Bihar current affairs

BIHAR Availability of vaccines, data entry operators worry for state   Bihar is left with around 8 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine as it prepares to vaccinate the target group of 1.80 crore population of 45 years and above.   The state’s immediate concern remains availability of vaccines as well as sufficient number of data … Read more

BIHAR Will acquire land for elevated road by next month: BSRDCL   The Bihar State Road Development Corporation Limited (BSRDCL) said land acquisition for construction of Mithapur-Mahauli elevated road would be completed by May. The 8.86km-long elevated road from south-western flank of Mithapur flyover to Ramgovind Singh Mahuli railway halt is proposed to be constructed with an … Read more

BIHAR Increase milk and fish production in Bihar: Nitish kumar   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) through videoconferencing, Nitish also called for taking all necessary steps to increase the milk processing … Read more

BIHAR Online system to speed up green clearance for entrepreneurs   The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) on Saturday announced that the process for environmental clearance sought by entrepreneurs has been simplified with the introduction of the online consent management and monitoring system.   The online facility aims to remove the delays in the issuance of … Read more

BIHAR Two new schemes to boost entrepreneurship among youth, women from April 1: Minister   State industries minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Tuesday said to boost entrepreneurship among women and youths, Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojana and Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Yojana will be implemented from April 1 this year.   Talking about the upcoming scheme for women and … Read more

BIHAR After outcry, top officials defend new police Bill   ollowing chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s statement that the top brass of the state administration and police should clear misunderstandings about the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021, which triggered a huge row in the State Legislative Assembly and outside. The BMP Act, 1892, has been … Read more

BIHAR Rajgir, Bodh Gaya set to be green energy towns Rajgir and Bodh Gaya, important tourist hubs, are set to become the country ’s first fully green energy efficient towns, as Bihar vies with Delhi, Goa and Odisha to supply 24×7 clean power round the year through the first of its kind renewable energy hybrid … Read more

BIHAR Ethanol policy launched; 30 investors show interest wo days after Bihar Cabinet approved its own ethanol policy, called Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021, the state industry department formally launched the policy in presence of prospective investors. The new policy would permit ethanol production in Bihar from all feed stocks permitted by National Policy on … Read more

BIHAR CM opens nature safari at Rajgir, first in state Chief minister Nitish Kumar said that the state government’s sustained effort to promote tourism had started showing results as more and more tourists were visiting the state. The nature safari, which has been developed by the department of forests, environment and climate change in over … Read more

BIHAR Bills propose new mechanism for appointment of college principals   Apart from the appointment of assistant professors, the Bihar State University Service Commission will also carry out appointment of principals in colleges, who have been included as teachers under the Bihar State University Service Commission Act, 2017, through an amendment Bill which was passed … Read more