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Bihar Current Affairs July 2019

1. Fagu Chauhan was sworn in as the 29th Governor of Bihar

Note: Fagu Chauhan was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of
Patna High Court Amreshwar Pratap Shahi at the Raj Bhavan in Patna.

2. Motihari- Amlekhgunj petroleum pipeline

• Indian Ambassador has said Motihari- Amlekhgunj petroleum

pipeline has been successfully completed by India.
Related Information
About pipeline
• It is 69-kilometre long petroleum pipeline which runs from Motihari in
Bihar to Amelkhgunj in Nepal.
• It will ensure smooth, cost-effective and environment-friendly supply of
petroleum products to Nepal.
• It will also help in tackling the oil storage problem in Nepal and doing
away with the transportation of petroleum products through tankers.

3. What data from Census 2011 show on migrations

• Census 2011 data on migration released recently show Maharashtra had

more migrants from Madhya Pradesh than from Bihar, and Gujarat had
almost double the number of migrants from Rajasthan than from Bihar.
• Over 45.58 crore Indians were found to be “migrants” for various reasons
during the enumeration exercises of Census 2011.
• The previous Census (2001) had recorded the number of migrants at 31.45
crore — more than 30% lower than the 2011 figure.
• According to the website of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner,
India, “When a person is enumerated in Census at a different place than
his/her place of birth, she/he is considered a ‘migrant’.”
• Migration data began to be collected with the Census of 1872.

4. 5th Dharma-Dhamma Conference was held in Rajgir

• 5th Dharma-Dhamma Conference was held in Rajgir, Bihar from 27-28

July 2019.

5. Bihar Government launches drive to make Bihar anaemia-free

• Health Minister of Bihar launched the ' Anaemia Mukt Bihar ' campaign at
Kanya Madhya Vidyalaya in Gardanibagh.
• The campaign is organised by State Health Society (SHS) with technical
support from UNICEF, is aimed at bringing down anaemia cases in the
state by 15% by 2022.

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• As per national family health survey-4 (NFHS-4) conducted in 2015-16,

63.5% children in Bihar are anaemic against the national
average of 58%.
6. Drinking water in 11 districts of Bihar under ‘Neer Nirmal Pariyojana’
by March 2020

• Eleven districts of Bihar are likely to get clean drinking water supply by
March 2020 under ‘Neer Nirmal Pariyojana’, which is a World Bank-funded
project.
• The scheme was launched in UP, Bihar, Assam and Jharkhand.
• The project started in Bihar in October 2017 with an estimated cost of
Rs1606 crore.

7. Beltron to develop IT Park at Bihta, Patna

• Bihar State Cabinet approved a proposal to make Bihar State Electronic

Development Corporation Limited (Beltron), an executive branch of the
State Department of Information Technology (IT), the nodal agency for the
proposed IT Park in Bihta.

8. Nabinagar super thermal power project in Aurangabad district

• Nabinagar super thermal power project in Aurangabad district started

production of 660MW electricity form its first unit.

9. By 2041, Bihar is set to become the second most populous state

• Its population increased by 25.42% in 2001-11 and is now set to become the
second most populous state, surpassing Maharashtra by 2041, with an estimated
population of 15.34 crores.
• The total fertility rate (TFR) of Bihar, which is the child per woman, also remains
the highest in the country at 3.3 compared to the national average of 2.3.