april 2023

  BIHAR No funds’ for Central scholarship for SC/STs, Nitish govt raises aid for OBC-EBC students At a time when Bihar’s ruling coalition is trying to sharpen its caste strategy to take on the BJP’s Hindutva agenda, it has raised the annual scholarship amount for students from Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Extremely Backward Classes … Read more

  BIHAR Action plan ready to curb air pollution in Bihar  In a bid to protect people from the hazards of air pollution, the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB), in collaboration with the World Bank, will launch a five-year state action plan next month. Track the pollution level in your city The move is aimed at … Read more

BIHAR NOU inks pact with Patna University In a significant development, Nalanda Open University (NOU), the only university of the state imparting higher education through distance mode, on Monday signed an MoU with Patna University with a view to promoting quality education and research. The MoU was signed by the registrars of both the universities in the … Read more

BIHAR Boost for radio connectivity in remote areas as Bihar gets nine FM transmitters Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated 91 FM transmitters across the country. The 100Watt capacity transmitters have been installed in 84 districts across 18 states, including Bihar and two Union Territories. The 100Watt capacity transmitters were inaugurated at nine places in the state, which are … Read more

  BIHAR All eyes on Bihar caste census With the second phase of the caste based census underway in Bihar, the people of the state are starting to analyse its positives and negatives. The ‘intellectual community’ believes that it has some loopholes like the sub-castes in the Extremely Backward Class (EBC), Other Backward Castes (OBC), … Read more

BIHAR PM Awas Yojana : 2.21 lakh beneficiaries get notices in Bihar The rural development department (RDD) has served ‘white’ and ‘red’ notices on 2.21 lakh beneficiaries of the PM Awas Yojana (gramin) in the state for not constructing pucca houses allotted under the scheme even though the money required for the purpose had been released into … Read more

  BIHAR   Nutri gardens in Bihar govt schools to make midday meal healthy In a unique initiative, the state education department has introduced the concept of nutrition garden or nutri garden in some of the government schools. The move is aimed at preventing malnutrition among children, sensitizing them about the importance of healthy food … Read more

BIHAR   As Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve nears capacity, authorities plan to relocate ‘additional’ tigers   As the big cat population has substantially increased at Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran, the authorities are exploring the possibility of relocating “additional” tigers to other reserve forests in different parts of the country. The state’s environment, forest and … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: ‘Rapid urbanisation sans greenery contributing to rise in heat’ Several parts of the state, including Patna and Gaya, are experiencing punishing heatwave with mercury crossing the 40°C mark. Experts said heatwave has been occurring for shorter duration for the last couple of years, which is a major cause for concern. They attributed climate change and … Read more

BIHAR 2 lakh new teachers to be recruited this year: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said more than 2 lakh new schoolteachers would be appointed in the state this year and his government would also enhance “income” of the already employed (niyojit) teachers across the state. The state has nearly 4 lakh … Read more