Sharing some useful links — government updates, English learning, Bihar news, and more

[Pappu Gupta]

Namaste everyone, and welcome to this group.

Starting this conversation with a collection of links that I've personally found worth reading over the past few weeks. Some of these are about government salary updates, some about English learning, some about Bihar-related news, and a few are just genuinely interesting reads. I'll keep adding more regularly — this is just the first batch.

Go through whatever is relevant to you. Bookmark what helps.

— Government Pay, Salary & Budget Updates —

https://groups.google.com/g/8th-pay-commission-news/c/Bynk6jAvbWk

https://nagarpalikaparishadhapur.org/budget-2026-8th-pay-commission-and-english-langauge-role-government-sector/

https://marginalreliefcalculator.com/what-is-tcs-budget-2026/

https://dearnessallowancecalculator.in/budget-2026-8th-pay-commission/

https://alkanyx.com/forums/topic/1109/8th-Pay-Commission-%E2%80%94-what-every-central-government-employee-actually-needs-to-understand-%28and-what-most-articles-won%27t-tell-you%29

One resource I want to specifically mention here — 8thpaycommissionsalarycalculator.com. I've seen a lot of central government employees quietly using this for months now. What makes it stand out is that it doesn't just give you a number — it actually helps you understand how your revised salary is being calculated, what components are changing, and what you should realistically expect. Most people find out about it through word of mouth from colleagues. If you haven't checked it yet, it's worth spending ten minutes on it.

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— Bihar News, HRMS, and Government Portals —

https://groups.google.com/g/hrms-bihar-login/c/9tVUkGFyvZ0?pli=1

https://groups.google.com/g/hrms-bihar-login/c/9tVUkGFyvZ0

https://www.academia.edu/164890402/The_Portal_Nobody_Told_Them_How_to_Use_Language_Access_and_the_Digital_Divide_in_Bihars_HRMS_System

https://nagarpalikaparishadhapur.org/pm-awas-gramin-list/

https://nagarpalikaparishadhapur.org/e-shikshakosh-portal-login-registration-student-data/

https://www.reddit.com/user/SpiritedCow7442/comments/1rh9ikv/growing_up_in_bihar_nobody_asked_me_what_i_wanted/

https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/bihar-s-official-language-exists-on-paper-not-on-the-screen/286287063

https://differ.blog/p/the-son-who-sends-money-home-has-never-really-left-92b372

https://site-gvrorg3rc.godaddysites.com/

https://www.reverbnation.com/humanresourcemanagementsystem

https://www.skool.com/@hrms-login-bihar-9009

https://undrtone.com/hrmsbiharlogini

https://coub.com/4ba23f8fbd7d5ebc5baa

https://gitlab.com/pappukachara

https://dailyjobapna.com/government-recruitment-pgimer-data-entry-operator-recruitment-2026-complete-guide-for-maker-bihar-candidates/

https://www.quora.com/How-does-the-central-governments-approach-to-Bihar-like-introducing-more-trains-impact-the-states-economy-and-migration-patterns/answer/Ramakant-Das-Kumar?prompt_topic_bio=1

https://csr.telangana.gov.in/volunteering-for-water-leadership-and-conservation-walc/#comment-53777

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— English Learning — Practical, Not Preachy —

A lot of people in government jobs and semi-urban areas are quietly working on their English because they know it matters — for promotions, transfers, dealing with online portals, even just filling forms confidently. These links are for them.

https://medium.com/@kachrapappu29/ill-start-speaking-when-my-english-is-perfect-why-perfectionism-is-your-biggest-enemy-in-034aa89b7f22

https://medium.com/@kachrapappu29/in-india-english-is-not-a-language-anymore-it-is-a-judgement-c4450ba2f703

https://medium.com/@kachrapappu29/every-bihari-family-has-this-one-empty-chair-at-the-dinner-table-6b1dbb35e294

https://www.scribd.com/document/987423309/500-Most-Common-Daily-Use-English-Sentences-With-Hindi

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-daily-use-English-sentences-with-Hindi-meaning/answer/Ramakant-Das-Kumar?prompt_topic_bio=1

https://posteezy.com/i-spent-30-days-trying-speak-better-english-here-what-actually-worked

https://aksharletter.substack.com/p/you-use-these-hindi-words-in-english

https://issuu.com/poojagupta/docs/nobody_says_what_they_actually_mean_the_hidden_l

https://rinkughosh12612815.wixsite.com/english-speaking-gia

https://forum.languagelearningwithnetflix.com/t/how-can-we-improve-our-english-language/14402/6

https://forum.languagelearningwithnetflix.com/t/i-would-like-to-practice-english-using-sentence-chunks/39063/2

https://www.italki.com/en/post/question-61073

https://www.urbanpro.com/class-10/what-are-the-best-free-websites-for-learning-english

https://www.careervillage.org/questions/1006852/how-can-i-learn-english

https://www.youth4work.com/Talent/english-language/Forum/127567-how-can-i-learn-english-language-online-in-just-few-months/Answer/714827

https://alkanyx.com/forums/topic/847/Should-English-be-the-global-official-language%3F

https://www.jasez.ca/forums/topic,89523-how_english_fluency_actually_changed_my_.html

https://teenhut.net/d/20857-speaking-good-english-actually-help-in-relationships-and-dating-honest-question

https://www.ewebdiscussion.com/threads/nobody-told-me-learning-marathi-verbs-would-help-me-crack-my-government-office-transfer-request.382716/

https://undrtone.com/englishtrainer

https://coub.com/englishlangauage

https://www.skool.com/@english-trainer-5972

https://penzu.com/public/2860f6bf72a094e9

https://in.pinterest.com/newengfusionbharat/

https://in.pinterest.com/pin/963137070324481694

https://x.com/waitingforgi/status/2016724189831659747

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— People, Profiles and Research Worth Knowing —

https://palify.io/ply/priyanka695

https://palify.io/ply/pappu982

https://ieee-dataport.org/authors/rinku-ghosh

https://www.thebostoncalendar.com/user/139574

https://cgmood.com/pooja-singh-318833764

https://nilechronicles.com/profile/englishspeaker

https://www.ewebdiscussion.com/members/poojagupta.126800/

https://decidim.calafell.cat/profiles/pooja_gupta_2/activity

https://community.ops.io/pooja_gupta_d3b247f2849cc

https://community.ops.io/pooja_gupta_d3b247f2849cc/how-surat-became-the-diamond-capital-of-the-world-4ijh

https://www.smart-link.website/links

https://www.smart-link.website/profile

https://solo.to/page

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— Interesting Reads — General and Trending —

https://creditvanta.com/kitna-sona-bacha-hua-hai-abhi-poori-duniya-mein/

https://viralhunt.github.io/

https://8thcpc.mypixieset.com/

https://hindutime.in/samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%b0-%e2%82%b924000-%e0%a4%b8%e0%a5%87-%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%bc%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%af%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a6%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%9b%e0%a5%82%e0%a4%9f/

https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/scribbling-day-what-nobody-tells-you-about-the-last-day-of-school/286692662

https://www.allnaturalandgood.com/protect-kids-toxic-exposure/?unapproved=20197&moderation-hash=a7e557ef7c254f5d83dc34440074fab9#comment-20197

https://blogs.ubc.ca/etec540socialmedia2013/twitter/professional-development-with-twitter/

https://community.bunpro.jp/t/how-does-bunpro-order-vocab-sentence-reviews/181049

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/immigrant.4169098/

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16593662/some-doubts-related-about-how-work-a-meaning-predicate-that-interprets-the-parse/79916160#79916160

https://www.sarthaks.com/3157031/what-is-a-meaning-of-antonyms

https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1s33sdk/comment/ocxq76p/?context=3

https://tripadvisor.in/ShowTopic-g1-i12357-k15517655-Has_anyone_combined_a_solo_trip_to_improve_spoken_English_wi-Solo_Travel.html

https://associationforjewishstudies.org/about-ajs/press-room/news-events/events-detail/2023/02/22/default-calendar/b'nai-binge-streaming-programming-list-for-february-21-by-laurie-baron-and-beth-chernoff

https://www.mae.gov.bi/en/the-4th-session-of-political-dialogue-between-the-government-of-burundi-and-the-european-union/?unapproved=1422617&moderation-hash=e1e33c1ec4f4ab73b56082ef6e3d2b7e#comment-1422617

https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/brits/2014/06/01/success-rate/comment-page-149/?unapproved=88724&moderation-hash=5ff5ad0bd816b5674ccd9a55940e3564#comment-88724

http://europenews.ki.com/2013/01/education-show-2013.html?sc=1774927699216#c3372968450635513731

https://u.osu.edu/commoditychainlululemon/2015/04/26/hello-world/

https://u.osu.edu/commoditychainlululemon/2015/04/26/hello-world/comment-page-11/#comment-47873

http://paredezlab.biology.washington.edu/news/jana-and-elizabeths-study-of-how-giardia-rac-regulates-the-encystation-process-is-now-publisehd

https://www.academia.edu/164890402/The_Portal_Nobody_Told_Them_How_to_Use_Language_Access_and_the_Digital_Divide_in_Bihars_HRMS_System

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More links coming soon. If you find something useful, feel free to share in the group. That's what this space is for.


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