Nov 2018

BIHAR   NCPCR plans management information system for child care institutions   With cases of abuse and mismanagement in children homes from across states in focus for many months now, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the ministry of women and child development are planning to put in place a Management Information … Read more

BIHAR With 5462 beds, Patna Medical College to be world’s largest hospital   The Bihar cabinet gave its nod for the redevelopment of Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) into a world’s largest 5462-bedhospital at an estimated cost of Rs 5540.07 crore.   The hospital would be redeveloped by Bihar Medical Services & Infrastructure Corporation Ltd (BMSICL).   The PMCH … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar inches close to ODF target   After reaching electricity to all households earlier this month, Bihar is marching towards yet another milestone — making the state open-defecation free (ODF) by the end of the current fiscal, i.e. by March next year, almost seven months ahead of the October 2, 2019, deadline set … Read more

BIHAR   In Bihar, school bag weight curbs from 2019 Most children in the city will have to continue lugging heavy loads to school for this academic year despite the Union human resource development ministry’s recent circular limiting weights of schoolbags.   As per the circular, the state governments have to formulate guidelines to limit … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar worst in nutrition: Expert   NITI Aayog member Prof Ramesh Chand has said the situation of Bihar among all Indian states in terms of nutrition is the “worst”.   In spite of significant progress made by India, the country faces huge challenge of under-nutrition. Even neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and Nepal are better placed in nutrition than … Read more

BIHAR   Patna air third most toxic in country   A day after Diwali, air in Patna was third most toxic in the country after Faridabad and Noida. The AQI value ranging between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’ and … Read more

BIHAR   Bihar board bid to help examinees save time   Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) chairman said the students of classes X and XII would not have to write their names, roll number, registration number, year of examination and subject code on the answer sheets from next year onwards as these information will already be … Read more

BIHAR Patna to get plastic waste processing unit soon The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has initiated fresh bidding process to rope in a firm for developing a plastic waste processing unit in the city.   Once the plastic waste processing unit starts functioning, the rural works department can use the plastic waste in construction of roads in … Read more

BIHAR   Rajgir Buddha launch on Nov. 25   Chief minister Nitish Kumar will inaugurate the 50-foot-high Lord Buddha statue in the middle of Ghorakatora Lake at Rajgir in Nalanda district, around 110km south of Patna, on November 25.   The chief minister has agreed to inaugurate the statue on November 25. It is one … Read more

BIHAR ADB funds for Bihar state highway upgrade   The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned a Rs 1,420-crore loan for the Bihar government to upgrade six state highways into two-lane roads.   At present, Bihar has 4,006km of state highways of which 2,808km have already been converted into two-lane roads.   The Nitish Kumar-led … Read more