August 2021

BIHAR Ganga continues to show receding trend in Bihar The state water resources department (WRD) heaved a sigh of relief as contrary to forecasts, no moderate or heavy rainfall occurred in the catchment areas of the north Bihar rivers in Nepal and Bihar. Meanwhile, the Ganga was flowing below the danger level at Digha and Gandhi Ghat … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar edu dept to conduct survey to upgrade schools   With a view to provide adequate infrastructure and other facilities, the state education department has directed the officials concerned to take stock of the physical status in higher secondary and secondary schools and create a database. There are 9,361 higher secondary and secondary … Read more

BIHAR Bihar govt okays Rs 598 crore for alternative approach road to J P Setu   The state cabinet on sanctioned Rs 598.10 crore for the construction of 12.409km of approach road as an alternative route to the Sonepur-Digha Ganga rail-cum-road bridge (J P Setu) from the Sonepur side. The proposal was moved by the road construction … Read more

BIHAR 1.32 lakh mosquito nets allotted to Bihar districts Health minister Mangal Pandey said on Monday that all preparations had been made to tackle dengue in the state and 1.32 lakh medicated mosquito nets allotted to different districts.   All government health facilities have been put on alert and district hospitals directed to create five-bed wards to … Read more

BIHAR Only 3% labourers got jobs under MNREGS in Bihar in 2014-19: CAG Bihar’s Nitish Kumar government managed to gave only 3 per cent employment to labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme between 2014 to 2019, the Comptroller and Auditor General said in a report. As per the report, there were … Read more

BIHAR De-centralised biomedical waste incinerator opened in Buxur he waste incinerator would be useful at a time when the problems associated with handling and disposing biomedical waste are exacerbated due to the Covid-19 pandemic in small towns and villages that do not have access to central biomedical waste treatment facilities. This is a pilot project … Read more

BIHAR   Only 3% labourers got jobs under MNREGS in Bihar in 2014-19: CAG Bihar’s Nitish Kumar government managed to gave only 3 per cent employment to labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme between 2014 to 2019, the Comptroller and Auditor General said in a report. As per the report, there … Read more

BIHAR Tag Garuda with GPS Trackers Bihar has decided to tag the greater adjutant storks domestically recognised as ‘Garuda’ with GPS trackers to screen their motion as part of efforts to conserve them.   Key Points: Scientific Name: Leptoptilos dubius The increased adjutant belongs to member of the stork family, Ciconiidae. There are nearly 20 … Read more

BIHAR Laggard Bihar ranks 4th among states in providing tap water in rural areas   Bihar has emerged as one of the top performing states in terms of providing safe drinking water through taps, with 87 per cent of its rural households having access to the amenity, a key aide of chief minister Nitish Kumar said … Read more

BIHAR Six years on, central university at Vikramshila site yet to take shape The announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi almost six years ago regarding establishment of a central university at the historic site of Vikramshila University in Bhagalpur is yet to take shape. The central government had also allocated Rs 500 crore for the purpose. … Read more