How many crores has Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav announced to spend for the development of rail facilities in Bihar in the financial year 2025-26?

10066 crores

• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Sunday announced that the government is investing Rs 95,566 crore for the development of railways in Bihar.
• He also informed that Rs 10,566 crore will be spent on rail network and passenger facilities in Bihar in the next financial year. This has been provided in the latest budget.
• Work worth about Rs 90,000 crore is going on for the development of railway projects in Bihar. Out of these, work is going on on 57 projects of 5346 km of new line/doubling and gauge conversion at a cost of Rs 86456 crore.

On which theme was the Bihar Police Week 2025, organised from 22 to 27 February, based?

Cyber ​​security

• The major focus of Bihar Police Week 2025 is on cyber security, with the main objective being to educate officers on cyber laws.
• All 1200 police stations, districts and subdivisions of the state were connected through video conferencing, ensuring simultaneous training and communication across the state.

** Whose novel ‘Lado’ written in folk language Bhojpuri was launched on 06 February 2025 at the World Book Fair in New Delhi?

Dr. Bhavana

• World Book Fair 2025 was organized at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi from 01 to 09 February 2025.
• During this, an important novel ‘Lado’ written by Dr. Bhavana in folk language Bajjika was released on 06 February at the book fair.
• Bajjika language is spoken in the northwestern part of Bihar, especially in Sitamarhi, Shivhar, Muzaffarpur and Vaishali districts of Tirhut division.

** What is the primary objective of Bihar’s Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign?

To make Bihar filariasis-free by 2027

• Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda launched the Annual Nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Campaign for Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) Elimination through a video conference.
• The campaign covers 111 endemic districts across 13 states with door-to-door administration of filaria prevention medications.

In which district of Bihar has Dev Surya Mahotsav been organized recently?

Aurangabad

•  A three-day (4 to 6 February 2025) Dev Surya Mahotsav was organized at the world famous Surya Mandir Dev in Aurangabad district of Bihar.
• This is the first Surya temple in the country, where the main door of the temple is towards the west.
• It is said about the temple that this temple must have been built between the sixth or eighth century. There are legends about this temple that it was built by Lord Vishwakarma.

** Where did Bihar Tourism and Industry Minister Nitish Mishra participate in the Investors Meet and Greet organized on 11 February 2025?

London

• Bihar Industry Minister Nitish Mishra attended the Investors Meet & Greet organised by Bihari Connect UK and Bihar Foundation in Hounslow, London.
• The objective of this program organized by Bihari Connect UK and Bihar Foundation was to promote industrial investment in Bihar and to connect the overseas Bihari community with the development plans of the state.

** Which venue will host the Sepak Takraw World Cup 2025 in Bihar?

Patliputra Sports Complex

• Bihar is hosting this World Cup for the first time. 
• Twenty countries including India are taking part in the six-day event which is being held at Pataliputra Sports Complex Indoor Stadium in Kankarbagh the state capital.