April 2021

BIH INTERNATIONAL Inclusive Internet Index Facebook The Economist Intelligence Unit and Facebook released the “Inclusive Internet Index.” According to the index, India ranks 49th in terms of Internet penetration and gender equality in Internet access. Facebook’s Inclusive Internet Index surveyed 120 countries. These countries account for 96% of the global population and 98% of the … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: Rs 216 crore incentive for 3 firms gets cabinet nod The state cabinet on Wednesday gave clearance to the payment of financial incentives to three companies on their combined private capital investment worth Rs 216.90 crore in three separate units for ethanol production, food processing, and a rice mill. Messers Magadh Sugar and … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: Now, buy fresh vegetables from cooperative department’s portal The state cooperative department on Thursday launched a web portal www.tarkaarimart.in to supply locally grown fresh vegetables to the residents of the state capital and East Champaran district. Launching the webportal, cooperative department secretary Vandana Preyasi said the project was preponed to discourage people visiting … Read more

BIHAR Farm labour crunch hits agriculture; industry   The farm labour crunch has hit harvesting season as migrants are making their way back to their native states again fearing another lockdown in the Tricity. Again, factory owners and farmers are grappling with labour crunch. The exodus this time is said to be driven by fear … Read more

BIHAR Control room set up to advise MLAs on Covid In view of the raging coronavirus pandemic in the state, a control room has been set up in the legislative assembly to extend treatment and advisory facilities to present and former MLAs, as well as active and retired employees and officials of the assembly secretariat … Read more

BIHAR Bihar set to procure Covishield from SII In the wake of the Centre allowing the states to buy Covid vaccines directly from the manufacturers, the Bihar government has decided to procure Covishield from Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune, for vaccinating people above the age of 18 from May 1. CM Nitish Kumar has … Read more

BIHAR Bihar shuts all educational institutions   In the light of the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the state, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am, besides authorising all district and block headquarters to impose Section 144 to restrict crowd movement. The government also decided to … Read more

BIHAR HC to Bihar govt: Boost health infra in districts   The Patna high court expressed concern over alarming rise in Covid cases in the state and orally observed that patients are being forced to rush to the state capital from other districts due to lack of medical facilities at healthcare centres.   The court asked state government to … Read more

BIHAR Number of incoming flyers up by 36%, outgoing down by 63% at Patna airport     With the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in Bihar, the number of flyers to other cities from Patna has dipped by 63% in the last two weeks. But the number of passengers flying to Patna has increased by … Read more

BIHAR Farm labour crunch hits agriculture; industry   The farm labour crunch has hit harvesting season as migrants are making their way back to their native states again fearing another lockdown in the Tricity. Again, factory owners and farmers are grappling with labour crunch. The exodus this time is said to be driven by fear … Read more