July 2019

The key highlights of union Budget 2019 are  given below : A 10-point Vision for the decade Building Team India with Jan Bhagidari Minimum Government Maximum Governance. To Achieve green Mother Earth and Blue Skies through a pollution-free India. Making Digital India reach every sector of the economy. Launching Gaganyan, Chandrayan, other Space and Satellite … Read more

BIHAR Bihar government measures to prevent deforestation   The environment and forest department is preparing a standard operating procedure (SOP) for preventing deforestation across the state. It had, recently, banned the felling of trees in the name of development works, including construction and widening of roads.   Translocation is a process in which a tree is … Read more

BIHAR Key sectors in Bihar pin hopes on Budget   From healthcare, agriculture, education, tourism to civil aviation, all key sectors in the state are looking forward to a “game-changer” Budget in the run up to the next year’s assembly elections. Here are prevailing scenarios in different sectors in the state and their expectations from … Read more

BIHAR Government launches Rota virus vaccine drive   The health department launched the statewide vaccination drive for Rota virus from Phulwarisharif primary health centre (PHC)   The government has set the target of 90% immunization. Auxiliary nurse midwives, ASHA workers, self-help groups and paramedical staff at PHCs, community health centres and additional PHCs have been trained to … Read more

BIHAR Industry bodies for grant of special category status to Bihar Trade and industry bodies in the state reiterated their demand for according special category status to the state. Bihar Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI) has also demanded special category status for the state. With the economy rate so low and unemployment reaching its … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar plans law for water conservation   The Bill, called the Bihar Ground Water Conservation Bill, 2019, will pave the way for a separate Bihar State Ground Water Conservation Authority, which will have various district-level authorities.   The draft Bill has been discussed at the highest level to frame remedial measures before it … Read more

BIHAR   Push to get Mauryan wall Unesco heritage status Efforts are being made to get the Cyclopean wall, a 2,500-year-old structure at Rajgir, named as a Unesco World Heritage Site. The state archaeology department has recommended that the Mauryan age fortification wall should be included in the list of the Unesco sites and has … Read more

BIHAR TCS to open centre in Patna: Ravi Shankar Prasad   Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced that Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is all set to start a major centre in Patna.   Investment by India’s largest IT company in Bihar should promote IT investments in the state.   The move will attract other IT … Read more