July 2019

BIHAR State Government launches drive to make Bihar anaemia-free   State health minister  launched ‘Anaemia Mukt Bihar’ campaign at Kanya Madhya Vidyalaya in Gardanibagh. The campaign, organised by State Health Society (SHS) with technical support from UNICEF, is aimed at bringing down anaemia cases in the state by 15% by 2022. The number of children … Read more

BIHAR   ·         Bihar: Drinking water project in 11 districts by March 2020 ð  Altogether 11 districts of Bihar are likely to get clean drinking water supply by March 2020 under ‘Neer Nirmal Pariyojana’, which is a World Bank-funded project. The project is being executed in phases with the deadlines being September and December this year and … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar: GST on electric car battery chargers reduced to 5%   Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi said on Sunday that the goods and service tax (GST) council has reduced the GST on electric cars and their battery chargers to 5% on the special initiative of the Bihar government to promote the use of electric cars in the state to combat … Read more

BIHAR 5th Dharma-Dhamma conference held in Rajgir The fifth international Dharma-Dhamma conference was inaugurated in Rajgir by Union Minister of State Kiren Rijiju.   200 delegates from 15 countries have registered themselves as participants in the conference.   The main purpose of this conference is to address people about the terror, violence and global warming … Read more

BIHAR Bihar assembly passes two Bills; gender budget tabled   The state assembly passed two Bills – the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) Bill, 2019 and Bihar Technical Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2019.   As per the new BSEB Bill, which was passed annulling the first Act passed in 1952, the chairman of the BSEB would now be … Read more

BIHAR ·         Bihar mulls introducing yoga studies in universities ð  The Bihar government will consider the proposal of introducing yoga in the syllabus at university level in a bid to popularise the ancient practice of physical and spiritual exercises. ð  More importantly, the government also informed the house that fresh directives to district magistrates have … Read more

BIHAR Beltron to develop IT Park at Bihta soon   The state cabinet approved a proposal to make Bihar State Electronic Development Corporation Limited (Beltron), an executive wing of state information technology (IT) department, the nodal agency for the proposed IT Park at Bihta. The park would be developed in an area of around 60 acres. Beltron has … Read more

BIHAR SuMo: Rs 295 crore paid to 4.9L flood-hit families   Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi said in the state assembly that the government was committed to reaching gratuitous relief of Rs 6,000 to all the flood-hit families in 12 districts of the state.   Adding there would be no shortage of money as Rs4,320 crore had … Read more

BIHAR   Garibnath shrine to be developed as tourist spot’   Baba Garibnath temple will be developed as one of the biggest religious and tourist spot of the state and a move has been initiated for the same. This was announced by the minister for art, culture and youth affairs Pramod Kumar.   Bihar has identified over … Read more

BIHAR   85 lakh covered under crop assistance scheme The state government has disbursed Rs 317 crore for giving financial assistance to eligible farmers having suffered crop losses in the last kharif season under Bihar State Crop Assistance Scheme. In total, 11 lakh farmers have applied under the scheme and so far 3.85 lakh farmers … Read more