MARCH 2022

BIHAR Will make Bihar the capital of startups, says Shahnawaz Hussain   State industries minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said the government was committed to improving the ecosystem for startups in Bihar. He hoped that young entrepreneurs from Bihar will set up ventures in their home state instead of going to places like Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Addressing … Read more

BIHAR Appoint nodal officers to manage functioning of unregistered temples’   The state government has directed the administrative heads of 21 districts to appoint nodal officers to manage the functioning of 1,958 unregistered temples in the wake of ‘large scale irregularities’ over transactions of assets by priests. Instructions have also been issued to furnish revenue … Read more

BIHAR Bihar CM Nitish Kumar hints at giving district status to Barh sub-division   Chief minister Nitish Kumar said Barh, a sub-divisional headquarters in Patna district, would be upgraded as a separate district soon. While interacting with his old associates in the erstwhile Barh parliamentary constituency, which sent Nitish to the Lok Sabha for consecutive five times from 1989 to 1999, the CM … Read more

BIHAR   Draft plan for low-carbongrowth by 2023, says govt   Additional chief secretary of the state environment, forests and climate change department, Dipak Kumar Singh, said a draft plan for low-carbon growth opportunities for all sectors of the state would be prepared by the end of 2023. Addressing a workshop on ‘Low carbon building in … Read more

  BIHAR   Union steel minister invites NRIs to invest in Bihar at Dubai event   Union steel minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh invited global investors as well as NRI businessmen hailing from Bihar to invest in the steel sector of India during the Bihar Investors Meet in Dubai. The minister is leading a delegation in Dubai to showcase … Read more

BIHAR Focus on research work, minister tells IIT-Patna students   Union power and new and renewable energy minister R K Singh said engineering students need to understand the challenges before the country and come forward with solutions for the development of the nation. Launching the three-day workshop on ‘Promotion of research infrastructure and entrepreneurship in science and … Read more

BIHAR Steps being taken to prevent child marriage: Bihar minister State social welfare minister Madan Sahni  said the government was taking all possible steps to curb child marriage in Bihar. The minister, however, added the data for National Family Health Survey 2019-20 was surprising as only 1% reduction was recorded in girl child getting married before 18 … Read more

BIHAR Stress on infrastructural activities & job creation: Bihar finance minister Tarkishore Prasad Deputy CM cum finance minister Tarkishore Prasad said in the legislative assembly on Friday that the government has been working with an integrated vision for an all-around development of the state and its 2022-23 budget reflects the development story. In tune with the same, … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: Nabinagar 3rd unit readyto generate 660MW power   The 660MW third and last unit of Nabinagar Power Generating Company Limited (NPGC) is ready for commercial power generation after successfully completing the 72 hours full load trial run on Sunday. The third unit would supply power to Bihar, UP, Jharkhand and Sikkim. Now the total generation capacity … Read more

BIHAR CM Nitish Kumar promises help to Neera producers CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday said his government would provide grants from the CM Relief Fund to those engaged in the business of Neera production, if the enterprise turned out to be successful. Talking to reporters after addressing his 12th and the last meeting of the social reforms campaign at Madhepura, Nitish said his government … Read more