FEB 2022

BIHAR Sushil Modi invites UAE entrepreneurs to invest in Bihar   The state government is to bring new textile, leather, logistics and export-oriented policies soon to provide opportunity to the entrepreneurs in the UAE and other Gulf countries to invest in Bihar, Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi (SuMo) said in Dubai.   Speaking at an ‘Ease of Doing Business’ meet … Read more

BIHAR ‘Bihar’s economy grew 2.5% in 1st Covid year’ While the economic slowdown following the severe Covid-19 pandemic hit the country’s economy during 2019-20 and 2020-21 leading to its shrinkage by 7.5%, Bihar’s economy, in contrast, grew by 2.5% in 2020-21, according to the state’s Economic Survey Report (ESR) for 2021-22 tabled in the assembly by deputy … Read more

BIHAR Bihar first state to provide Rs 4 lakh each to next kin of Covid victims, says CM Nitish Kumar CM Nitish Kumar said Bihar is the first state in India which began providing financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh each to the next kin of the persons who died due to Covid-19. Addressing a public meeting as part … Read more

  BIHAR First waterbird census on in Bihar The first-ever count of waterbirds in the wetland areas is being conducted in Bihar from February 16 to 26. State forest, environment and climate change department and the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) are jointly conducting the ‘Asian Waterbird Census’, an annual survey of waterbird species, in order to … Read more

BIHAR Nitish Kumar says his government is committed to hold caste-wise census in Bihar Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said his government was committed to conduct caste-based census in the state, but he wanted to take consent of all political parties before taking a formal decision to begin the caste-wise headcount. He also hinted that the process for the caste-census in … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar’s native languages being pushed to oblivion   Ever-increasing use of Hindi and English in official, commercial and academic transactions has taken a toll on the growth of most native languages of the state. Even though some of these languages are spoken by millions of people, they are yet to get official recognition. … Read more

BIHAR February 15: Bihar ShahidDiwas Recently, Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar announced that, February 15 would now be commemorated as “ShahidDiwas”. February 15 would be commemorated as ShahidDiwas, in the honour of 34 freedom fighters who were killed by police 90 years ago, in Tarapur town in Munger district of Bihar.   These freedom fighters … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar procures 44.91 lakh MT paddy against target of 45 lakh MT for current Kharif marketing season  Bihar made a record procurement of 44.91 lakh metric ton (MT) paddy against the target of 45 lakh MT in the Kharif marketing season 2021-22. This year, Bihar remains short of only 9 thousand MT of paddy in achieving … Read more

  BIHAR H5N1 bird flu Outbreak in Patna & Maharashtra According to World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), India reported an outbreak of highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry research farm in state of Bihar. In similar incident, state administration of Maharashtra also confirmed on February 17, 2022, that poultry birds at … Read more

  BIHAR Medical university to start functioning soon: Bihar minister Health minister Mangal Pandey  said a full-fledged medical university will start functioning from the next academic session in Bihar. Pandey told this newspaper that the state cabinet has already sanctioned the posts of vice-chancellor (VC), pro-VC, registrar, examination controller, and other officials along with those of secretarial … Read more