june 2020

BIHAR     Locust attack: Drones to spray chemicals   Agriculture minister Prem Kumar  said the state government will use drones for spraying chemicals to tackle any possible locust attack. Five western Bihar districts bordering eastern UP — Kaimur, Buxar, Siwan, Gopalganj and West Champaran— are living under the fear of locust invasion.   Further, the … Read more

BIHAR   Pankaj Tripathi became the brand ambassador of Bihar Khadi Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Bihar Khadi by the state government In November last year, Chief Minister CM Nitish Kumar inaugurates country’s first Khadi Mall in Patna. The Khadi Village Industries Board has instructed all Khadi institutions … Read more

BIHAR Migrants in Bihar to get job alerts via mobile app The Bihar government is developing a mobile application through which returnee migrant workers will get notification for job vacancies in various industrial units in the state based on their mapped skills. A database containing the skill-mapping details of migrants and the specific requirements of various industries will be … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar to amend industrial incentive policy   The state cabinet approved the government’s proposal to amend Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy, 2016 to give tax exemptions on investments in the state in the range of Rs 26 lakh to Rs 500 crore. It will be effective from September 1, 2016.   The amendment would … Read more

BIHAR Bihar: Air quality monitoring station at TMBU soon An air quality monitoring station (AQMS) is likely to be set up in the postgraduate department of physics on the premises of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU). The AQMS will monitor and give data on concentration of different pollutants in the air as well as some weather elements. A memorandum … Read more