Darbhanga 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.
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Budget 2026 puts women's jobs first: village-to-city markets and mega skill centres
1.56 crore women have received ₹10,000 to start a business; skill centres on a hub-and-spoke model and 38 women-only ITIs back the push.
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 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 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 storyEconomic Survey: Bihar's economy nears ₹10 lakh crore, growing faster than India's
GSDP reached ₹9.92 lakh crore in 2024–25, with capital formation doubling in five years and the secondary sector growing 15.5%.
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 story₹202 crore of projects for Siwan, from roads to a grid substation
71 schemes covering roads, power, agriculture and culture were announced, with completed works inaugurated at the Mairwa medical college.
Read story₹316 crore of projects in Gopalganj, including CHC upgrades
40 schemes covering roads, embankments, health centres, schools and drinking water were launched during the Samriddhi Yatra.
Read storyRajgir hosts the Mahamana Hockey Gold Cup 2026
Under-16 boys' and girls' teams from seven states competed at Rajgir's international hockey stadium.
Read storyIndia's largest solar-plus-battery project goes live at Kajra in Lakhisarai
The first phase — 185 MW of solar with 254 MWh of battery storage — is now supplying power, storing daytime sunshine for the evening peak.
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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