in state The State known for its natural habitats for birds and animals is quickly slipping into unfriendly land since the recent census conducted for avian has recorded considerable Read More …
18-19.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Government approves Plastic Park to be set up in Deoghar Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananthkumar announced that the Government of India has approved the setting up of a Plastic Park in Read More …
17.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CM lauds alcohol-free village Chief Minister Raghubar Das while lauding the efforts taken by villagers of Banlotwa near Ranchi underlined the value of community participation for social cause. The village has been declared alcohol-free, especially after local Read More …
16.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND State minority panel reviews ongoing schemes State Minority Commission Chairman Md. Kamaal Khan along with the members of the panel reviewed the status of all ongoing schemes for minority groups. The schemes included Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Read More …
15.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Cabinet gives nod to rs 110 cr for 7 degree colleges in state The Government, going ahead with its commitment to provide a degree level college in every Assembly segment of the State, has sanctioned Rs 110.38 Read More …
14.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jiada provides land to set up mega food park Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (JIADA) approved the investment proposal to set up a mega food park at Chandankyari in Bokaro. The decision was taken in the project Read More …
13.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CM wants free lpg to 15l poor by april Jharkhand may have been the first State in the country to launch free oven along with gas connections given under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brainchild Ujjwala scheme but Read More …
11-12.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND State gets first mobile lab to curb food adulteration The State entered into the elite club to own a mobile vehicle (van), allocated by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), well-equipped with laboratory devices Read More …
10.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Mini-grid policy to help realise ‘power to all’ dream Looking for viable an alternate of conventional grid based power supply lines, especially in un-served and under served localities of the State, agencies like Centre for Environment and Read More …
09.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Study: panchayats fail to generate own funds A recent study by Participatory Research In Asia reveals that in Jharkhand panchayats are lagging behind in generating their own funds. The comparative study with adjoining states shows that the Read More …
08.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Forest dept pays rs 9.55 lakh as compensation to 30 villagers The forest department has paid Rs 9.55 lakh as compensation to 32 villagers through cheques and demand drafts following series of tusker attacks at the villages. Read More …
07.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Raman pushes for more organic farming practices Chief Minister Raman Singh called for further pushing organic farming practices in the State. Singh expressed happiness of organic farming acreage going up from 100 acres to 14,000 acres in Read More …
06.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Cabinet nod to empower state with village development committees In a bid to bring 100 per cent transparency and maximize people’s participation in small Government schemes, State Cabinet approved the proposal of setting up Adivasi Vikas Samiti Read More …
05.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Skill development training centers at polytechnic colleges soon Elaborating the concept of Skill Development covering more numbers of youths, soon the Department of Higher, Technical and Skill Development will start Skill Development Training Centers under Prime Minister Read More …
03.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL · India, Bangladesh, Russia Sign Pact For Rooppur Atomic Plant Indian companies can now participate in construction and installation works in the “non-critical” category for the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, according to the Russian atomic energy agency Rosatom. Read More …
02.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL List of MoUs signed during the Visit of the King of Jordan to India MoU on Defence Cooperation Visa waiver for diplomatic and official passport holders Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) Manpower Cooperation Agreement MoU for cooperation in Read More …
01.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Sanitation dept eyes odf sustainability in state After ensuring construction of sufficient number of toilets in rural belts, the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation is putting efforts from all fronts to maintain Open Defecation Free (ODF) Read More …
28.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND ‘Swacchta Sankalp’ receives pm modi’s applause The initiative of the Government of Jharkhand in engaging women workforce largely for constructing toilets to attain Open Defecation-Free (ODF) status on or before June, 2018 has received Prime Minister Narendra Modi Read More …
27.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jharkhand can make a mark in cbm production: pradhan Encouraged by the explorations taking place at Bokaro-Bermo coal belt by the State-owned ONGC, the Centre expressed great deal of optimism that Jharkhand can make into premier coal Read More …
25-26.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Pragya kendras set to play health kiosks for masses Jharkhand would be probably first state of the country where the fleet of common service centres (CSCs) or Pragya Kendra spread all across, especially in smaller towns Read More …
24.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Govt to arrange skill training for 18k orphan kids in state Chief Minister Raghubar Das said 18,000 children of the State who have lost their parents will be provided skill training and employment. He said that in Read More …
23.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CM announces ‘foreign office’ in capital city CM Raghubar Das on Thursday announced to set up a ‘Foreign office’ in Capital City, where a placement committee will take care of the registration and other issues of people Read More …