January 2021

BIHAR Nitish Kumar inaugurates Bihar’s first state bird festival ‘Kalrav’ at Jamui district’s Nagi bird sanctuary   Chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated Bihar’s first state bird festival ‘Kalrav’ at Nagi bird sanctuary in Jamui district, about 200 km south-east from the state capital. Though the three-day bird festival began at a colorful event organized by … Read more

BIHAR KSDSU senate approves Rs 327.17 crore deficit budget   The Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (KSDSU) senate in its 44th meeting held under the chairmanship of vice-chancellor, Prof Shasinath Jha, passed a deficit budget of Rs 327.17 crore for the fiscal 2021-22. The budgetary provision entails a proposed expenditure of Rs 329.02 crore and an income of only … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar’s Covid recovery rate touches 98%   The state’s Covid caseload increased to 2,58,739 on Sunday with 211 more people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Four more Covid deaths, on the other hand, took the state’s toll to 1,457. At 383, the number of recovered cases surpassed the … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: 4.7 lakh health workers enrolled on CoWin site   Around 4.7 lakh healthcare workers, both private and government, have enrolled in Bihar on the digital platform CoWIN for the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination to be rolled out in the state on January 16.   The vaccination sites will have the Centre’s list of beneficiaries. For the … 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   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 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 Technical education in Hindi need of hour: Deputy CM   Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad said the Centre was committed to imparting technical education in Hindi and all efforts were being made in this regard.   The government is also striving hard to implement all the provisions of New Education Policy (NEP), 2020 for ensuring all-round development … 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 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 of … Read more