10-11.06.18 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

09.06.18 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

08.06.18 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

05.06.18 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

03-04.06.18 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

31.05.18 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

29.05.18 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

26.05.18 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

24.05.18 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

19.05.18 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

17.05.18 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

15.05.18 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

13-14.05.18 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

12.05.18 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

11.05.18 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

08.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND 30 new coal projects to boost CIL output The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) has identified 30 new coal mining projects that can add to the annual production capacity of Coal India Limited (CIL) by 100 million tonnes.   Seven out of the 30 projects are in Jharkhand among which are the expansion of Chitra open … Read more 08.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

02.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Jharkhand emerges as new destination for BPO, IT companies   Incentives offered by the government under its BPO Policy 2016 and Software Technology Park of India (STPI) are attracting many BPOs to cities like Ranchi, Jamshedpurand Bokaro. Companies like Aegis, Ison, Tata Business Support Service and BPO Convergence are functional.   Sources said the BPOs … Read more 02.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

29-30.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Ranchi division likely to have ‘all women railway station   Ranchi Division will also have at least one ‘All Women Railway Station.’ Director (Information and Publicity) in Railway Board Ved Prakash said today that Indian Railways have been taking several measures in order to ensure safety to women and children in trains, besides converting … Read more 29-30.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

25.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Mandal dam clearance brings comfort space for state govt   Stage One clearance by the Government of India for Mandal dam has provided more convenience and comfort space to the Jharkhand Government to go fast on the project, said PCCF and Chief Wildlife Warden of Jharkhand Lal Ratnakar Singh. The PMO is taking stock … Read more 25.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

22-23.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Bokaro bags award for ‘best railway station’     Bokaro railway station  was judged as the ‘Best Railway Station’ of South-Eastern Railway Zone for its cleanliness, hygienic conditions and running of trains around the year.   Earlier Bokaro station also received the ‘Safety Shield Award’ for safety point of view and the ‘Best Terminal … Read more 22-23.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 in Grade III and IV Government jobs in non-scheduled areas, finally submitted its report to … Read more 18.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 those who try to disrupt election process. The State Election Commission has identified 1065 supersensitive … Read more 15-16.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 Scheduled Castes (SCs).   This 20-day campaign, which began to mark Ambedkar Jayanti, will be … Read more 14.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 and Urban Affairs (MOHUA).   A state or a district is certified by the QCI … Read more 12.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 the State as soon as possible.   As of now six power stations have been … Read more 11.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 estimation census will be carried out in two phases and which has to be completed … Read more 10.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 for the districts of the State, not covered under the 5th Schedule of the Constitution. … Read more 05.04.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 new concept which has not yet been introduced in any of the   Stations in … Read more 30.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 administration and the judiciary together launched camps to distribute welfare benefits among the beneficiaries. INTERNATIONAL … Read more 28.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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.   The Board will market the products of the state’s minor forest producers. Products such as … Read more 24.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 clearance committee meet held at JIADA office at Balidih in Bokaro on Tuesday under the … Read more 14.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 it appears to be an uphill task as of now.   Against the target set … Read more 13.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 facilitating on-the-spot testing of food samples at a nominal cost.   Minister, Department of Health … Read more 11-12.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 Energy Development (CEED), Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) and the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation … Read more 10.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 praise. Following the success of the special drive ‘Swacchta Sankalp’, the Department of Drinking Water … Read more 28.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 the year 2018, one lakh unskilled, unemployed youth will be trained in skill development and … Read more 24.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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 who go out of country for employment.   The CM, on the occasion, laid the … Read more 23.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

21.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Cabinet nod to form sc panel   The State Cabinet on Tuesday approved constituting the Scheduled Caste commission for the State. “The demand has been pending since the formation of the State. Around 40 lakh SCs residing in the State would be benefited with the decision. The Commission would formulate policies for their … Read more 21.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

18.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Govt to set up honey processing plants in 9 districts   With an aim to make Jharkhand self-sufficient in indigenous forest products sector, the State Government will soon establish honey processing plants in nine districts in order to boost honey production.   Attempting hard to revive the cottage industries which is directly associated with … Read more 18.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

17.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Jharkhand to set up ‘Dada-Dadi’ park in every city Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das  said a “Dada-Dadi Park” for senior citizens would be established in every city of the state soon.   The projects include Adityapur Sewerage Yojna worth Rs 255.15 crore, Urban Water Project worth Rs 49.30 crore in Chakradharpur, West Singhbhum district and Multi-purpose Convention Hall … Read more 17.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

16.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   High speed net connectivity in all panchayats in state by march ‘19   The Government has gone ahead with the second and final phase of the Centre’s ambitious Bharat Net project aimed at taking high speed internet connections to last mile in Jharkhand. Under the project, every panchayat of the State would be … Read more 16.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

14.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Honey processing plants to be set up in all districts   Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday announced that each district of the State will have honey processing plants and apiary box will be distributed to villagers free by the government. Addressing a function, at Dugni in Seraikela-Kharsawan district, he informed that honey produced … Read more 14.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

11-12.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Coal secy inaugurates ‘online coal block information system’   Union Coal Secretary Shushil Kumar during his review meet of CMPDIL  inaugurated “Online Coal Block Information System” which contains online information of Coal blocks of all major coalfields along with reserves , area and boundaries on Tuesday. In the same session, he also inaugurated Seismic … Read more 11-12.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

09.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND 10,953 villages declared odf in Jharkhand   A total of 10,953 villages in the State of Jharkhand have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) under The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) (SBM(G). According to the data provided by the ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, out of total 29,647 villages of Jharkhand 10,953 villages, (i.e.36.94 … Read more 09.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

06.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND CM calls for ‘apna gaon, apna kaam’ in state   Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said that the State will be developed only when the village will be developed and public participation is necessary for this. “If development could only be possible by relying on bureaucracy, the situation of our village would not have … Read more 06.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

01.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND First-of-its-kind workshop held for TB survivors   Tuberculosis (TB) survivors from different parts of Jharkhand met in Ranchi from January 30 to February 1 to take part in a capacity-building workshop. ‘From TB Survivors to TB Champions, Capacity Building Workshop’, was organized by REACH in partnership with the State TB Cell, Jharkhand, and supported … Read more 01.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

31.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND CM assures to act on domicile policy, jpsc, jssc issues   Chief Minister Raghubar Das has dropped sufficient hints for a relook on the domicile policy applicable in11 districts differently than the rest of the State.   Government is a sensible one and ready to listen. It would take an appropriate decision on reservation … Read more 31.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

23.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Mobile vans to take power connections to villages   The Jharkhand Bijli Vitaran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) in an order to expedite its last mile connectivity under the Saubhagya scheme would go for mobile vans stationed in the rural areas of the State.   The vans are to be deployed in good numbers and would … Read more 23.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

12.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND 10 new irrigation projects in offing   The State will soon have 10 new irrigation projects with the initiatives of Chief Minister Ragubar Das, Secretary of Water Resources Department KK Soan has sent a proposal to central Government for 10 big and small irrigation projects for their support. The CM on December 18, 2017 … Read more 12.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs