nov 2019

  Coconut hub in Patna on the cards as demand spikes in state   The Coconut Development Board (CDB), Patna, which has a hectare of land in its possession, is planning to set up a coconut hub on its premises, which is primarily aimed at marketing coconut and its by-products with the CDB playing the … Read more

BIHAR ·       Government vehicles beyond 15 years banned in Bihar ð Alarmed over the worsening air quality in Patna and other cities of Bihar, the state government on Monday banned government vehicles and state transport corporation buses more than 15 years old across the state and 15-year-old commercial vehicles in Patna and its neighbouring areas.   ð According … Read more

BIHAR September rain boosts paddy hopes in state The paddy production in the state in this year’s kharif season has shown positive signs with the first  advance estimate pegging it around 65.51 lakh metric tonnes. The total production could touch 72-73 lakh metric tonnes after the crop cutting reports are collected in the third advance … Read more

BIHAR Nitish Kumar opens country’s first Khadi Mall   Chief minister Nitish Kumar  inaugurated the country’s first Khadi Mall  by cutting the ceremonial ribbon.   The CM inspected the quality of famous ‘Katiya-to-Katiya’ tasar silk, which is weaved in Bihar’s Bhagalpur region. He was very much impressed by the quality of our tasar silk.   INTERNATIONAL   … Read more

BIHAR C-DAC to open its centre in Patna: Bihar government The state government will pay Rs65.55 crore to the Pune-based Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) for opening its centre in Patna. It will be the 12th such centre in the country. The C-DAC centre would be opened in 6,000 square feet area at the Biscomaun building. … Read more

BIHAR Patna air pollution more than five times the daily limit   As per recent assessment by Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB), the major sources of air pollution are vehicle emission (32%), construction work (7%), brick kiln (4%), sand mining (12%), burning of garbage (7%), cooking fire (6%) and heating (10%).   Air quality in Patna … Read more