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Seven urban infrastructure projects launched by PM in Bihar

September 15, 2020
PM Modi
  • Seven urban infrastructure projects inaugurated and laid by PM Narendra Modi.
  • The projects will be implemented at a total cost of Rs 541 crore.
  • water supply projects built under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation in Siwan Municipal Council and Chapra Municipal Corporation
  • laid the foundation stone of the Munger water supply scheme under the AMRUT Mission
  • laid the foundation stone of the Jamalpur water supply scheme under the AMRUT Mission in Jamalpur Municipal Council
  • inaugurate sewerage treatment plants built under Namami Gange at Beur and Karmalichak in Patna Municipal Corporation
  • laid the foundation stone of the Muzaffarpur Riverfront Development Scheme, being built under Namami Gange. Under the scheme, three ghats of Muzaffarpur – Chandwara Ghat, Poorvi Akhada Ghat and Seedhi Ghat will be developed.

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passes away

September 13, 2020
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
  • The member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India, former Union minister and veteran leader of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passed away. He also represented Vaishali constituency of Bihar.

States’ Startup Ranking Exercise by DPIIT

September 12, 2020
Startup
  • The second edition of the States’ Startup Ranking Exercise was conducted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
  • Gujarat has been categorised as the best performer among all States and one Union Territory (UT), Delhi.
  • Karnataka and Kerala have been ranked as ‘top performers’
  • Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan have been ranked as the ‘leaders’.

NSO’s Report on Literacy Rate

September 8, 2020
NSO’s Report on Literacy Rate
  • The National Statistical Office (NSO) released a report titled ‘Household Social Consumption: Education’. As per the report Kerala topped the list while Andhra Pradesh emerged as the least literate state, standing below Bihar.
  • Delhi stands at second position with 89% literacy rate. Uttarakhand is at number three with a literacy rate of 87.6% while Assam freezes at number four with 85.9% literacy rate.

Bihar Pollution Control Board signs MoA with IIT Delhi

August 11, 2020
Bihar Pollution Control Board
  • Bihar Pollution Control Board signs MoA with IIT Delhi with an objective to set up a geographical information system (GIS) based platform to check air quality management in the state.

“Medicine Van” started for flood victims of Bihar

August 11, 2020
Medicine Van
  • “Medicine Van ” started for flood victims of Bihar and it was flagged off by Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda. The Thakurdwara Trust, of Jorbhag Delhi provided 15 Lakh rupees for medical support.

Govt of Bihar have tied hands to supply ”Shahi Litchi” & “Zardalu Mango” to the people at the doorstep.

May 24, 2020
Zardalu Mango
  • Bihar Postal Circle has made an agreement with the Department of Horticulture, Government of Bihar for logistics of Shahi Litchi from Muzaffarpur and Zardalu Mango from Bhagalpur and its door to door delivery.

Bihar government escalates India’s first tribal women battalion

March 1, 2020
Tribal women battalion

The Bihar government escalated the country’s first tribal women police battalion named the ‘Bihar Police Swabhiman Vahini‘ with a strength of 675 constables. The passing out parade of this battalion was organized at Patna’s Mithilesh stadium.

‘Pyaar ka Paudha’ campaign started by Bihar govt

February 18, 2020
‘Pyaar ka Paudha’ campaign

‘Pyaar ka Paudha’ (a plant of love) campaign has been started by the Bihar government’s Department of Environment and Forest in Patna for making the Bihar land green.

First special security team of India for RBI currency chests in Bihar

February 2, 2020
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)

Bihar’s Home Guard wing of armed police force, in association with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), jointly constituted a Special Security Team with 440 specially trained Home Guard soldier in Bihar.