** How many personalities from Bihar have been honored with Padma Awards 2025?

Seven

• Bihar Kokila Sharda Sinha has been awarded Padma Vibhushan in the field of art, Sushil Kumar Modi has been awarded Padma Bhushan in the field of public work and late Acharya Kishore Kunal has been awarded Padma Shri in the field of civil service posthumously.
• Apart from this, Bhim Singh Bhavesh, a resident of Arrah, has been given the Padma Shri Award 2025 for social work. At the same time, Nirmala Devi, a resident of Bhusara in Muzaffarpur, has been given the Padma Shri Award for Sujani Art.
• Hemant Kumar has received Padma Shri in Medicine. Vijay Nityananda Surivar Ji Maharaj was given the Padma Shri Award.

Which is the most common tree species in urban areas of Bihar, as per the forest survey?

Mango

• The 2024 Bihar Forest Report highlights mango trees as a common species in urban areas, along with Sal, Shisham, and Cedrela Toona.
• The state government is actively promoting tree planting and agroforestry initiatives to enhance tree cover across Bihar. 

According to the report of January 2025, what is the position of Bihar in the whole country in the survey of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana?

First

• In Bihar, a survey of more than 80 thousand families has been completed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin.

• Uttar Pradesh was at second place and Madhya Pradesh at third.
• Survey work started from January 10th.

** Who is appointed as the new Acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court?

Justice Ashutosh Kumar

• Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Sujoy Paul were appointed as Acting Chief Justices of Patna and Telangana High Courts respectively.
• Ashutosh Kumar was appointed after Chief Justice of Patna High Court Vinod Chandran was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court.

** Who won the bronze medal in the Senior Men’s Singles category at the 9th National Lawn Bowls Championship?

Chandan from Munger

• Chandan Kumar Singh of Bihar brought laurels to Bihar by winning the bronze medal in Senior Men’s Singles in the 9th Senior & 5th U-25 National Lawn Bowls Championship held in Delhi.
• Lawn ball bronze medalist Chandan Kumar Singh is originally a resident of Supaul Jamua village of Sangrampur block of Munger district.

In which district has Bihar’s first plastic waste management institute started?

Bhagalpur

• CIPET Bhagalpur has become the 49th plastic institute of the country.
• Union Health and Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister JP Nadda has inaugurated the Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET) Bhagalpur and the state’s first Plastic Waste Management Center in Bhagalpur, Bihar through online medium.

** Who was crowned Miss Bihar 2024 organized by Roof foundation and ocean vision?

Aishwarya

• The event was organized by Icebreaker Ocean Vision Pvt. Ltd.
• Shreya Shanker from Helping Human Infrateck Pvt. Ltd. presented the title, with support from Roof Foundation’s social activity.
• Anushka was declared the first runner-up.

** What announcement did Chief Minister Nitish Kumar make during the second phase of the Pragat Yatra in Gopalganj?

Construction of a four-lane road from Bankarpur to Dumria ghat

• A four-lane road will be constructed from Bankarpur in Saran, Bihar to Dumriaghat in Gopalganj.
• During the Pragati Yatra, the Chief Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 72 schemes in Gopalganj district at a cost of about Rs 140 crore.