In which university of Bihar will Bihar’s first Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence i.e. AI be established?

Magadh University

• Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence will be established in Magadh University.
• It will be implemented after the DPR prepared by IIT Patna.
• The initiative aims to promote cutting-edge artificial intelligence research and inter-disciplinary collaboration at the university.

What is the mineral revenue of Bihar in 2024-25?

₹ 3569 crore

• Bihar has raked up a whopping Rs 3,569 crore as revenue from sand mining for the financial year 2024-25.
•  It is a hefty amount for a state that is known for a scarcity of natural resources. The government claimed that the achievement was possible due to the crackdown on the sand mafia.

** How much amount of honorarium has been announced by the Bihar government to be given to the families of the martyrs who were martyred under Operation Sindoor?

50 Lakh

• 69 proposals were approved in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on 16 May 2025.
• The Bihar government has decided to give an honorarium of Rs 50 lakh to the families of the state’s warriors martyred under Operation Sindoor.
• The responsibility of issuing birth and death certificates in the state has been entrusted to the Panchayat Secretaries at the rural level.

** Britain’s Royal Mint has issued a coin in the name of which Bihar district in honor of George Orwell on the occasion of his 75th death anniversary?

Motihari in East Champaran

• The great English novelist George Orwell was born on June 25, 1903 in Motihari, Bihar.
• The coin reflects Orwell’s deep connection to the themes of truth, power and secrecy and serves as a tribute to his lasting influence on literature and global discourse.

Who has been honoured with Dr.
Krishnadev Upadhyay Bhojpuri Sahitya Samman-2025?

Dr. Sunil Kumar Pathak

• Dr. Sunil Kumar Pathak, a litterateur from Bagaura village of Siwan, will be honoured with the Krishnadev Upadhyay Bhojpuri Sahitya Samman-2025 for his contribution to Bhojpuri Samiksha.
• This honour will be conferred by Jeevanoday Shiksha Samiti, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) at the annual function of the Samiti to be held in Ghazipur on 22-23 August 2025.

** Where will Bihar’s first concrete dam be built?

Jamui

• Bihar’s first concrete dam will be built in Jamui under the Barnar Reservoir Project, for which a tender of Rs 2579 crore has been issued.
• This project, pending for 37 years, will irrigate 23000 hectares of land in Sono, Jhajha, Gidhaur and Khaira blocks.

** Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Bihar State Minority Commission?

Ghulam Rasool Baliyavi

• Shailendra Kumar has been named chairman of the ST Commission, while the Minority Commission is now headed by JDU’s Ghulam Rasool.
• The Mahadalit Commission is chaired by JDU leader Manoj Kumar, son of its founding chairman Vishwanath Rishi.

Recently, a project worth how many crore rupees has been approved by the Bihar government to deal with the problem of floods?

4415 crores

• The Bihar government has approved a security and irrigation modernization project worth Rs 4415 crore.
• In this, 30% of the amount will be taken as a loan from the state government and 70% from the World Bank.
• An app called ‘Befikr’ has been launched on 10 May 2023 in the direction of adopting the latest technology to reduce the impact of floods and droughts in Bihar.