May 2018

BIHAR Patna air not poisonous, only PM 2.5 level poor: Report   Days after a report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Greenpeace included Patna in the list of worst polluted 20 cities across the globe, Patnaites can breathe a sigh of relief as a new report says that the air quality of … Read more

BIHAR NABARD extends Rs 5,525 cr financial support for Bihar   NABARD Bihar regional office released a financial support of Rs 5,525 crore during 2017-18 for various activities in the state.   Some of the major activities were re-finance to banks for short term as well as long term agricultural purposes and support to the … Read more

BIHAR SC, ST candidates to get Rs 1L, 50K for clearing UPSC, BPSC prelims   In a major decision, the state cabinet on Tuesday announced a financial incentive of Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000 to all SC/ST candidates who clear prelims for UPSC and BPSC respectively.   On an average, 1500 SC/ST students clear … Read more

BIHAR Bihar govt releases Rs 12 crore to farmers for organic farming   In a first in the country, 20,173 farmers of four Bihar districts have been given over Rs 12 crore as advance input subsidy for organic farming of vegetables. Chief minister Nitish Kumarreleased the subsidy — Rs 6,000/farmer — into the farmers’ mobile e-wallets at … Read more

BIHAR Bihar ranks 3rd among states in having child labourers The country will be observing National Anti-child Labour Day on Monday (April30), but despite Bihar government’s effort, many children still are being pushed to work as child labourers.   According to figures, Bihar is ranked third among all states in having the number of child … Read more

BIHAR 71,672km power cables to be replaced across Bihar in 3 year   Work on replacement of 71,672km damaged power cables that transmit electricity across 38 districts of the state is expected to begin by the end of May. Last year, the state government had sanctioned Rs 2,827.51 crore for the project that is likely … Read more