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

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

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

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

25.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

  Jharkhand   Cyber crime trail leads cops to Jharkhand phishing hubs   Cracking a whip on Bengal and Jharkhand-based voice phishing fraudsters, the Cyber Crimesleuths of Hyderabad police arrested 11 offenders and brought nine of them to the city on Sunday. Police learnt that some BPO employees associated with nationalised banks were selling customer information to culprits.   … Read more 25.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

23.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Home guards to be deployed at Jharkhand KGBVs ð Government directed deployment of two female home guards at each of the 203 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in the state. Over the last few months, there have been various unsavoury instances, including two suicides, in KGBVs, raising questions on the security of the schools. INTERNATIONAL Spanish scientists develop … Read more 23.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

20.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Rainfall deficit in Jharkhand now up to 50%   Half of the districtsin the state are experiencing scanty rainfall with deficit hovering around 50% despite the southwest monsoon’s landfall a month ago.   Out of 24 districts, 13 have recorded scanty rainfall since June 1. In meteorological parlance, scanty rainfall is used to describe rainfall deficit which … Read more 20.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

19.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Ramgarh becomes first open defecation free district of Jharkhand   Ramgarh became the first district in Jharkhandto become open defecation free (ODF).   The target was achieved with the completion of construction of 77,701 toilets in 2016/17   Reviewing the Swachh Bharat Mission with all district deputy commissioners through video conferencing, chief secretary Rajbala Verma directed that every district should be … Read more 19.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

18.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Cricket Association of Bihar’s contempt plea against BCCI to be considered: SC The Supreme Court said the plea of Cricket Association of Bihar(CAB) seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against BCCI’s acting secretary Amitabh Choudharyand others for allegedly violating its order would be covered when it considers the fourth report of the committee of administrators (CoA).   The … Read more 18.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

14.07.17 Jharkhand Current Affairs

Jharkhand Jharkhand to have new pass port seva kendra in 13 district   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 across the … Read more 14.07.17 Jharkhand Current Affairs

13.07.17 Jharkhand Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Court concludes hearing in coal case against ex-Jharkhand CM A special court today concluded hearing arguments in a coal scam case against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta and others. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar posted the matter for July 27 for filing of rebuttal, if any, in the case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of Rajhara … Read more 13.07.17 Jharkhand Current Affairs

12.07.17  Jharkhand Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Skilled youth must be given jobs to create social balance: CII The Jamshedpur zonal council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organised a conclave here, titled ‘Developing the skill ecosytem: The way forward’. To enable employment ready workforce in the future, the youth need to be equipped with necessary skills and education.   Jharkhand to have … Read more 12.07.17  Jharkhand Current Affairs

11.07.17 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. The World Bank will support the … Read more 11.07.17 Jharkhand current affairs

10.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) current affairs

Jharkhand   Jharkhand to set up skill development centres in 30 colleges.   The state higher education and technical department listed 12 trades for students who have completed their Plus Two level of education this year and selected 30 colleges across the state to set up skill development centres.   Among 30 colleges selected, 11 are women’s colleges where students who … Read more 10.07.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) current affairs

09.07.17 Jharkhand current affairs

Jharkhand   ·       Jharkhand govt to avert floods by releasing water from Tenughat 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 … Read more 09.07.17 Jharkhand current affairs

 08.07.17 Jharkhand current affairs

Jharkhand   IL&FS Eng Services bags Rs 236.76cr contract from JBVNL   IL&FS Engineering Services has bagged contracts worth Rs 236.76 crore from Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam (JBVNL) for urban electrification works in the state.   The company has received two Letters of Intents (LoIs) from JBVNL under the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for urban electrification works of Dhanbad and Dumka-Sahibganj electric … Read more  08.07.17 Jharkhand current affairs

06/07/2017 Jharkhand current affairs

Jharkhand   9 Jharkhand ministers were at IIM-A to hone leadership   Nine of Jharkhand’s 11 ministers have arrived at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to take management lessons in a three-day leadership development programme.   Only Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das and his agriculture minister Randhir Kumar Singh are not attending the programme.     … Read more 06/07/2017 Jharkhand current affairs

05/07/2017- JPSC Daily Current Affairs

Jharkhand   9 Jharkhand ministers were at IIM-A to hone leadership.   Nine of Jharkhand’s 11 ministers have arrived at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to take management lessons in a three-day leadership development programme. Only Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das and his agriculture minister Randhir Kumar Singh are not attending the programme.   The key … Read more 05/07/2017- JPSC Daily Current Affairs

02/07/2017- JPSC Daily Current Affairs

Jharkhand   Education equality a must for standard academics’ Quality of education in the state came in for some criticism as experts from various fields brainstormed on means to improve the academic standards. Former foreign secretary Muchkund Dubeysaid at a conference on quality of education in Jharkhand, that simplicity and equality in education is a must to … Read more 02/07/2017- JPSC Daily Current Affairs

01/07/2017- JPSC Daily Current Affairs

Jharkhand   ADB pledges $10bn for infra projects. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $10 billion support for infrastructure building and immediate development needs of less-developed states in the country.   Besides, the Manila-based multi-lateral funding agency decided to increase the annual funding by $ 1 billion to $4 billion. ADB expects India to grow by 7.4% … Read more 01/07/2017- JPSC Daily Current Affairs

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