🕸️According to the 88th and 89th joint meetings of the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC), Credit deposit ratios vary across all 38 districts.

🕸️Purnia tops the list followed by Araria, East Champaran, and Kishanganj.

🕸️Munger ranks lowest, followed by Bhojpur, Jehanabad, Lakhisarai, Gopalganj, and Patna.

🕸️Bihar’s CD ratio stands at 58.71% in the fiscal year 2023-24.

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Dumraon Gharana -
🕸️Dhrupad traditions of Bihar Dumraon gharana is an ancient tradition of dhrupad music nearly 500 years old.

🕸️This gharana flourished under the patronage of the kings of Dumraon Raj when it was founded.

🕸️The Drupad style (vanis) of this gharana is Gauhar, Khandar, and Nauharvani.

🕸️The founder of this gharana was Pt. Manikchand Dubey and Pt. Anup chand Dubey. Both artists were awarded by Mugal Emperor Shahjahan.

🕸️Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan who also belonged to the Dumraon Gharana tradition. He usually played Shahnai in Dhrupad style.

🕸️Famous living singers of Dumraon Gharana (Buxar) include Pt. Ramjee Mishra, a representative of Dumraon Gharana.

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🕸️Recently, on World Environment Day, the Nagi and Nakti Bird Sanctuaries in Bihar have been recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

🕸️This brings the total number of such wetlands in India to 82.

🕸️Both the bird sanctuaries are built on human-made
wetlands primarily developed for irrigation through the construction of the Nakti Dam.

🕸️Both sanctuaries were designated as Bird Sanctuaries in 1984 due to their importance as wintering habitats for migratory species.

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🕸️The Revenue and Land Reforms Department of Bihar launches Parimarjan Plus portal to rectification in land documents.

🕸️Parimarjan plus portal has been established to help speed up this work by facilitating Raiyats to file an online request for necessary correction of Jamabandi record with the department.

🕸️This portal gives facility to view Jamabandi records from all 534 anchals of Bihar has become available to citizens at the departmental portal.

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Russian Army wears 'Made in Bihar' boots

🕸Hajipur city in Bihar is manufacturing safety shoes for the Russian Army. "

🕸Their requirements are that shoes should be lightweight, slip-resistant, have special features in the sole, and withstand extreme weather conditions like -40 degrees Celsius.

🕸The main interest is to generate local employment.

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India's most advanced port, Vizhinjam port in Kerala has received its first cargo ship 'San Fernando'.

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Bengaluru-based startup Pixxel Space plans to mine asteroids for building settlements in space

Pixxel Space plans to launch six hyper-spectral satellites later this year as part of its constellation to map the Earth in greater detail.

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Festival Festival related areas

🕸Vaikasi Visagam 2024 – Tamil Nadu

🕸Saga Dawa Festival – Sikkim

🕸Matatirtha Aunsi Utsav – Nepal

🕸Thrissur Pooram – Kerala

🕸Biscuit Jatra Festival – Nepal

🕸Longte Yulo Festival – Arunachal Pradesh

🕸Apricot Blossom Festival – Ladakh

🕸Shigmotsav 2024—Goa

🕸Dol Jatra Festival – West Bengal

🕸Gorsam Kora Festival – Arunachal Pradesh

🕸Herath Festival – Jammu Kashmir

🕸Chapcharkut Festival – Mizoram

🕸Flower Festival 2024'— New Delhi

🕸International Gita Mahotsav 2024—Colombo, Sri Lanka

🕸Harela- Uttarakhand

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Agriculture related initiatives-👇
▪ National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
▪ Mission Organic Value Chain Development in North East Region (MOVCDNER) 
▪ National Sustainable Agriculture Mission
▪ Traditional Agricultural Development Scheme (PKVY)
▪ Agroforestry Sub-Mission (SMAF)
▪ National Agricultural Development Scheme
▪ Agristack
▪ Digital Agriculture Mission
▪ Unified Farmers Service Platform (UFSP)
▪ National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A)
▪ Prime Minister ‘NaMo Drone Didi’ scheme
▪ Climate Responsive Agriculture (CRA)

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