January 2021

BIHAR   Bihar: Know live location of bus with ‘Chalo’ app   In an attempt to switch to the smarter mode of transportation, the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation Limited (BSRTC) has launched the ‘Chalo’ app and a mobile pass for city-based bus services. While the former provides live location of all BSRTC city buses, the latter ensures cashless and contactless ticketing.   … Read more

BIHAR Patna, Muzaffarpur among 4 most polluted cities   Due to unfavourable climatic conditions in the region, Patna and Muzaffarpur figured among the four most polluted cities in the country.   According to the daily bulletin of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) mobile application ‘SAMEER’, the overall air quality index (AQI) level of the state capital was recorded at 345 while … Read more

BIHAR Drive to tag livestock in Bhagalpur, other districts   The animal and fisheries resources department (AFRD) has launched an intensive drive in several districts for tagging animals and livestock as well as preparing their health cards. The move is to prepare the basic information network of animals for their productivity, health as well as … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: Remote sensing technology to identify polluting brick kilns   The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) would use remote sensing technology through satellite for real-time monitoring of brick kilns still using traditional methods and flouting the mandatory environmental regulations resulting in emission of harmful gases. According to the BSPCB’s clean air action plan, brick kilns are one … Read more

BIHAR Database to help Bihar govt keep tab on school dropout rate   Concerned over the rise in dropout rates in government schools, the state education department has planned to create a database for keeping tabs on all students till they reach the higher secondary classes. According to the data of 2018-2019 available with the department, as … Read more

BIHAR Take steps to promote ethanol production in state, says Bihar CM   M Nitish Kumar  said the state has huge potential of ethanol production and asked the industries department officials to take all necessary steps to boost its production by giving priority to sugar cane.   Nitish recalled that he had sent a detailed proposal to the … Read more

BIHAR Bihar to chalk out tourism road map within 90 days   Bihar’s enormous potential in geo-tourism owing to its rich natural resources is yet to find an important place on the tourist map of the country, primarily due to lack of infrastructure facilities at most of the important sites. Experts assert that many important … Read more

BIHAR First hilltop monastery found in Gangetic Valley in Bihar   The first hilltop Buddhist monastery of the Gangetic Valley has been found at Lal Pahari in Lakhisarai.   The 11th-12th century common era (CE) monastery has some unique features rarely found elsewhere in the country and certainly not in Bihar. Besides wooden votive tablets found, it is the first Buddhist monastery which had a … Read more

BIHAR   Cabinet nod for ‘Didi ki Rasoi’ at govt hospitals in Bihar   There is good news for patients undergoing treatment at government-run hospitals. The state cabinet on Tuesday cleared the health department’s proposal to run ‘Didi ki Rasoi’ at such hospitals across the state to provide hygienic and nourishing food to in-house patients. … Read more

BIHAR   Track doubling work gains pace in Bihar & Jharkhand   Railways has set a deadline for completion of various ongoing projects this year. Work on these projects is going on in full swing at different places falling under the jurisdiction of the East Central Railway (ECR) in Bihar and Jharkhand.   Giving a momentum to track-doubling work … Read more