-->The name “Nawada” is believed to have originated from the term “Nau-abad,” meaning “new town.”

-->Historically, this region was referred to as ‘The Eliot Market (Bazaar)’.

-->The district is uniquely divided into two parts by the Khuri River

#BIHARspecial

MSME

- Contribute: 30% to the GDP

- Contribute: 40% to exports

- Woman empowerment: 39% UDYAM Registered MSME are woman owned

#mains2025
#mainsenrichment

PSLV-C62 mission failed on January 12, 2026—second consecutive failure in 6 months.

Third-stage engine faced combustion chamber pressure drop, similar to May 2025 failure (PSLV-C61).

Adhyatmikta Diwas

#CA2026

71st BPSC
Mains from 25th April

--> India : 3rd largest emitter of GHG , Power sector contributing 40%

--> China : Largest emitter of GHG

--> INDIA : 1st time in50 years: coal fired electricity generation saw year on year decline in 2025.

--> Use of AI in governance

--> 1st time proceedings of the houses as well as their official documentation will be made publicly accessible in their entirety --> Accountability and Transparency

--> Linguistic diversity

USA adventurism in Venezuela

Milkvilla Private Limited, founded by Aman Jee, an IIT-Patna alumnus, has introduced a Bluetooth-enabled, app-controlled milk dispensing system that delivers chilled, desi cow milk directly into customers' containers each morning with not a single plastic packet in sight.

Sample Evaluation

Convergence with National Missions
—>Scheme dovetails with NRLM/Lakhpati Didi initiative, aiming to create economically self-reliant women through collective enterprise.
—>Enhances vertical integration between state livelihood missions and central poverty alleviation frameworks.
—>Positions Bihar as a model for women-centric enterprise-driven development.

#BIHARspecial
#GS2mains

-Blue in India emerged as a symbol of resistance against exploitation, first during the Indigo revolt & later in anti-caste movements.

-Indigo blue represented forced cultivation & colonial agrarian oppression, particularly in Champaran.

-Gandhi converted this local agrarian crisis into a moral–political struggle through satyagraha, demonstrating the mobilising power of symbols.

-Ambedkar reclaimed blue politically to signify Dalit assertion, constitutionalism & modern equality.

-Blue under Ambedkar came to represent rationality, non-discrimination & rule of law

-Traditional varna ideology linked colour with social hierarchy, often associating darker shades with lower castes.

-Modern democratic politics reversed this symbolism, transforming blue into a colour of empowerment.

-Blue reflects the constitutional ethos of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.

-Indigo symbolically connects anti-colonial struggle with anti-caste emancipation, showing continuity in India’s resistance history.

#ESSAY

--> Apple and Google partnership
Apple left behind in the AI race where as competitors like Meta amazon and Microsoft invested heavily in AI infrastructure.


--> This also raise concerns about concentration of power.

--> Google as a dominant player providing AI model services to android also. Additionally Google owns chrome

--> Anti trust concerns