Bihar State PCS

• 16 Oct 2023

Three New Power Sub Stations will be Constructed in Bihar

Why In News?

According to information received from the media on October 15, 2023, three new power substations (PSS) will be constructed at a cost of about Rs 37 crore in Vaishali, Begusarai and Biharsharif to ensure uninterrupted and quality power supply in Bihar.

Key Points:

• The three power substations (PSS) will have two power transformers of 10-megawatt (MVA) capacity each. Along with this, Rs 46 crore will be spent on connecting power sub-stations with newly built grids in half a dozen districts.
• According to the power company, the GIS-based PSS will be constructed at a cost of Rs 14.73 crore at Ram Chandrapur (Biharsharif) Super grid Campus in Nalanda district.
• The new PSS will be set up at a cost of Rs 10.032 crore in the grid campus of Vaishali block itself. At the same time, a new sub-station has been approved at lakhanpur village of Bhagwanpur block in Begusarai district at a cost of Rs 11.98 crore.
• It may be noted that the power companies have built many new grids in view of the increased demand for electricity. Now those grids are being connected to the old power substations, so that they can be saved from being overloaded. With this, 24-hour uninterrupted and quality power supply will be provided to the concerned areas to the establishments like hospital, sub-divisional court and sub-divisional court and sub-jail Paliganj.

Agreement for Academic Cooperation Between French Institute and IIT Patna

Why In News?

On October 14, 2023, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for academic cooperation was signed between IIT Patna and the Institute National Polytechnique de Toulouse (Toulouse INP), France. The MoU is aimed at improving symbiotic relations between the two institutions.

Key Points:

• The MoU was signed by Prof. T.N. Singh, Director, IIT Patna, Dr. Asif Iqbal, Associate Dean, Resources, IIT Patna, Dr. Raju Halder, Associate Professor (CSE), IIT Patna and Prof. Pascal Moussivan, Vice President, International Relations, Université Dentulous, France.
• The MoU was signed by the two institutes to jointly conduct exchange of academic, administrative staff and students for various short-term programmes on subjects of mutual interest.
• In addition, it will promote a wide range of research to each other's faculty/students/scholars. It was agreed to invite training/educational programmes to address the problems involved and challenging.
• With this, IIT Patna will move forward in the field of effective research and quality education. India and France have long shared cultural, trade and economic ties.