State PCS - Bihar (BPSC)

• 07 Jun 2025

Canal Bank Solar Power Project

Why in News? 

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the Bikram Lock Canal Bank solar power project in Patna district. 

• This initiative is a part of the state's ‘Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali’ campaign, which promotes renewable and green energy to reduce environmental damage from traditional energy sources. 

Key Points 

• About the Project: The solar power project is located along a 2-kilometer stretch of the main canal at Bikram in Patna. 
  • It has an installed capacity of 2 megawatts and is built on 5.7 acres of land provided by the Water Resources Department. 
  • The project was developed under the RESCO (Renewable Energy Service Company) model, where a private firm (third party) installs, operates, and maintains the system. 

Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali Mission (JJHM) 

• About: 
  • JJHM is an autonomous body registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, functioning under the Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar. 
  • Launched in 2019, it functions under the State Government's control as a multi-stakeholder initiative for climate sustainability and resource conservation. 
  • The Rural Development Department acts as the nodal department for implementing the mission in coordination with multiple government departments. 
  • Its motto is  “Water, Life and Greenery — only then will be Prosperity”. 
• Objectives and Focus Areas: 
  • The mission promotes climate sustainability, water conservation, pollution-free ecosystems, and climate-resilient agriculture.  
  • It encourages renewable energy use, energy conservation, and public climate awareness.  
  • JJHM empowers citizens to build a greener future through targeted, time-bound actions for lasting ecological impact. 
• Key Components (11-Point Agenda): 
  • Repair public water structures 
  • Survey and restore ponds/lakes/wells/steps 
  • Restore public wells 
  • Build wells/check dams near canals/streams 
  • Build check dams in small rivers/hilly areas 
  • Transfer water from surplus to deficit areas 
  • Build rainwater harvesting structures 
  • Improve animal drinking water 
  • Promote alternative crops and modern techniques 
  • Promote solar energy and conservation 
  • Water-Life-Greenery awareness campaign.

50th Anniversary of Sampoorna Kranti

Why in News? 

The 50th anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan's call for Sampoorna Kranti (Total Revolution) was observed recently in Patna.  

Key Points 

• About Sampoorna Kranti:  
  • Launch: On 5th June 1974, Jayaprakash Narayan called for a Total Revolution at Gandhi Maidan, Patna. 
  • Objective: The 1974 movement sought societal reforms to address hunger, corruption, injustice, economic hardship and political oppression. 
  • Impact: United diverse opposition groups in the 1970s to challenge the ruling establishment. 
    • Non-electoral focus and mass movements shaped future political strategies and actions. 
    • The Total Revolution inspired political change, spreading to Delhi and influencing national politics. 
    • Growing unrest from the movement contributed to the declaration of the Emergency in 1975. 

Jayaprakash Narayan 

• He is popularly known as Loknayak, was a revolutionary, political philosopher, and mass leader.  
• He was born in Sitabdiara, Bihar on October 11, 1902, and became a prominent leader in India’s freedom struggle and post-independence democratic revival. 
• Initially influenced by Marxism, he later embraced Gandhian Sarvodaya, focusing on non-violence, village self-reliance (Gram Swaraj), and social reforms. 
• He actively participated in the Indian freedom struggle and later helped form socialist organizations like the Congress Socialist Party and the Praja Socialist Party. 
• In March 1943, JP, along with leaders like Ram Manohar Lohia, Phoolena Prasad Verma, Suraj Narayan Singh, and Yogendra Shukla, formed the Azad Dasta in the Rajvilas forest (Terai region of Nepal). 
  • The Azad Dasta was a revolutionary guerrilla group with the goal of: 
    • Sabotaging British administrative operations to weaken their control. 
    • Destroying communication lines such as telegraphs and railways to disrupt British infrastructure. 
    • Spreading anti-British propaganda to inspire resistance against colonial rule. 
• He played a key role in forming the Janata Party in 1977, advocated for civil liberties and ethical politics, leaving a lasting impact on India’s democratic movements.