Jan 2020

BIHAR Bihar Mahila Udyog Mela Bihar Mahila Udyog Mela organized by the Bihar Mahila Udyog Sangh Altogether 70 stalls, including four food stalls, have been put up by women entrepreneurs at Udyog Mela. Many of them have come all the way from Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and other districts of Bihar. The … Read more

BIHAR Rs 204 crore allotted to improve Patna’s air quality Rs 408 crore allocated by the 15th Finance Commission for Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), Rs 204 crore would be spent on improving air quality in the city. NASA’s Spitzer space telescope The Spitzer Space Telescope (SST), formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), was an … Read more

BIHAR Bihar to ‘ring’ migratory birds to track movement Migratory birds coming to the state will now be tagged with information regarding their origin and route taken by them. Bihar will be the fourth state in the country after Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Orissa to initiate this process in which rings containing a satellite-enabled chip … Read more

Govt signs accord with NDFB, ABSU to resolve Bodo issue to redraw and rename the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) in Assam, currently spread over four districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri. villages dominated by Bodos that were presently outside the BTAD would be included and those with non-Bodo population would be excluded The … Read more

BIHAR 2019 saw highest number of tourists in Bihar   At the beginning of this millennium, Bihar tourism was taking baby steps with about 61 lakh tourists, including foreigners, visiting the state in 2001. Two decades on, it has taken a giant leap with 3.5 crore footfall in 2019 — a nearly six-fold jump. In fact, 2019 … Read more

BIHAR   Growth rate of Bihar stood at 10.5% in 2018-19: Minister Bihar’s economy grew at the rate of 10.5% in 2018-19 as compared to the national growth rate of 6.80%. He added that the state featured in the top five in terms of GDP growth rate in the country in 2018-19. As per documents … Read more

BIHAR Trade & industry hail proposals for agri sector   Trade and industry in the state had mixed reactions over Union Budget. While some trade bodies praised the announcements for the agriculture sector and changes in income tax slabs, others expressed disappointment over less focus on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), and cooperative industries. … Read more

BIHAR Government plans to regulate wood industry: Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi  said that during the forthcoming budget session the government would introduce a Bill in the state assembly for regulating wood-based industry which will have a bearing on the activities of investors and carpenters engaged in this sector. In accordance with … Read more

BIHAR   Union Budget 2020: Rs 204 crore allotted to improve Patna’s air quality, says Sushil Modi Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday said of the Rs 408 crore allocated by the 15th Finance Commission for Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), Rs 204 crore would be spent on improving air quality in the city. He also said that of the … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar: NABARD unveils Rs 1.36 lakh crore credit plan National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Monday unveiled the state’s annual credit plan (ACP) for 2020-21 financial year, pegging it at an ambitious Rs1.36 lakh crores for loan lending purposes in the eight priority sectors. ACP for 2020-21 has been increased by … Read more