February 2019

JHARKHAND Raghubar Das inaugurates Jharkhand’s first Kaushal College for women   Chief minister Raghubar Das  inaugurated the state’s first Kaushal College for women that will provide one-year training in catering and manufacturing technology at Nagratoli in Ranchi. The Indian Federation of Culinary Associations (IFCA) will help set the curriculum and faculty development for the culinary course … Read more 27.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Orphan girl child too included in Sukanya Yojna   Sukanya Yojna is for the orphan girl child also and in her case there is no rider of either socio economic caste census (SECC) of 2011 or of any Antodaya tagging.   Jharkhand has 27,46,106 families identified under SECC 2011 and 9,11,217 families that hold … Read more 09.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Industries to be rated on emission control measures   The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with University of Chicago Trust (UC Trust), a policy-making organisation that provides assistance and technical expertise to governments in the field of industrial pollution, and launched a star-rating programme to monitor emissions … Read more 24-25.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND ·         Jharkhand sends eco-zone proposals for four sanctuaries to Centre ð   Jharkhand forest department has sent draft proposals to ministry of environment, forest and climate change for declaring eco-sensitive zone around four protected wildlife abodes — namely Palkot sanctuary (Gumla), Lavalong sanctuary (Chatra), Gautam Buddha sanctuary (Koderma-Hazaribagh-Gaya) and Udhawa bird sanctuary (Sahebganj), a move which … Read more 05.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Das launches projects worth Rs 1,681 crore at Jharkhand Jal Sahiya sammelan   Chief minister Raghubar Das inaugurated 11,269 drinking water supply and sanitation projects worth Rs 1,681.99 crore at the state-level Jal Sahiya Sammelan in Ranchi.   He also launched the Mukhyamantri Jan Jal Yojana which will now provide drinking water supply through pipelines to 10,764 SC … Read more 26.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Jharkhand’s 16 districts to become malaria free next week   16 of 24 districts in Jharkhand are all set to be malaria free next week, with recuperation of 1,224 patients who were filtered out during a two-day comprehensive house to house search operation conducted in January this year.   In the survey conducted through … Read more 01.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Over 12,000 near Steel City to get piped water soon   The World Bank-aided Rs 237 crore Bagbera Gramin Jalapurti Yojna and Chota Govindpur Jalapurti Yojna is likely to be operational by August.   Once it is operational, more than 12,000 residents of Luabasa and 13 other villages on the outskirts of the Steel … Read more 16.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Even minor minerals to come under e-hammer   The Jharkhand government is set to begin the first phase of e-auctions of minor mineral blocks this year. The state department of mine sand geology said it has identified 15 stone blocks in Ranchi, Ramgarh, Lohardaga, Gumla, Palamu and Latehar districts and floated a notice inviting tenders to participate in the e-auction. While notice inviting tenders … Read more 14.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND CM distributes Rs 2.96 cr among 5,623 Sukanya beneficiaries   Chief Minister Raghubar Das distributed Rs 2.96 crore among 5623 girls of South Chhotanagpur Division under the Chief Minister Sukanya Yojna in an awareness programme organised in Gumla.   The objective of the Chief Minister Sukanya Yojna is complete empowerment of the daughters of … Read more 02.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Rs 1,000 crore proposed for  NCDC schemes in State   Integrated development projects have been started in four districts of Jharkhand by NCDC including Ranchi, Khunti, Saraikela-Kharsawan and West Singhbhoom.   NCDC has provided financial assistance to the State under different programs to increase the income of the farmers and weaker sections of the … Read more 12.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND ·         Jharkhand banned Popular Front of India ð  The Jharkhand government banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the State to curb its anti-national activities and for links with terror outfits like the IS. The PFI has been banned with immediate effect under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1908. ð  The PFI has been involved in spreading social division, anti-India and … Read more 15.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Metered connections to all houses by June   Even as domestic consumers in both rural and urban areas of the state brace for a steep hike in power tariff beginning April 1, Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL), the power distribution company, acknowledged that around 18.59 lakh consumers are yet to be provided with energy meters on their … Read more 28.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND City soon to have Eco Smart Railway Station   In a move to provide a healthy and eco- friendly environment to the rail commuters, South Eastern Railway has decided to develop Ranchi station in Jharkhand and Digha station in West Bengal as Eco- Smart stations in the eastern region. Measures are already being taken … Read more 20.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Govt to train street food vendors The food lovers of the city on Monday relished on variety of street food that was served on their platter as part of the three-day street food festival organised by Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC). ð  The urban development department will soon issue a directive to start training … Read more 19.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND 86% covered under Food Security Act   Jharkhand has managed to cover around 86 per cent of its total population under the Food Security Act as against the national average of 75 per cent.   The State’s performance in Food Security Act, implies that it has made enormous progress in terms of the coverage … Read more 06.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Jharkhand History : Munda Manki system   The political organization and administrative unit of the Santals village are mostly governed by councils of elders who regulate the life of the people within the village and the order of the village outside world. The political organization and administrative is generally is democratic in nature. The … Read more 21.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND BSTDC to develop tourism hotspots in dists   Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation Limited (BSTDC) will soon develop tourism hotspots in all the 38 districts of the state.   The department will now take special measures to facilitate movement of tourists with disability in popular tourist destinations. Due to lack of basic facilities like specialized toilets and … Read more 07.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Dokla sohor Administrative system of Kharia’s   Its based on Law of Equality-Kharias strongly advocate the law of equality within tribes and between tribes. According to them all tribes and members of the tribes have equal right to thrive on this earth. Nature has provided equal environment resources to every body. They consider no … Read more 22.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND ·         CM fiat to finish work on small schemes ð  Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das asked District and Block coordinators to complete small schemes and works before the rainy season, while chairing a conference of district and block coordinators, the CM said in order to ensure every village in the State is illuminated in … Read more 17-18.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Jharkhand cuts ribbon for its Sweet Revolution Scheme   A new scheme launched in the state named as Mithi Kranti Yojna in which the government has given approval for the scheme of 100 crores for the launch of the sweet revolution. In the first phase, after giving training to the state government 1207 farmers, they are … Read more 23.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Jharkhand okays to set up Tribal Commission Bill   Jharkhand Legislative Assembly passed Jharkhand State Scheduled Tribes Commission 2019 Bill with an amendment proposal brought by MLAs Radha Krishna Kishore, Shivshankar Oraon, Ram Kumar Pahan, and Laxman Tuddu. It has been stated that any person having knowledge about history, tradition, custom and culture can … Read more 08.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND PM lays foundation of Jamshedpur Women’s University   Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Jamshedpur Women’s University online from Srinagar. The event was witnessed on the campus of Jamshedpur Women’s College in Bistupur where Chief Minister Raghubar Das was also present.   The online foundation stone laying of the upgradation of … Read more 03-04.02.19 Jharkhand (JPSC) Current Affairs