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    The document summarizes recent current affairs related to Bihar from June 2021. It discusses 1) the release of a LiDAR survey of forests in Bihar and 9 other states by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, 2) two new schemes announced in Bihar to promote entrepreneurship among women and youth, and 3) an agreement signed to implement the 130.1 MW Dagmara Hydroelectric Power Project in Bihar's Supaul district. It also briefly mentions Bihar ranking poorly in sustainability goals according to two reports by CSE and NITI Aayog.

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    The document summarizes recent current affairs related to Bihar from June 2021. It discusses 1) the release of a LiDAR survey of forests in Bihar and 9 other states by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, 2) two new schemes announced in Bihar to promote entrepreneurship among women and youth, and 3) an agreement signed to implement the 130.1 MW Dagmara Hydroelectric Power Project in Bihar's Supaul district. It also briefly mentions Bihar ranking poorly in sustainability goals according to two reports by CSE and NITI Aayog.

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    The document summarizes recent current affairs related to Bihar from June 2021. It discusses 1) the release of a LiDAR survey of forests in Bihar and 9 other states by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, 2) two new schemes announced in Bihar to promote entrepreneurship among women and youth, and 3) an agreement signed to implement the 130.1 MW Dagmara Hydroelectric Power Project in Bihar's Supaul district. It also briefly mentions Bihar ranking poorly in sustainability goals according to two reports by CSE and NITI Aayog.

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    Bihar Specific Current Affairs June 2021

    LiDAR Survey for forest area released for Bihar and 9 other states

    • Prakash Javadekar (Union Minister of Ministry of Environment, Forest, and


    Climate Change) has recently released the LiDAR (Light Detection and
    Ranging) Survey of forests in Bihar and 9 other states.
    • The Survey has been done by WAPCOS Ltd (formerly known as Water and
    Power Consultancy Services Limited) which is a PSU under Ministry of Jal
    Shakti, Government in India at the cost of 18.38 crores for 26 states. The data
    for first 10 states has been released, the data for other states will be released
    soon as well.
    • This is the first time that this technology has been used for forest survey in
    India.
    • The other 9 states whose survey has been released are Assam, Chhattisgarh,
    Goa, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Maharashtra.
    • This survey will aid the officials in identifying areas that require groundwater
    recharge, also, it will help in proper supply of fodder and water in the forest
    areas which will lead to reduction in Human-Animal conflict situations.
    About Bihar:

    Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar

    Governor: Phagu Chauhan

    State Tree: Peepal

    Two new Government schemes announced in Bihar to promote


    entrepreneurship among Youth and Women

    The Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar has virtually released two new schemes to
    promote entrepreneurship among women and youth. The two schemes are
    Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojna (MMUY), Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami
    Yojna (MYUY).

    Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojna (MMUY)

    • Under this scheme an unemployed woman in Bihar state will be provided Rs


    10 Lakh to start a new venture in the form of business or small Industry.
    • Of the 10 Lakh rupees 5 lakh will be provided as subsidy, meaning that this
    amount does not need to be returned by the woman taking the loan. The rest
    5 lakh rupees will be an interest free loan which needs to be returned over a
    period of time.
    Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Yojna (MYUY)
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    • Under Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Yojna, Youths in the state will be provided
    with a loan of Rs 10 Lakh, similar to the Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojna
    (MMUY), to open a small business and venture into entrepreneurship.
    • Under Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Yojna the Rs 10 lakh loan amount will
    provided in two halves, The first 5 lakh will be a subsidy similar to the
    Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojna (MMUY), while the other 5 lakh rupees
    will be a low interest loan (1% interest will be charged), which shall be repaid
    by the individual in multiple long term instalments.
    Note: These schemes will help the broken economy after the pandemic to recover in
    the state, as well as it will provide a great opportunity to the youth and women of the
    Bihar State to begin entrepreneurship, where initial capital prevents them from doing
    so.

    130.1 MW Dagmara Hydroelectric Power Project in Supaul district of Bihar

    • NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) and BSHPC (Bihar State


    Hydroelectric Power Corporation have signed an agreement to implement the
    130.1 MW Dagmara Hydroelectric Power Project on Kosi river in supaul
    district of Bihar.
    • The project will be developed by NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power
    Corporation) under ownership model.
    • The MoU has been signed virtually by NHPC director(projects), Biswajit Basu
    and BSHPC managing director Alok Kumar.
    • The Bihar government will provide a grant of Rs 700 Crores for the capital
    expenditures on the hydroelectric power project.
    • NHPC is a Mini Ratna PSU which is also the largest hydroelectricity
    development organization in the country.

    Bihar among the least prepared states to achieve SDG targets by 2030, State of
    India’s Environment Report, 2021

    • Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released the State of India’s
    Environment Report, 2021. India’s rank has dropped two places from previous
    year, from 115 to 117. The report also states that India is now ranked below
    four south Asian countries: Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
    • Among the states, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh have been
    ranked the best performers who are most likely to achieve the SDG targets.
    While Bihar and Jharkhand were the least prepared states to achieve the
    SDG targets by 2030. Both the states have lagged in SDG 5 and 7 out of 17
    SDG’s.
    Centre for Science and Environment:
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    Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a public interest research and
    advocacy organisation based in New Delhi. CSE researches into, lobbies for and
    communicates the urgency of development that is both sustainable and equitable.

    Founder Director: Anil Kumar Agarwal

    Director General: Sunita Narayan

    NITI Ayog’s SDG India Index 2020-21

    • Niti Ayog (National Institution for Transforming India) has released the third
    edition of SDG India Index Report for 2020-21. It was launched by NITI Ayog
    Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar.
    • The report is titled: “SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020-21:
    Partnerships in the decade of Action”.
    • The index has been designed and developed by NITI Ayog in collaboration
    with Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation and various UN
    Agencies in India.
    State Rankings:

    Kerala has kept its position as the best performer, while Bihar has been adjudged
    the worst performer in the states.

    Union Territories:

    Chandigarh has ranked highest among the union territories followed by Delhi,
    Puducherry. Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has been ranked worst
    performer in the union territories.

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