BIHAR CURRENT AFFAIRS
DATE :- 12 JUNE, 2019

TOP HEADLINES
  1. A PAINTING EXHIBITION ORGANISED IN THE CITY
  2. 55% OF CHILD LABOUR IN BIHAR
  3. EARTH ANTHEM PREMIERED IN EUROPE
  4. FOUNDATION FOR 500 BED HOSPITAL AT IGIMS

THEIR DESCRIPTIONS
          A PAINTING EXHIBITION ORGANISED IN THE CITY

—       A painting exhibition, THE LAST LEAF was organized in Boring Road recently.
—      The theme for exhibition was THE HOPE OF REINCARNATION.

         55% OF CHILD LABOUR IN BIHAR

    —   Recently state government claimed that it has successfully eradicated child labour from Patna after implementing new provisions and schemes in 2016.
—          Child Labour eradication will be done in collaboration with different agencies including UNICEF.
—          The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 2016 states that children employment below 14 under any condition and employment of adolescents(16-18) in hazardous conditions is prohibited. And if this act is violated, it can lead imprisonment from six months up to two years with fine of Rs.20000- 50000.

3                           EARTH ANTHEM PREMIERED IN EUROPE
—         ABHAY KUMAR, India’s ambassador to Madagascar, penned EARTH ANTHEM which was performed in Europe for the first time on June 7.
    —  It was penned by EARTH ANTHEM in 2008 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

4                          FOUNDATION FOR 500 BED HOSPITAL AT IGIMS
  • Nitish Kumar laid foundation for 500 bed hospital building at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences(IGIMS).
  • Also he said IGIMS would have 2500 beds in the next three years.