Cabinet approves Bihar's first Tech Park at Gardanibagh, Patna
Built by NBCC, the park is expected to host 100+ companies and create more than 5,000 direct jobs in IT, ITES and electronics design.
Read storyPatna Junction to get a ₹500 crore upgrade and an airport-style terminal at Harding Park
A multi-storey station building, a terminal for 1 lakh passengers a day and a direct metro link are planned under the Amrit Bharat scheme.
Read storyRising Bihar Investor Summit: state to buy 25% of eligible products from local industries
Investors were offered guaranteed government purchase, cheaper construction material and solar-powered farm feeders; power supply has grown from 500 MW to 10,000 MW.
Read storySaras Mela 2026: women's self-help groups sell ₹3.83 crore in ten days
Over 3.5 lakh visitors bought handloom, crafts and regional food from women entrepreneurs of 16 states in Patna.
Read story700 model schools with NEET/JEE support and a Teacher Training University announced
On Teachers' Day the state announced coaching-ready model schools, a university to train its 7 lakh teachers, and an AI-skills MoU with Google.
Read storyBihar to set up a women-only university run entirely by women
From students and faculty to the Vice-Chancellor, every position at the new university is to be held by women.
Read story₹70,000 crore plan for a 126-km Ganga Marine Drive
The JP Ganga Path is to be extended into a 126-km riverside corridor, with about ₹50,000 crore expected from private investors.
Read storyBihar IT Industry Meet in Hyderabad pitches the state to Wipro, Infosys and GCCs
The IT Department held one-to-one meetings with global tech firms on jobs, skills and setting up capability centres in Bihar.
Read storyAIIMS Patna to expand on 24 more acres with about 200 extra beds
The state will provide land for new clinical blocks and a four-lane road linking the institute to Nathupur.
Read story26-km green riverfront planned along Patna's JP Ganga Path
Water metro jetties, ghats, Patna Haat, butterfly gardens and a Freedom Fighter Park will turn the Ganga Path into a public corridor.
Read storyPatna's ₹293 crore Mithapur–Chiraiyatand flyover set for December 2026
The 1.73-km corridor links GPO Golambar, Mithapur and Karbigahiya to the NH-30 bypass and Kankarbagh.
Read storyPatna Metro's underground stations 75% complete; Malahi Pakri stretch cleared for service
Seven underground stations from Rajendra Nagar to Patna Junction are on track for November 2027.
Read story₹4.41 crore of support for 77 startups under Startup Bihar
Selected after pitching in Patna, startups receive seed instalments, post-seed funding and patent support.
Read story₹2,451 crore of AMRUT 2.0 drinking water projects across 21 towns
Patna's ₹1,308 crore first phase leads a programme to replace old pipes, plug leaks and expand treatment plants.
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 storyDanapur–Bihta elevated corridor to be East India's longest elevated road
The 25-km four-lane elevated corridor will connect Patna directly with the upcoming Bihta airport.
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 storyPatna Metro's next stretch links the city to the ISBT
The second phase covers about 6.2 km across four stations, giving inter-state bus passengers a direct metro link.
Read storyIGIMS Patna's 1,200-bed super-speciality hospital to open by the end of 2026
The seven-storey hospital adds a 164-bed emergency super centre, a 92-bed ICU and robotic surgery.
Read story₹468 crore of AI investments signed, including an AI centre and research park at IIT Patna
At the India AI Impact Summit, Bihar signed MoUs for AI Centres of Excellence and an IIT Patna research park, expecting 10,000+ jobs.
Read storyPatna Metro begins service on its first elevated stretch
Bihar's capital got metro rail for the first time as the first 3.6-km elevated section of the Patna Metro priority corridor was opened.
Read story500 MW of rooftop solar planned on government buildings by 2030
BREDA will put grid-connected solar plants on government offices across Bihar under the third phase of Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali.
Read storyCtrlS opens a 12 MW data centre in Patna and plans a ₹10,000 crore AI factory at Bodh Gaya
The ₹400 crore Patliputra facility is Bihar's first large data centre; a 150 MW hyperscale AI campus is planned for Bodh Gaya.
Read story₹4,250 crore six-lane Sherpur–Dighwara Ganga bridge approved
The 14.5-km bridge on the Patna Ring Road will link Patna and Saran and cut travel by about 30 km.
Read storyMakhana 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 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 storyEngineering and polytechnic seats almost full as placements rise twelvefold
94% of B.Tech and 98% of diploma seats in government colleges were filled in 2026–27, and 20,477 students were placed in 2025–26.
Read storyBihar State Games 2026 held across Rajgir and Patna
The state's biggest sporting event began on 5 September, with 13 disciplines held in Rajgir.
Read storyBihar becomes the first state with 50 lakh 'Lakhpati Didis'
Fifty lakh women in Jeevika groups now earn at least ₹1 lakh a year, and 1.81 crore women have received help under the Mahila Rozgar Yojana.
Read story₹125 crore footwear investments for Bihar at the India International Footwear Fair
Lehar Footwear and Patna Leather Garment signed agreements expected to create about 1,800 jobs.
Read story₹1,158 crore pension payout to over one crore elderly, widowed and disabled people
On Bihar Pension Day each beneficiary received ₹1,100 directly in their bank account.
Read story₹51,000 crore of MoUs signed for steel, clean energy and textile plants
Ten companies, led by steelmakers and a ₹22,500 crore clean-energy project, plan units expected to create about 27,000 jobs.
Read storyNew ropeways for Gaya's Pretshila and Jehanabad's Vanavar hills near completion
The ₹1,049 crore Pretshila ropeway is 84% done and Vanavar's 92%, with more planned from Patna to Sonepur and at Kahalgaon.
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 storyRecord 6.62 crore tourist visits in 2025; homestay and heli-tourism schemes launched
Bihar recorded 6.62 crore tourist arrivals in 2025 and 3.42 crore by May 2026, as new schemes and ₹2,710 crore of projects roll out.
Read storyHeli-tourism takes off: helicopter services to Rajgir, Valmikinagar and Mundeshwari
The Heli-Tourism and Air Tourism Service Scheme-2026 also offers 10-minute skyline joy rides over Patna.
Read story29 industrial projects worth ~₹6,000 crore cleared, including EV and battery units
BIADA approved projects in electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, medical technology, textiles and food processing.
Read story₹1,692 crore Karpurigram–Bhagwanpur rail line approved for Samastipur
The new line via Tajpur and Mahua will add six stations and is expected to turn Tajpur into a trading hub for north Bihar.
Read storyRoadmap: six expressway corridors, Ganga bridges and 198 stations redeveloped
Corridors including Buxar–Bhagalpur, Patna–Purnea and Gorakhpur–Siliguri are approved, alongside a ₹1 lakh crore rail allocation.
Read storySamastipur's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, wins the IPL Orange Cap and an India call-up
He hit a record 72 sixes and became the fastest to 1,000 IPL runs, then earned a place in India's T20 squad for Ireland and England.
Read storyBIADA allots land to 23 projects worth ₹993 crore, including Amul
Sixteen factories and seven hotels across ten industrial areas are expected to create about 3,150 jobs.
Read storyBihar players light up IPL 2026
Ishan Kishan's first 600-run season, Sakib Hussain's record wicket streak and India A call-ups for Sooryavanshi and Anukul Roy.
Read storyLand allotted for 15 new factories worth ₹3,000 crore
BIADA allocated 64 acres across districts including Bihta, Purnia and Muzaffarpur, expected to create about 1,500 jobs.
Read storyBengaluru-style 'Electronic City' planned near Patna, 1 lakh jobs targeted
Officials are studying Bengaluru's model as Bihar plans a tech hub at Sonepur to attract major IT firms.
Read storyBihar GCC Policy 2026 offers up to ₹50 crore to global capability centres
The first 25 GCCs to set up in Bihar get capital, rent, power and cloud subsidies, with an extra 10% outside Patna.
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 storyBudget 2026 for science: Bagaha polytechnic, three planetariums and an NIT incubation centre
The Kalam Science City in Patna opens to visitors, and engineering colleges add AI, data science and cybersecurity.
Read storyUrban budget rises to ₹15,237 crore: drains, waste plants and 4 lakh homes
₹3,559 crore for 38 stormwater drainage schemes, garbage-to-power plans and 4.18 lakh PMAY-Urban houses sanctioned.
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.
Read storyBihar's sporting year: 4.2 million students in talent hunt, 257 block stadiums built
After hosting the Khelo India Youth Games and the Hero Asia Cup in 2025, the state is building a sports city in Patna and centres of excellence in every district.
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