February 2019

BIHAR   Economic Survey: Power demand up by 165% in 6 years   According to the survey, the per capita consumption of electricity in the state rose from 134 kilowatts in 2011-12 to 280 kilowatts in 2017-18 along with a subsequent increase in the availability of power from an average of 6-8 hours to 18-20 … Read more

BIHAR After Buddhist sites, Bihar to dig Mithila region for ancient Hindu sites   After concentrating for so many years over the Buddhist sites and monuments of the state and basking in the light of their global appeal and attraction, government has now turned towards some Hindu sites and structures in the region.   Surface … Read more

BIHAR CM for prepaid meters in all houses by August 15 next year   CM Nitish Kumar  asked Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL) to install smart prepaid meters in all the households by August 15 next year. He said it would result in restrained use of power, besides eliminating the burden of paying electricity bills, while … Read more

BIHAR Bihar assembly passes 10% EWS quota, 6 other bills   The legislative assembly on Monday passed seven bills, including the one for 10% quota to the economically weak sections (EWSs) in the unreserved category in government jobs and other services as well as in admissions in colleges and universities. The other six bills included … Read more

BIHAR   Nitish Kumar lays foundation stones for rural roads worth Rs 5,254 crore   Bihar CM Nitish Kumar inaugurated and laid foundation stones for rural roads and bridges worth Rs 5,254.08 crore.   Of the total, 1229 roads and 25 bridges worth Rs 1,193 crore were inaugurated, while construction work was launched on 1052 roads and 15 bridges worth Rs … Read more

BIHAR Bihar set to downsize Wb-aided mega teachers’ project by 38%   The Bihar government has in principle decided to reduce the size of the World Bank-sponsored project ‘Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness in Bihar Operation’ for the period 2015-16 to 2019-20 from $357 million (Rs2234-crore) to $228 million (Rs1621.308-crore) in view of ‘moderately satisfactory achievements’ necessitating … Read more

BIHAR   State clears road projects worth ₹ 410 crore   The state cabinet gave administrative approval to Rs 410.25 crore projects for building roads in five left wing extremists’ affected districts of Bihar.   13 roads, measuring 185km in total in length, would be constructed in five districts, such as Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui, Banka … Read more

BIHAR   ·         HIV cases in Bihar go down, activists fear under-reporting ð   Bihar reported a sudden decline in the number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and those dying of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 2017 after registering a steady increase between 2007 and 2016. ð  The number of NGOS implementing … Read more

BIHAR   Parents hail private schools’ fee regulation bill   Parents have welcomed the Bihar Private Schools (Fee Regulation) Bill 2019, which was passed by the state legislative assembly and council.   The Bill puts an upper limit of 7% in the annual fee hike by private schools and stipulates that those proposing more hike in fees would … Read more

BIHAR   PM Narendra Modi launches projects worth Rs 33,000 crore   The projects for which the PM laid the foundation included expansion of production capacity of Barauni refinery from 6 million metric tonne to 9 million metric tonne per annum, setting up a ammonia-urea fertilizers complex at Barauni refinery, expansion of Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur LPG pipeline … Read more