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BIHAR 3 hydroelectric projects closed, eight transferred to Jharkhand The state cabinet approved the closure of three hydroelectric power projects due to technical and financial unviability. It also cancelled the two proposed hydroelectric projects due to unavailability of land and decided to hand over its eight hydroelectric units in Jharkhand to the Jharkhand government. All these … Read more
BIHAR Declare Cyclopean Wall as heritage site: CM Nitish Kumar Chief minister Nitish Kumar pitched for a world heritage status to 22km-long Cyclopean Wall while inaugurating the three-day Rajgir Mahotsav at Rajgir International Convention Centre (RICC). The Cyclopean Wall at Rajgir is among the oldest specimens of this type of masonry across the world. Our government’s … Read more
BIHAR 5,000 new cancer patients are diagnosed in state every year Every year, the world gets around 1.2 crore new cancer patients, while 70 lakh die annually due to the disease. In India, around 3 lakh people suffer from cancer every year, while in Bihar, on an average, around 5,000 new patients are diagnosed … Read more
BIHAR Financial incentives on anvil to woo investors in high priority industry In a major step to encourage investments in high priority sectors, the Bihar government has amended its existing industrial investment promotion policy 2016 to dole out huge financial incentives, which include skill development subsidy of Rs 20,000 per employee and interest … Read more
BIHAR Bihar to have organic farming corridors along Ganges: Nitish Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the state would give a boost to organic farming by forming a “corridor” along both sides of the river Ganges. “Organic farming is the way forward. Many enterprising farmers in our state have taken initiatives on their … Read more
BIHAR BSEB introduces new exam pattern for 2018; 50% questions to be objective In the latest development, Bihar School Education Board (BSEB) has changed its examination pattern and marking scheme for the Senior Secondary Annual and Supplementary examination. For subjects with a practical component (such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, Psychology, Geography, Home Science, Agriculture, Computer Science etc.), the theory … Read more
The major health and demographic indicators of the State like infant mortality rate (IMR), maternal mortality ratio (MMR), total fertility rate (TFR), etc. are much higher than the all-India level and reflect a poor health status in the State. The Human Development Index (HDI), a composite of literacy, life expectancy and per capita income, has … Read more
BIHAR Nitish Kumar favours quota for backward classes in private sector jobs Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar favoured reservation for backward classes in private sector jobs and said there should be a debate on the topic at the national level. Nitish Kumar also defended Bihar government’s recent decision to extend provisions of reservation in … Read more
Gopalganj Gopalganj is a town, municipality and headquarters of Gopalganj district in the Indian state of Bihar. Modern District of Gopalganj was established on October 2, 1973. Gopalganj district covers 2,033 square kilometres (785 sq mi) in area and ranks as the 26th largest district in the state of Bihar. The district is mostly plains and fertile land. In the district’s western part, the Gandak river flows southwards. It … Read more
BIHAR Fall in conviction rate of criminals worries Nitish CM Nitish Kumar made an impassioned plea to public prosecutors (PPs) to present full facts before the courts of law while pursuing criminal cases and also to take them to their logical conclusion in order to check the falling conviction rate in the state. He also laid … Read more