August 2021

BIHAR Special postal cover on Sikki art released in Darbhanga With a view to going ‘vocal for local’, a special cover on Sikki grass products was released at the Postal Training Centre in Darbhanga. Such special postal covers were necessary for making the traditional products of Bihar popular at the national level. The special cover would help … Read more

BIHAR Railways plans to build MEMU terminal on Hardinge Park land in Patna The ambitious plan of the railways to build a mainline electric multiple unit (MEMU) terminal on the Hardinge Park land in Patna on the pattern of Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is likely to gain momentum with the Patna high court recently allowing the state government … Read more

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 43 spinning-weaving training centres for women soon: Bihar industries minister Altogether 43 new centres are to be set up in the state to impart three months’ training in spinning and weaving cotton-khadi and silk yarn to women and girls to make them economically self-reliant. The minister said more khadi malls like the one at … 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   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 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 Education department targets to increase Bihar’s GER to 30% The education department has launched an intensive drive to enhance the state’s gross enrolment ratio (GER) from 14.5% to 30% by the end of the decade. The state’s GER would be equal to the national average (27.1%) soon as “the results of the sincere efforts … 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

BIHAR Nitish government likely to conduct caste census on its own Bihar’s Nitish Kumar government is likely to conduct a caste-based census in the state on its own expense, say ruling Janata Dal-United leaders. The leaders said that Nitish Kumar has a clear stand on this issue, and is waiting for the Centre’s response on … Read more