17.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   President launches schemes worth Rs 3,455 cr in Jharkhand   President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stones of various schemes entailing total expenditure of Rs 3,455 crore in Jharkhand to coincide with the state’s 17th Foundation Day.   Kovind launched the Rs 636-crore ‘Mukhyamantri Health Insurance Scheme’ under which 57 lakh of … Read more 17.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

16.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Beneficiaries Get 223 Houses Under Pmay As many as 223 beneficiaries were given home access under Prime Minister Aawas Yozna (PMAY) at a town hall function on the occasion of State Establishment Day.   In this financial year 3789 beneficiaries will be given houses. Under clean India campaign the toilets and under Ujjawala … Read more 16.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

15.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Govt-People Digital Interface Launched   In order to narrow the gap between the system and common people, the State Government has launched mobile application, web portal and augmented reality tools.   Chief Minister Raghubar Das while inaugurating the digital platforms on Tuesday said that the mechanism would help people in connecting to him … Read more 15.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

14.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND • Coal Capital Dhanbad Gets New University ? Buoyant with its resolve to make Jharkhand an education hub, the State Government touched another milestone today as Chief Minister Raghubar Das laid foundation stone of the Binod Bihari Mahto Koylanchal University building at Dhanbad. ? The new university being constructed with an estimated cost of … Read more 14.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

12-13.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   President To Unveil Schemes Worth Rs 2,100 Crore In J’khand At the 17th Foundation Day of Jharkhand, President Ram Nath Kovind, who will be the Chief Guest at the event, will launch many schemes of the State and distribute tabs and appointment letters to thousands of people on November 15.   The President … Read more 12-13.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

11.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

BIHAR   Bihar govt’s bid to attract investors in textile sector   Department of Industries, Government of Bihar in association with Apparel Export Promotion Council(AEPC) organised an apparel meet at Ludhiana   The objective of the meeting was to showcase initiatives taken by Bihar government to attract investment in apparel and textile sector.   Speaking on the occasion, … Read more 11.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

10.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Hrd Minister Inaugurates 79 Projects   State HRD Minister Neera Yadav  inaugurated and laid foundation of a slew of  projects in the East Singhbhum district during the 17th Statehood Day function at the Birsa Munda Town Hall in Sidhgora on Thursday.   The Minister laid foundation of  79 projects worth Rs 9.38 crore … Read more 10.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

09.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Stage Set For 31st RU Convocation   Ranchi University (RU) is all set to host the 31st convocation ceremony on November 13 at Dikshant Mandap, Morabadi. Around 53 students will receive gold medals from Governor Draupadi Murmu on the occasion.   Students of batch 2014-2016 both Under-Graduate (UG) and Post-Graduate (PG) will receive … Read more 09.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

08.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Panchayat Libraries To Be Set Up By Nov 15   Setting up of panchayat library at each block must be completed before November 15, said Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Aradhana Patnaik during a review meeting of Secondary Education Department.   The concept of Panchayat libraries was taken up recently with … Read more 08.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

07.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Govt To Bring Tribals On Board For Mining   To address resentment from the tribal inhabitants against mineral exploration activities in the State, the Government has suggested making prior consultation with the tribal community before taking up any mining activity in the state as mandatory in a draft mineral policy put in the … Read more 07.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

05.06.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Unicef Organised Photo Workshop For Children   UNICEF Jharkhand organised a five-day photography workshop for 20 ‘child reporters’ from 15 Government schools of Boram, Patambda, Dhalbhumgarh, Chakulia, Ghorabandha and Bahragodha blocks of East Singhbhum in Jamshedpur.   The workshop, from October 30 to November 3, provided adolescents with the tools to understand photography … Read more 05.06.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

04.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Ramesh Sippy to be feted at Jharkhand film Festival   Veteran filmmaker Ramesh Sippy will be felicitated with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution towards Indian cinema at the International Film Festival of Jharkhand. The ‘Sholay’ director said in a statement, “I want to congratulate the whole team of the International Film Festival of Jharkhand. … Read more 04.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

03.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Jharkhand among 10 worst states in infant mortality list: Survey   Almost 3% of infants in Jharkhand die within a year of their birth, a recent study has showed. The sample registration survey (SRS) for 2016, conducted by the Centre and released last month, said Jharkhand’s infant mortality rate (IMR) was 29 per 1,000 live births … Read more 03.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

02.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Japanese Embassy Hosts Dinner For State Delegation   The Japanese embassy hosted dinner for the delegation led by Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma on the eve of World Food India-2017.   The Jharkhand delegation discussed with Japanese Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu on various aspects of collaboration between Government of Jharkhand and Japan for this event. … Read more 02.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

01.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Minister Goyal Reviews Rail Projects In State   During a review meeting of rail projects in Jharkhand with bosses of South-Eastern and East-Central zones of Indian Railways, Goyal said that there was no fund crunch for safety and security related projects and Indian Railways wouldn’t compromise at any cost with safe and secure … Read more 01.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

28.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Mid-Day Meal In Govt Schools By Centralised Kitchens Soon   The ambitious plan of Department of School Education and Literacy to provide hygienic mid-day meal (MDM) to the students of Government schools through the centralised kitchen model will be rolled out in Ranchi and Hazaribagh near future.   Resolving all the preliminary glitches, … Read more 28.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

24.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   48,000 Schools In State To Contest For ‘Swacchta’ Tag   Approximately 48,000 schools across the State that include Government schools, Government aided schools, private schools functioning in rural and urban belts this year will fight for the coveted ‘Swacchta’ awards.   The programme being organised under the aegis of the ambitious Swaach Bharat … Read more 24.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

17.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Bsl To Hold Vigilance Awareness Week   In the endeavour to promote transparency, probity and integrity in the life and to encourage fight against corruption, ‘Vigilance Awareness Week’ will be observed at Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) from October 30 to November 4.   On this move, BSL organised a debate competition at Crescent … Read more 17.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

31.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Niti Aayog felicitates Jharkhand Green woman ‘Lady Tarzan’.   Jharkhand’s Jamuna Tuddu, popular known as ‘Lady Tarzen’ for her endeavours to protect trees and forests in tribal state, was among the six womanachievers felicitated by the Niti Aayog i New Delhi.   In 2013, She was felicitated by then rural development minister Jairam … Read more 31.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

30.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Malnutrition major problem in Jharkhand: Governor   Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmutoday said malnutrition was a major problem of the state and lack of proper food to mothers affecting the health of new born children as well.   Murmu said conducive educational environment, quality and balanced food attract students to attend school.   Balanced food being supplied in … Read more 30.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

28.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Jharkhand gets NHRC notice over infant deaths   The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to Jharkhand government over death of 52 infants due to reported malnutrition in 30 days at Jamshedpur’s Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGM) hospital.   The NHRC has also asked the union health ministry to take immediate action by way of … Read more 28.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

26.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

  Jharkhand   Jharkhand to have intercity air link by September   Intercity air connectivity will become a reality in Jharkhand by September this year   Air connectivity is of vital importance to the state’s development. Inter-city air connectivity and flights linking Ranchi to Hyderabad and Chennai are essential to draw more investment. This new airport, the second to come up in … Read more 26.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

25.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Assembly ratifies GST Bill after JMM ruckus.   The Jharkhand assembly on Thursday tabled and passed the State Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017, unanimously through a voice vote. Jharkhand became the fourth state after Telaengana, Bihar and Rajasthan to clear the bill, paving the way for GST being rolled out nationally on July 1.   The state government convened a … Read more 25.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

24.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   New pass port seva kendra in more districts in the state.   The Jharkhand Postal Circle is all set to start post office passport seva Kendra in 13 districts of the state in different phases.   The objective is to ease the burden of theRegional Passport Office (RPO), Ranchi which receives more than 500 applications every day from … Read more 24.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

22.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Jharkhand govt to start work on Telghut Dam.   The state government along with West Bengal’s government have jointly asked Tenughat dam (damodar Valley Corporation) officials to keep releasing water constantly to avoid reaching the danger mark and flood like situations due to incessant rainfall.   This step was taken by the Damodar Valley Reservoir Regulatory Committee(DVRRC), a … Read more 22.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

20.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Third ground-breaking event in November to bring IT companies on board.   Chief secretary Rajbala Verma announced the state government will host the third ground-breaking ceremony of Momentum  Jharkhand Global Investors’ Summit in November to lay the foundations of as many as 50 projects.   Government has set aside 68,000 sq feet space for … Read more 20.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

18.08.17 & 19.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Smriti Irani to inaugurate Orient Craft Textile facility in Jharkhand   Union Minister for Textile and Information & Broadcasting, Smriti Irani to inaugurate Orient Craft Textile facilityat Irba near Ranchi in Jharkhand. The event will pave way for new investment as two projects will be inaugurated while foundation stone will be laid for 70 … Read more 18.08.17 & 19.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

17.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Trai to test innovative Open Duct plan in Jharkhand   Telecom regulatory authority is preparing to launch the pilot for one of its innovative communicationsinfrastructure projects in Jharkhand aimed at providing a time and cost effective model to telecom and television companies to lay fibres and cables in towns and cities. Telecom and cable companies regularly … Read more 17.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

16.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Man receives electricity bill of Rs 38 billion in Jharkhand ð A man in Jamshedpur was in for a shock when he received an electricity bill of Rs 38 billion. ð B R Guha was handed the non-payment of the bill by the Jharkhand Electricity Board, following which, electricity was disconnected from his home. ð Uday Scheme is a major step … Read more 16.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

15.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Jharkhand State Bar Council bars 8,500 lawyers from practise.   Jharkhand State Bar Council (JSBC) on Monday declared 8,500 lawyers as non-practising advocates and stripped them of their rights and privileges provided by the Bar Council of India.   The list, issued by JSBC secretary Rajesh Pandey to the district bar association, under Rule 20 of the Bar Council of India … Read more 15.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

14.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Jharkhand bans book on tribals after it is dubbed `porn’   The Jharkhand government has banned `The Adivasi Will Not Dance’, a collection of short stories by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar.Shekhar, who won Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in 2015 for his novel, `The Mysterious Ailment of Rupi Baskey’, is accused of denigrating Adivasi culture and portraying Santhal women in … Read more 14.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

13.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Wrestler Vishal Kumar Verma electrocuted at water-logged Ranchi stadium.   A 25-year old national-level wrestler Vishal Kumar Verma died after being electrocuted in a stadium in Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand. Verma had represented Jharkhand state at various championships since 2005 and had stood at fourth position in senior national level competition this year. … Read more 13.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

12.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   New CISCE curriculum will focus on students   At least 140 delegates of ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) and ISC (Indian School Certificate) schools from Bihar and Jharkhand attended the 30th regional conference of the Association of Schools for the Indian School Certificate (ASISC) in Patna.   The theme of the event was ‘Education for a happy nation. … Read more 12.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

11.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   The woman behind Jharkhand’s dayan-free villages.   Lalkhatnga panchayat of Namkum Block in Ranchi declared that no woman would be declared a ‘dayan’ in their area. It was in one of these villages that Poonam Toppo’s own grandmother was branded a witch and persecuted. For the 37-year-old activist who has devoted her life to fighting this … Read more 11.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

10.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Jharkhand eyes Singapore education model for skill development.   The state government is all set to take a leaf out of Singapore’s education model for providing skill development training to the youth. The state higher and technical education department on Monday hinted that it is mulling a revision of courses at the graduation and university levels … Read more 10.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

08.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Project Johar moves forward,gets Rs 40 crore for implementation.   Jharkhand government has approved Rs 40 crore for implementation of the World Bank sponsored Project –Jharkhand’s Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Growth(Johar).   The fund is planned to be used for implementation of the project Johar during 2017-18.This decision was taken by the state … Read more 08.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

07.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Palamu reserve brings captive sambars to increase tiger prey base   The Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) authority has brought 16 sambars from Ranchi’s Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park, popularly known as Birsa Zoo, to increase the prey base for the big cats in Jharkhand’s lone tiger den.   However, food, public distribution and consumer … Read more 07.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

06.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Jharkhand puts cap on booze purchase, closes 1,150 shops.   The BJP-led NDA government in Jharkhand will close down 1,150 licensed liquor shops across the state on Tuesday as it prepares to take total control of alcohol sales in the state. The move comes four months after government cracked down against unlicensed abattoirs in the state.   Aimed at plugging … Read more 06.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

05.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Anti-conversion bill set to rock monsoon session.   After courting controversy by introducing the CNT and SPT Amendment Act in the monsoon session the previous year, the state cabinet has invited fresh trouble by approving the draft of the Jharkhand Religious Freedom Bill-2017, likely to be introduced in the monsoon session this year. Opposition protests … Read more 05.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

04.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Over 37% of schools in India have no electricity,Jharkhand at bottom.   While only 62.81% schools in the country have electricity connections, Jharkhandis at the bottom of the list with just 19% schools in the state having access to electricity. The national capital along with Chandigarh, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep and Puducherry … Read more 04.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

01.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Jharkhand church set to get 1st woman general secretary.   The Gossner Evangelical Lutheran (GEL) Church in Ranchi is set to get its first woman general secretary (GS), since the church was set up by German missionaries 172 years ago.   Originally from Ranchi, 60-year-old Sujaya Kujur currently serves as the general manager (HR) at Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd in Mumbai. … Read more 01.08.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

30.07.17 & 31.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   BJP wants liquor sale ban,Raghubar Das govt opens liquor shops.   To woo drinkers,BJP government led by Chief Minister Raghubar Das  is out to hand over  liquor bottles from its own shops in the state capital-Ranchi.   In all,15 liquor shops are slated to open on August 1.The places where the state government-Department … Read more 30.07.17 & 31.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

29.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Jharkhand govt officers,staff get e-pension facility.   The Jharkhand government introducing online e-pension scheme with effect from September 1,2017,said Additional Chief Secretary Amit Khare.   As it is, pension is a periodic monthly payment made to public servants who have completed their service.The pension rules provide for various kinds of pension based on … Read more 29.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

28.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Govt plans to increase farmers’ pay   Chief minister Raghubar Das today the state government is working to increase the income of farmers by connecting them with horticulture, animal husbandry, dairy work and other creative works.   Women and youth are being imparted skill training to connect them with employment, an official release quoting him, said. INTERNATIONAL   Scientists … Read more 28.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs