sep 2018

BIHAR   Policy push for taxi services   The transport department will soon unveil a policy under which the government will monitor private taxi aggregator services such as Ola.   The taxi service is based on concept of ownership of vehicles and exclusive attachment of drivers to some operator or company.   Aggregators, however, neither … Read more

BIHAR ·        3D theatre in zoo by April ð  The 3D theatre coming up on the premises of Patna zoo would become functional from April next year. ð  The 3D theatre would screen films on wildlife and related subjects and it would help in educating people about wildlife. ð  The building of the 3D theatre … Read more

BIHAR   Bid to do away with fish trade middlemen   Plans are afoot to weed out the role of middlemen in marketing of fishes produced in Bihar to ensure that fishermen get their due from direct sales.   To start with, the Bihar Fish Cooperative Federation will be set up at the state-level, which … Read more

BIHAR Polythene ban in cities from Oct. 25 in Bihar   Polythene of all kinds will be banned in urban areas of the state from October 25 and in rural areas from November 25.   According to a draft notification issued by the government earlier, no one in Bihar will sell, distribute or store any … Read more

BIHAR   ·        Bihar-Nepal bus service launched ð  Bihar and Nepal are now connected by bus. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off the first bus service between Bihar and Nepal. ð  The service will link Bodh Gaya and Patna in Bihar to Kathmandu and Janakpur in Nepal. ð  The bus service was commissioned following … Read more

BIHAR Centre clears Rs 1217-cr project for Patna airport   The cabinet committee on economic affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the construction of a new domestic terminal building and other allied structures at Patna airport at an estimated cost of Rs 1,217 crore, and handed over the Hotel Patliputra Ashok … Read more

BIHAR   ·        Govt to expand e-market reach   ð  GeM is an online market platform to facilitate procurement of goods and services by various ministries and government, sellers being from big multinational companies, small industrial units or the local cottage industry.   ð  Through the online market, the Bihar government has procured goods worth … Read more

BIHAR Draft notification issued for rural areas   With Patna high court repeatedly directing the Bihar government pose a complete ban on polythene and plastics, the state government has now come into action to chalk out a comprehensive action plan for it in both urban and rural areas.   The final notification banning manufacturing, sale … Read more

BIHAR Mobile app to locate govt health facility soon   The health department will soon launch a mobile application, which will allow one to locate the nearest health facility in the area and also provide details of health staff deployed there.   The app would incorporate features like name of health staff deputed at a … Read more

BIHAR Govt drones to verify farmland cropping   Plans are afoot to use drones for collecting authentic data about cropped areas in Bihar to help farmers in case they fail to cultivate seasonal crops due to some reason.   These flying machines will also help the agriculture department cross-check data provided by field officials on … Read more