Saturday, 12 September 2026 · IST · Bihar + National · 9 items · 2 MCQs
Bihar is battling severe floods: 47.33 lakh people across 15 districts are hit as seven rivers breach danger marks, and the state has scaled up boats, NDRF/SDRF teams and relief kitchens. Nationally, India opened the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi and launched DILRMP 3.0 for digital land records, while the Supreme Court affirmed the RBI's powers over co-operative banks and ISRO hot-tested its uprated CE20 cryogenic engine.
Today at a glance — things to remember
Ganga at record high — 47.33 lakh hit across 15 Bihar districts.
18th BRICS Summit opens in New Delhi (Sep 12–13); India's 4th chairship.
Bihar economy at ₹9.92 lakh crore; growth beats the national average.
1,876 boats, 10 NDRF + 27 SDRF teams in Bihar flood relief.
DILRMP 3.0 launched — 14-digit Bhu-Aadhaar for every land parcel.
SC: RBI can supersede co-op bank boards beyond six months.
ISRO hot-tests CE20 cryogenic engine at 220 kN for Gaganyaan.
Institutional backing and a state scheme aim to formalise makhana (fox-nut) farming and raise farmer incomes in the Mithila belt.
Key facts
National Makhana Board (HQ Purnia) drives value-addition & exports.
Mithila Makhana holds a GI tag (2022).
Makhana Vikas Yojana 2026-27 with a ₹476 crore push.
Bihar contributes ~90% of India's makhana output.
Way forward
Cold-chains, seed R&D and branding to move from raw to processed exports.
Concept
GI tag = Geographical Indication (GI Act, 1999); agro-processing & FPOs.
Flow of Bihar's makhana economy: Board HQ at Purnia, GI-tagged Mithila makhana, ₹476-crore Makhana Vikas Yojana, ~90% national share. — StudyForGS
5. 18th BRICS Summit opens in New Delhi
IRBPSC: Prelims + Mains GS-II (International Relations)
Syllabus linkage
Mains GS-II (India & the world, multilateral groupings); Prelims: BRICS members & summits.
Context
India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit, steering the expanded bloc's agenda on resilience, technology and Global-South cooperation.
Key facts
Held in New Delhi, 12–13 September 2026; India's 4th chairship.
Theme: 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation & Sustainability'.
11 full members + 10 partner countries.
The STI track adopted the Chennai Declaration (BRICS GRAIN, AI, quantum).
Way forward
Reform of global institutions, local-currency trade and tech-sharing for the Global South.
Concept
BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa + Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Indonesia; NDB HQ Shanghai.
Mind-map of the 18th BRICS Summit 2026: host India (4th chairship), New Delhi Sep 12-13, 11 members + 10 partners, Chennai Declaration on STI. — StudyForGS
6. SC upholds RBI power over co-operative bank boards
The Supreme Court held that the RBI may supersede a multi-state co-operative bank's board beyond the earlier six-month reading, strengthening depositor protection.
Key facts
RBI may supersede boards beyond six months (within statutory limits).
Flows from the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Aims to curb governance failures in co-operative banks.
Way forward
Uniform prudential norms and faster resolution for co-operative banks.
Concept
RBI's dual control over co-op banks; Art. 141 (SC law binding); DICGC deposit insurance up to ₹5 lakh.
7. DILRMP 3.0 launched for digital land records
POLITYBPSC: Prelims + Mains GS-II (Governance & Land Reform)
Syllabus linkage
Mains GS-II (governance, land reforms, e-governance); Prelims: ULPIN, DILRMP, Bhu-Aadhaar.
Context
The Centre has extended land-records modernisation into a new phase to cut property fraud and ease farm credit.
Bihar GSDP (2024-25) Real growth 8.6% and nominal 13.1% — outpacing the national average; services are 54.8% of GSDP and per-capita income is ₹40,973 (constant prices).
Prelims rapid-fire
Mithila Makhana got its GI tag in 2022; the Board's HQ is at Purnia.
The Kosi is called the 'Sorrow of Bihar'; it rises in Nepal/Tibet.
ULPIN under Bhu-Aadhaar is a 14-digit land-parcel ID.
BRICS' New Development Bank (NDB) is headquartered in Shanghai.
SASCI gives states 50-year interest-free capital-investment loans.
The LVM3 cryogenic upper stage is powered by the CE20 engine.
Practice MCQs — BPSC Prelims pattern
Q1. With reference to the recent Bihar floods, consider the statements: (1) The Ganga at Patna crossed its previous record level. (2) The Kosi rises in the Nepal/Tibet Himalaya. (3) The NDRF alone carries out all rescue in the state. Which are correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Show answer
Answer: A Both SDRF and NDRF operate in Bihar, so (3) is wrong. The Ganga crossed its 2016 record and the Kosi rises in the Nepal/Tibet Himalaya — (1) and (2) are correct.
Q2. 'Bhu-Aadhaar', recently in the news, refers to:
A crop-insurance ID
A 14-digit Unique Land Parcel Number (ULPIN)
A rural job card
A soil-health card
Show answer
Answer: B Under DILRMP 3.0, Bhu-Aadhaar assigns a 14-digit ULPIN to each land parcel for geo-referenced records.
Mains practice question
Q. Recurrent floods in north Bihar are as much a problem of river management as of geography. Discuss with reference to the Kosi and the recent embankment breaches. (BPSC Mains GS-II)
Hint / approach
Cover the Himalayan silt load, rainfall in Nepal, the limits of embankments, the Kosi-Mechi link, and disaster-management reforms.
📌 One-line revision: TODAY: Ganga floods hit 47.33 lakh across 15 Bihar districts • Bihar GSDP ₹9.92 lakh cr • 18th BRICS in New Delhi • DILRMP 3.0 & Bhu-Aadhaar • ISRO CE20 at 220 kN.
