May 2021

BIHAR Bihar CM launches ‘HIT Covid App’ to ensure regular tracking, monitoring of home isolated patients Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Monday launched an exclusive mobile App to ensure regular monitoring and tracking of all those covid-19 patients who are in home isolation across the state. The App has been named as ‘HIT Covid App’. … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: 15 lakh farmers benefited from e-Kisan chaupal In a bid to sensitise the farmers about the modern techniques, the ‘e-Kisan Chaupal’ launched by Bihar Agricultural University (BAU) has already benefited 15 lakh of them in the past three months, vice-chancellor (in-charge) Ravindra Kumar Sohane said. Apart from imparting modern techniques on farming, BAU … Read more

BIHAR Bihar govt encourages people to install indoor plants for fresh oxygen In an attempt to help those worried about oxygen scarcity amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the Bihar government on Friday launched a campaign to encourage installation of oxygen-giving indoor plants. Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bihar launched the campaign … Read more

BIHAR Bihar education department releases digital study materials for schoolkids As the schools in Bihar are closed owing to rise in Covid-19 cases in the second wave, the state education department  released online study material on newly launched e-Library of Teachers and Students (e-LoTS) mobile application and web portal to ensure continuous learning for kids … Read more

BIHAR Farm labour crunch hits agriculture; industry The farm labour crunch has hit harvesting season as migrants are making their way back to their native states again fearing another lockdown in the Tricity. Again, factory owners and farmers are grappling with labour crunch. The exodus this time is said to be driven by fear of … Read more

BIHAR Bihar farmer cultivates a vegetable that costs Rs 1 lakh per Kg Hop Shoots are one of the costliest crops from all around the world. As per the reports, Amresh Singh, a farmer from Karamnidh Village in Bihar’s Aurangabad district is the first person to cultivate the costliest crop. If reports are to be … Read more

BIHAR Places of worship go virtual, again in Bihar The Mahavir Temple Trust Committee, for instance, has once again started online bookings for religious rituals and offerings. Although the temple gates are shut, shops selling Naivedyam laddoos will remain open for the devotees. Priests and religious heads will also be allowed to carry out their … Read more

BIHAR Bihar CM Nitish Kumar reviews Darbhanga airport development, assures more amenities soon The number of flights from Darbhanga airport would be increased and more passenger amenities would be provided soon, chief minister Nitish Kumar announced. A presentation was made before the CM on the development of Darbhanga airport. Nitish said the airport would be … Read more

BIHAR Work in mission mode to achieve targets: Nitish Kumar tells officials at Bihar Vikas Mission meet Bihar CM Nitish Kumar asked the state government officials to work in mission mode to achieve the targets fixed under different development schemes. Presiding over the 8th governing body meeting of the Bihar Vikas Mission (BVM) at the … Read more