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BIHAR Bihar approved the proposal to punish children who abandon their elderly parents The Bihar State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has approved the proposal to punish sons and daughters, who abandontheir elderly parents, with jail term. The approval was announced on 11 June. The proposal was moved by the state’s social welfare department.Such cases will be registered under … Read more
BIHAR New policy set to redraw Bihar’s sand mine map The state government is drafting the Bihar State Sand Mining Policy 2019, a move required to incorporate the new rules of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the union ministry of environment, forest and climate change. The new policy will also be tailored after … Read more
BIHAR More air quality monitoring stations in Bihar The state government has directed the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) to set up more air quality monitoring stations in different districts of the state. The BSPCB has been asked to install four additional air quality monitoring stations in Patna, besides one each … Read more
BIHAR Do plot-wise survey for irrigation facilities: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar CM Nitish Kumar asked water resources department (WRD) officials to conduct a plot-wise survey across the state to make an accurate assessment about the existing facilities and required irrigation capacity for each farmland. Ahars, payens and ponds are being renovated under … Read more
BIHAR CM Nitish Kumar seeks tax discount in Bihar to promote industries CM Nitish Kumar urged the Centre to provide certain discounts in goods and services tax (GST) and income tax as special assistance to promote new industries in Bihar. There is a dearth of industries in Bihar. The Centre should provide certain discounts in the GST and income … Read more
BIHAR · Bihar tops states on fiscal discipline: Sushil Kumar Modi ð Modi said Bihar has topped the list with 66.5% points on a scale of 100 while West Bengal was the lowest at 23.3%. Punjab and Kerala, too, figured at the bottom. ð The assessment of fiscal discipline has been made on the basis … Read more
BIHAR Bihar first to launch universal old age pension Bihar became the first state to launch old age pension scheme in which persons of 60 years and above, irrespective of their financial or caste status, will get a sum of Rs 400 per month in his/ her bank account. In other states, old-age pensions are provided only … Read more
BIHAR Trade, industry unions seek support from state rappling with the challenge of galvanizing business activities and creating job opportunities in the face of surging Covid cases, various trade and industrial bodies of Bihar have sought help from the state government. The three main trade and industry bodies of the state: Bihar … Read more
BIHAR Bihar banks on bamboo Alarmed by the change in the environment scenario, the Bihar government plans to aggressively promote bamboo plantation among farmers under the Centre’s national bamboo mission programme from this rainy season. The plantation drive, besides increasing green cover, would provide an alternative source of income to the farmers, given … Read more
BIHAR Rebuilt flank of MG Setu to open next month The reconstruction of the other flank of Mahatma Gandhi Setu, the communication lifeline between north and south Bihar, is likely to start next month, if everything goes as planned. The Afcons Infrastructure limited, the construction firm entrusted with the task of refurbishing the 35-year-old cantilever … Read more