Dec 2019

BIHAR First-of-its kind turtle rehab centre comes up in Bihar A first-of-its-kind rehabilitation centre for freshwater turtles will be inaugurated in Bihar’s Bhagalpur forest division in January 2020. The rehab centre, spread over half a hectare, will be able to shelter 500 turtles at a time. The need to build such a centre was felt … Read more

BIHAR Population stabilisation: Bihar to overshoot target   Bihar is likely to overshoot the target of population stabilisation by over a decade-and-a-half, as it is to witness an increase in population from 10.4 crore in 2011 to 14.85 crore by 2036. Going by the current rate, Bihar was expected to achieve the TFR (total fertility … Read more

BIHAR   State govt to focus on tapped drinking water   Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar said after successful implementation of the goal of providing power to all households, the state government will focus on offering access to tapped drinking water and toilets.   While the work on toilets for each household is nearing completion, … Read more

BIHAR Bihar deputy CM to head GST panel The GST Council has reconstituted the group of ministers (GoM) on integrated GST settlement and designated Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi as the convenor. The council had initially said that finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman would be the convenor but tweaked its decision later. It was felt that it would not be … Read more

BIHAR   Patna’s air quality worst in country   Patna and Muzaffarpur witnessed ‘severe’ air quality for the second consecutive day. The two cities remained blanketed under pungent haze mainly due to drop in temperature and low wind velocity. Patna’s air was most polluted in the country as the air quality index (AQI) in the … Read more

BIHAR Bihar govt plans trust to boost companies’ CSR spending: Sushil Modi The state received only around 3% of the total expenditures done by companies under corporate social responsibility (CSR) across the country in the last four financial years. corporate houses and major companies across the country spent Rs 8,636 crore under the CSR from … Read more

BIHAR   District Hospitals to offer 24 hours pathology services   With intention to enhance the medical services to the people of the state, health and family    welfare department, has decided to operate the pathology services at district hospitals for 24 hours and the report will be received on the same day.   The district … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: Nitish Kumar launches development schemes worth Rs 137 crore in Sheohar district as part of his ‘Jal-Jivan Hariyali’ Yatra Bihar CM Nitish Kumar  launched altogether 167 development schemes, worth Rs 137 crore, through remote control during a ‘Jagrukta Sammelan’ at Collectorate ground in Sheohar. The sammelan was organised as part of the fourth leg of his ‘Jal-Jivan-Hariyali’ … Read more

BIHAR In a first, Bihar to set up bird monitoring, ringing station   Bihar government is soon going to set up ‘bird monitoring and ringing station’ with a view to tracking their routes, giving them a safe haven for breeding and ensuring protection of migratory birds. The department of environment, forest and climate change (DEFCC) … Read more