march 2023

    BIHAR Blame ‘devastated’ primary education system for lowest literacy rate in Bihar: Experts A latest report of the ministry of education describing Bihar with the lowest literacy rate in the country has raised concern over the poor state of education in the state that produces good number of IAS officers and IITians every … Read more

  BIHAR Firm bids Rs 3,000 crore for 6-lane bridge in Patna   S P Singla Constructions Pvt Ltd has emerged the lowest bidder for construction of a proposed six-lane Sherpur-Dighwara bridge on the Ganga river parallel to JP Setu in Patna. The firm has quoted an estimated outlay of Rs 3,012 crore for construction of the … Read more

BIHAR September 30 new deadline for ethanol plants in Bihar’ In a major relief to the companies setting up ethanol units in Bihar, the Centre has extended the deadline for commissioning of the ethanol production plants in the state till September 30, former industry minister and national spokesperson of BJP Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said. Shahnawaz said … Read more

BIHAR ’13 lakh smart prepaid meters installed in Bihar’ State energy minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav announced in the state assembly that the electricity department would hold block-level camps across the state on the second Saturday of every month, where problems of power consumers, including those using power from agriculture feeder, would be resolved. Yadav said … Read more

BIHAR ‘Aquifer mapping to minimize adverse impacts of overexploitation of ground water’ A regional workshop on “National Aquifer Mapping and Management (NAQUIM) Programme- Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha” was organised by Central Ground water Board (CGWB). Union minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Ashwini Kumar Choubey was the chief guest of the occasion. He emphasized for … Read more

  BIHAR Startup culture expanding rapidly in Bihar: Min Twenty-three of 45 startups, which took part in the two-day ‘Bihar Connect’ expo organised by state industries department here have been selected for the next round of evaluation for funding by the investors. The aim of the event was to give entrepreneurs a platform to connect with … Read more

BIHAR Frame school safety policy: Patna HC to govt The Patna high court on asked the additional chief secretary (education) to take a decision for framing school safety policy in Bihar, which had been envisaged by National Disaster Management guidelines, 2016 for every school in the country. The court also directed the state government to take steps to … Read more

BIHAR Investors particpate in meet for startups In an effort to promote the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, the state industries department has organised an investors’ meet — ‘Bihar Connect ’23 — for Bihar startups. Startups from various industries are able to gain exposure and establish connections with investors under one roof, thanks to the industries department and Bihar Connect ’23. … Read more

  BIHAR State closes in on 1 lakh EVs, ranks 8th in country The number of electric vehicles in the state is nearly one lakh. According to data provided by the Union government in Parliament on Wednesday, Gujarat ranks eighth in the country in terms of total number of electric vehicles (EVs). As of March … Read more

BIHAR ‘Seven from Bihar among 50 most polluted cities in world’ Seven cities from Bihar have figured among the 50 most polluted cities in the world, as per the latest 5th annual world air quality report released by Swiss air tracking firm IQAir. Patna, Darbhanga, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Chhapra and Hajipur in Bihar are among the 50 … Read more