Monthly at a glance
- Mon 2 Nov — Bihar paddy procurement opens at MSP ₹2,441; anti-defection row over two independent MLCs; October GST hits ₹2.31 lakh crore
- Tue 3 Nov — Bihar seeks Centre's nod for ₹49,751-crore road projects; Bihar stations mapped on Delhi-Siliguri bullet-train corridor; Navy orders 8 next-gen corvettes
All topics — key facts for revision
2 November 2026
Full notes with diagrams →BIHAR Bihar opens kharif paddy procurement at new MSP through 2,385 PACS
- MSP 2026-27: ₹2,441/qtl (common), up ₹72; ₹2,461/qtl (Grade-A) - approved by the Union Cabinet on 13 May 2026.
- 2,385 PACS + vyapar mandals are purchase centres; Cooperation Minister Ram Kripal Yadav promised a transparent process with accountability for lapses.
- The State has sought a higher procurement target of 50 lakh MT (against 35 lakh MT).
- Two-phase start: North Bihar - 1 Nov; South Bihar - 15 Nov (later harvest).
BIHAR Cyclone Arnab rain hits crops; CM orders damage survey
- Highest 24-hr rainfall: Simri (Buxar) 87.6 mm, Chakki (Buxar) 76.4 mm, Raghunathpur (Siwan) 76.2 mm, Kesath (Buxar) 72.4 mm.
- Highest maximum on 31 Oct: Kaimur 32.7°C; Patna max near 31°C, min near 22°C.
- Residual effect of the cyclone may last till 4 November; normal weather thereafter.
- Officials to identify affected farmers and ensure prompt compensation; festive markets also slowed.
POLITY Anti-defection plea against two independent MLCs who 'joined' BJP
- Para 2(2), Tenth Schedule: an independent member who joins a party after election is disqualified.
- Para 6(1): the Chairman of the Legislative Council decides disqualification questions.
- Article 191(2): a member disqualified under the Tenth Schedule ceases to be a member of the State Legislature.
- Of the 8 seats polled, BJP and JD(U) contested 4 each; BJP won 2, JD(U) 1.
BIHAR CM urges well-off to give up 125 free power units; ₹23,000 cr subsidy
- State spends about ₹23,000 crore a year on power subsidy - about ₹8,000-10,000 per family.
- Student Credit Card: up to ₹4 lakh for higher education; about ₹18,000 crore spent annually (as stated).
- 700 model schools - Saraswati Vidya Niketan - across 534 blocks, enrolling about 3.5 lakh children.
- Vidyarthi Sathi App connects students to a teacher for doubt-solving, reportedly within one minute.
BIHAR JP Ganga Path to be extended 35.65 km from Digha to Bihta
- Length 35.65 km; will link with the Sherpur-Dighwara Ganga Bridge and Digha JP Setu.
- An 11-km Maner-Pareb stretch to be widened to four lanes and integrated.
- Patna-Koilwar travel in about 30 minutes, saving about 1.5 hours.
- Alternative entry for UP-origin traffic to Patna, Saran and Vaishali; connects four districts.
BIHAR Delhi-Guwahati bullet-train corridor approved; Patna on route
- Length about 1,500 km across UP, Bihar, West Bengal and into Assam.
- Delhi-Siliguri journey to fall from about 20 hours to about 6 hours.
- Named stations: Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Patna, Siliguri, Guwahati.
- Patna is the only Bihar station named; fares promised 'well below airfares'.
ECONOMY October GST jumps 22.9% to ₹2.31 lakh crore
- Gross GST ₹2,31,290 crore (+22.9%) vs ₹1,88,125 crore in Oct 2025.
- Domestic revenue ₹1,59,044 crore (+15.8%); imports ₹72,246 crore (+42.2%).
- Refunds ₹27,934 crore (+6.5%); net GST ₹2,03,356 crore (+25.6%).
- Apr-Oct FY27: gross ₹14,77,569 crore (+13.2%), net ₹12,69,486 crore (+12.6%).
DEFENCE DAC clears Project-18A next-generation stealth destroyers
- Estimated cost more than ₹75,000 crore.
- Displacement above 10,000 tonnes - far larger than the Visakhapatnam class (~7,400 t).
- Builder to be chosen by competitive bidding; delivery 5-10 years after contract.
- 82% of DAC-cleared proposals are reserved for domestic industry.
IR India joins Ibero-American Conference as Associate Observer
- Grouping has 22 members: 19 Latin American + Spain, Portugal, Andorra.
- Angola, India and Turkey admitted as new Associate Observers on 24 Sept in New York.
- Conference now has 12 Associate Observers and 20 Consultative Observers.
- Visit marks the India-Spain Dual Year of Culture, Tourism and AI.
SCI-TECH Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper flagged off
- 16 coaches; regular services from 2 and 3 November in opposite directions.
- Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper flagged off on 31 October in Varanasi.
- Sleeper version extends semi-high-speed comfort to overnight long-distance routes.
- First Vande Bharat (chair car) ran New Delhi-Varanasi in 2019.
3 November 2026
Full notes with diagrams →BIHAR Bihar seeks Centre's nod for ₹49,751-crore road projects; Patna-Purnia Expressway leads
- Four projects: ~330 km, ₹49,751 crore combined.
- Patna-Purnia Expressway — 4-lane greenfield, ₹31,987.11 cr; Saristabad/Anisabad-Didarganj 6-lane elevated road (Patna) — ₹8,455.86 cr.
- Varanasi-Ranchi-Kolkata greenfield (Konki-Lerua section) — ₹7,331.40 cr; Gandak bridge (NH-727AA) Manuapul (Bettiah) to Tiwaripatti (UP) — ₹1,976.77 cr.
- Also sought: Gorakhpur-Siliguri and Raxaul-Haldia expressways (Nepal trade, Haldia port link); 4-laning of Muzaffarpur-Barauni (NH-122).
- Six more NH DPRs: 323 km, ₹13,015 cr, incl. Vikramshila Setu approach road.
BIHAR Delhi-Varanasi-Siliguri bullet train: 5 proposed stations across 8 Bihar districts
- 8 Bihar districts under study: Buxar, Bhojpur, Patna, Begusarai, Khagaria, Katihar, Purnia, Kishanganj.
- 5 proposed stations: Buxar, Patna, Begusarai, Khagaria, Katihar; Patna site considered near AIIMS, Phulwarisharif.
- Potential top speed 320 km/h (Shinkansen-type); Patna-Delhi in about 4.5 hours vs 13-15 hours now.
- Union Budget 2026-27 announced 7 new high-speed corridors.
HEALTH 'Healthy Liver, Healthy Bihar': 26 lakh to be screened for fatty liver in 18 months
- Target: ~26 lakh people in 18 months, all 38 districts.
- Delivered via the NCD programme and Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.
- ASHA, ANMs, CHOs and Jeevika Didis for door-to-door awareness.
- ~25,000 health staff to be trained through 150 master trainers; reviews by DMs, Divisional Commissioners and the Health Minister.
POLITY Patna HC: Married woman can't be denied SC quota because her certificate bears husband's name
- Recruitment: BPSC Advt No. 20/2017 — 13 SC seats, 5 reserved for women.
- BPSC had treated her as unreserved since her caste certificate carried her husband's name, not her father's.
- Court: advertisement had no condition requiring the father's name; both father and husband are SC.
- Held: a candidate should not lose legitimate reservation over a technical discrepancy; caste is by birth, a certificate only records it.
BIHAR Sonepur Planning Area expanded to 575 villages across 7 blocks; 20-year master plan
- 575 revenue villages in 7 blocks: Maker, Parsa, Dariyapur, Garkha, Amnour, Sonepur, Dighwara.
- Includes Sonepur Municipal Council and Dighwara Nagar Panchayat.
- Boundaries defined in all four directions, incl. Pahleja near the Ganga.
- Sonepur lies opposite Hajipur/Patna — a natural satellite-town node.
ECONOMY CM urges affluent consumers to give up 125 free power units; subsidy bill ~₹23,000 crore
- Power subsidy: ~₹23,000 crore a year, i.e. ~₹8,000-10,000 per family.
- Bihar Student Credit Card: up to ₹4 lakh for higher studies.
- 700 model schools (Saraswati Vidya Niketans) in 534 blocks, ~3.5 lakh children.
- Vidyarthi Sathi App connects students with a teacher within a minute.
ENVIRONMENT PM sets new goal: 500 GW more non-fossil capacity in 10-11 years
- Non-fossil share already over 50% of installed capacity (Paris goal met in 2025, 5 years early); ~300 GW towards 500 GW by 2030.
- Solar module capacity up from ~2 GW to 200+ GW; cells ~40 GW.
- PM Surya Ghar: 65 lakh+ homes in ~2 years (target 1 crore); KUSUM helps 30 lakh+ farmers.
- Green hydrogen target 50 lakh tonnes by 2030; RE investment to exceed ₹20 lakh crore by 2030.
POLITY Centre notifies VB-G RAM G grievance rules: 15-day resolution deadline
- Complaints to a Grievance Redressal Officer — in person, Speed Post, digital portal or helpline.
- Physical complaints uploaded online within 1 working day; inquiry within 7 days; resolution within 15 days, else escalation.
- Dropped: mandatory FIR on prima facie fraud, ATRs before Gram/District Panchayats, a weekly grievance day.
- Act guarantees 125 days of wage employment per rural household.
DEFENCE ₹53,866-crore deal: Navy to get 8 Next Generation Corvettes from GRSE and GSL
- Total value ₹53,866.50 crore.
- GRSE (Kolkata) to build 5; Goa Shipyard Ltd to build 3.
- Roles: anti-submarine & anti-surface warfare, coastal defence, littoral ops, maritime surveillance.
- Jobs: ~72 lakh person-days in shipyards + ~460 lakh in ancillaries/MSMEs over 10 years.
IR First BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise concludes at Sri Vijaya Puram
- Format: 3-day tabletop phase + 2-day harbour phase.
- Members: India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand.
- Focus: Bay of Bengal maritime security, piracy, HADR, information sharing.
- Bihar link: landlocked Bihar's trade route via Nepal (Raxaul) and Haldia/Kolkata ports ties into BIMSTEC connectivity.
ENVIRONMENT Delhi-NCR: GRAP Stage II invoked as AQI turns 'very poor'; SC allows green crackers for two days
- 'Very poor' AQI = 301-400; Stage II restricts diesel generators, steps up dust control & public transport.
- GRAP has 4 stages: Poor (201-300), Very Poor, Severe (401-450), Severe+ (>450).
- Green crackers (developed by CSIR-NEERI) cut emissions by roughly 30%.
- Bihar link: Patna, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur also see winter AQI spikes.
Prelims rapid-fire — 12 facts
| Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took over as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff on 31 Oct 2026, succeeding AP Singh. |
| Bihar land registry: all 141 registry offices paperless since 17 Aug 2026; Nalanda offices average about 110 digital deeds a day. |
| Pataliputra Sports Complex (Kankarbagh, Patna) gets Bihar's first World Athletics Class-1 400 m, 8-lane EPDM track. |
| Kharif MSP 2026-27: maize ₹2,410/qtl (up ₹10); paddy ₹2,441/qtl. |
| Indigenous 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (Kalpakkam) has achieved first criticality. |
| IDBI Bank employees' unions hold a two-day nationwide hunger strike on 2-3 Nov against the bank's privatisation. |
| Bharat Taxi (cooperative, 'Sarathi-Malik' model) to launch in Bihar by Nov-end — Patna, Gaya, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur; ~2,005 drivers enrolled. |
| 'Fresh Catch' fish kiosks: 100 outlets under Saat Nischay-3; first opened by the CM at Mithapur, Patna; ~₹11 lakh each. |
| Bihar Cabinet (28 Oct): ₹1.99 cr flood-plain zoning study of Kosi, Gandak, Son with NIH Roorkee; 24 dams to be assessed under Dam Safety Act, 2021. |
| Iliana Iotova became Bulgaria's first elected woman President (57.58% in runoff). |
| Manisha Bhanwala won India's first women's gold at the Senior World Wrestling Championships (Astana). |
| Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir is the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India. |
Data points of the period
₹2,31,290 crore
Gross GST collection, October 2026
Up 22.9% year-on-year; import revenue grew 42.2% and net GST 25.6% to ₹2,03,356 crore (official data, 1 Nov 2026).
Up 22.9% year-on-year; import revenue grew 42.2% and net GST 25.6% to ₹2,03,356 crore (official data, 1 Nov 2026).
~₹23,000 crore
Bihar's annual electricity subsidy bill (125 free units for all consumers)
Roughly ₹8,000-10,000 per family per year, as stated by the Chief Minister on 2 Nov 2026. For scale: the state's ₹11,096.55-crore power-network upgrade approved on 28 Oct is less than half of one year's subsidy.
Roughly ₹8,000-10,000 per family per year, as stated by the Chief Minister on 2 Nov 2026. For scale: the state's ₹11,096.55-crore power-network upgrade approved on 28 Oct is less than half of one year's subsidy.
4 practice MCQs — BPSC Prelims pattern
Q1. With reference to the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, consider the following statements: 1. An independent member who joins a political party after election is disqualified. 2. A nominated member may join a political party within six months of taking his seat. 3. The Tenth Schedule was inserted by the 91st Constitutional Amendment. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Show answer
Answer: B
Statements 1 and 2 reflect Para 2(2) and Para 2(3). The Tenth Schedule was inserted by the 52nd Amendment (1985); the 91st (2003) only removed the split exception.
Statements 1 and 2 reflect Para 2(2) and Para 2(3). The Tenth Schedule was inserted by the 52nd Amendment (1985); the 91st (2003) only removed the split exception.
Q2. The Koilwar Bridge (Abdul Bari Setu), which the proposed JP Ganga Path extension will connect to, is built over which river?
- Gandak
- Son
- Punpun
- Kosi
Show answer
Answer: B
The Koilwar Bridge spans the Son between Patna and Bhojpur districts; it opened in 1862.
The Koilwar Bridge spans the Son between Patna and Bhojpur districts; it opened in 1862.
Q3. With reference to the first BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise (Oct-Nov 2026), consider the following statements: 1. It was hosted by the Andaman & Nicobar Command at Sri Vijaya Puram. 2. The BIMSTEC Secretariat is located in Kathmandu. 3. All seven member countries participated. Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Show answer
Answer: B
The exercise was hosted by the Andaman & Nicobar Command with all seven members. The BIMSTEC Secretariat is in Dhaka, not Kathmandu (Kathmandu hosts the SAARC Secretariat).
The exercise was hosted by the Andaman & Nicobar Command with all seven members. The BIMSTEC Secretariat is in Dhaka, not Kathmandu (Kathmandu hosts the SAARC Secretariat).
Q4. Which institution is the technical partner of Bihar's 'Healthy Liver, Healthy Bihar' campaign launched in November 2026?
- AIIMS Patna
- Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi
- IGIMS Patna
- PGIMER Chandigarh
Show answer
Answer: B
ILBS, New Delhi is the technical partner; the drive aims to screen ~26 lakh people above 30 in 18 months across all 38 districts.
ILBS, New Delhi is the technical partner; the drive aims to screen ~26 lakh people above 30 in 18 months across all 38 districts.
Mains practice questions
- Decentralised paddy procurement through PACS is meant to ensure MSP for Bihar's small farmers. Examine its achievements and the challenges that remain. (BPSC Mains GS-II, ~38 marks)
- Expressways and high-speed rail can change Bihar's growth trajectory, but geography and land issues pose challenges. Discuss with reference to recent proposals. (BPSC Mains GS-II, ~250 words)
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