Oct 2019

BIHAR Second instalment of basic grants to speed up rural water scheme in state   The state government’s bid to provide clean drinking water to every panchayat by March 2020 got a further boost when the union ministry of finance released the second instalment of basic grant to the state government for rural local bodies … Read more

BIHAR Patna-Kathmandu rail link likely by 2021: ECR The East Central Railway (ECR) has submitted a blueprint to the Railway Board and sought its approval to establish a direct rail link between Patna and Kathmandu in Nepal.   There is already an operational rail line between Patna and Raxaul and the upcoming Raxaul–Kathmandu line will provide the connectivity between … Read more

  Chhath festival celebrations begin with religious fervour   In Bihar, the four days long auspicious Chhath festival worship of the Sun God began with the ritual of Nahay Khaya Devotees especially women across the state are taking a holy dip in Ganga and other rivers, ponds and water bodies.   After that, they will … Read more

BIHAR Study flags alarming change in surface temp in Bihar   When erratic rain created havoc in Bihar early this year, with one region reeling under drought and another under floods, environmental experts blamed it on climate change and rising global temperature.   The study underlines the changes in surface temperature at various places during … Read more

BIHAR ·       Waterman ‘adopts’ Falgu river in Gaya ð Raman Magsaysay Award winner, also known as Waterman of India, Rajendra Singh, adopted Falgu River and a century-old pond at Rasalpur and urged people to go for massive plantation to prevent soil erosion during his concluding two-day visit. ð He told the mukhiyas and farmers that … Read more

BIHAR Bihar up on dengue list, Patna worst   Bihar jumped six places to be third in the country in terms of dengue cases being reported in the week ending October 20, belying the state government’s claim to have put in place several measures to contain the dreaded disease, transmitted through Aedes mosquito.   The … Read more

BIHAR Bihar govt identifies Kaimur forests for tiger reserve After seeing the increasing number of tigers in Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) the Bihar government has initiated to develop second tiger reserve in Kaimur forests.   According to senior forest officers, VTR is spread across almost 900 sq km and is home to 31 tigers as … Read more

BIHAR India’s waterman in Gaya today to kick off mission   The Raman Magsaysay Award winner of 2001, Rajendra Singh, popularly known as the Waterman of India, has arrived on a two-day visit to initiate his water conservation mission with the Gaya district administration.   Waterman would join the ‘water walk’  which will originate from … Read more

BIHAR Monsoon withdraws, Bihar receives 3% surplus rain   The monsoon withdrawal line was passing through Kishanganj in north- eastern part of the state.   This year, Bihar witnessed positive rainfall figures in the four- month-long monsoon season after seven years. It was due to two spells of heavy rainfall in mid-July and September-end, . The state received 3% … Read more

BIHAR School education: Bihar 19th among 20 states   Bihar has emerged as the second lowest in the ‘School Education Quality Index’ (SEQI) report released by NITI Aayog. The neighbouring Jharkhand has bagged the last rank. The ranking, which was released on Monday, evaluated all states and Union territories (UTs) on the basis of two categories — … Read more