Makhana se Samriddhi: target of 30,000 tonnes of exports by 2030–31
The area under makhana is to double to 82,000 hectares, and farm income from the crop has risen more than twelvefold since 2012–13.
Read storyDarbhanga AIIMS gets environmental clearance, planned as a medical township
Bihar's second AIIMS, spread over about 7.36 lakh sq m, is planned as a full medical city by 2029.
Read storyMakhana Development Scheme 2026–27 offers support from farm to export
Makhana growers can get up to ₹71,600 in assistance to adopt modern methods; applications are via the Bihar Krishi App.
Read storyDarbhanga Airport's ₹911 crore terminal to quadruple capacity
The 62,800 sq m terminal will handle 23 lakh passengers a year and could take daily flights from 16 to as many as 64.
Read storyBihar's first greenfield expressway nears completion in Darbhanga
The 189-km Darbhanga–Amas Expressway, the state's first access-controlled greenfield expressway, is in its final stages in Darbhanga district.
Read story₹141 crore mega leather and footwear cluster opens in Muzaffarpur
The cluster at BIADA Mahwal has shared manufacturing facilities, and FDDI will train workers for footwear jobs.
Read storyGadkari outlines ₹5 lakh crore of road projects at Rising Bihar Investor Summit
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari set out completed, ongoing and proposed highway and expressway projects for Bihar.
Read storyCancer care closer to home: radiotherapy units planned in five cities
Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Bhagalpur get preliminary approval for super-speciality radiotherapy, as screening reaches over 1.1 crore people.
Read storyKachchi Dargah–Bidupur six-lane Ganga bridge 99.6% complete
The ₹4,988 crore, 22.76-km extradosed cable-stayed bridge will give Patna a new road to North Bihar beside Gandhi Setu.
Read storyModern townships planned across 11 cities, including 'Pataliputram' near Patna
A new township policy lays out planned greenfield townships in 11 cities to guide urban growth.
Read storyIIT Patna incubator turns 10, signs MoUs with AIIMS Patna and JHPIEGO
IT Minister Shreyasi Singh said Bihar's youth are increasingly entering tech and startups; a business park at IIT Patna is being prepared.
Read storyBihar's largest airport planned at Sonepur on 4,228 acres
The budget set aside ₹1,302 crore for land for a third greenfield airport, after Bhagalpur and Rajgir, 30 km from Patna.
Read storyBihar unveils its first Semiconductor Policy, targeting ₹25,000 crore
Land at ₹1 an acre per ₹100 crore invested and a 20% top-up on central subsidies aim to bring chip and packaging units to the state.
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