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Reservation in prelims not legally valid: Patna High Court
As per an order passed by the Patna High Court which was adjudicating a petition that challenged the preliminary tests results declared by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) for the 53rd to 55th Combined Competitive Examinations (CCE) to recruit gazetted officers across ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
20% of food items are either substandard or contaminated
Records of the Health and Family Welfare Ministry have disclosed that 1/5th (20%) of food items in the market tested by government labs in 2012 were either substandard or contaminated. These food items did not meet the standards set by ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Recognized NABL labs to test mid day meals
Recognized laboratories under the National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (NABL) will collect the samples to test the microbiological presence/absence of e-coli, chemical parameters such as moisture content, fats, proteins and calorific value of the mid day meals. The measure has come after the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Significant decline in percentage of poverty in Odisha and Bihar
As per the recent data, in Odisha the proportion of people below the poverty line (BPL) declined from 57.2% in 2004-05 to 32.6% in 2011-12 which resulted in a decline of 24.6%. In Bihar the proportion of people below the poverty ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
In last 8 years, Poverty level is down by 15% : NSSO
As per the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), the poverty line declined from 37% in 2004-05 to 22% in 2011-12. A significant reduction in poverty levels is a result of high economic growth rates. Between 2005 and 2010, the country’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
‘Major Port of the Year’ award goes to Paradip
Paradip port has been honored with the ‘Major Port of the Year’ award in recognition of its excellent performance in 2012-13. In 2012-13, PPT handled a total of 56.55 million tonnes of traffic, up from 54.25 mt in 2011-12. Also, ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Places in News Current Affairs