50 lakh Jeevika Didis to become dairy 'Sudha Sakhis'
COMFED and Jeevika plan to grow Bihar's milk producers from about 12 lakh to over 50 lakh, mainly by bringing rural women into dairy.
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₹14 crore climate-smart farming plan for 1,200 villages in 24 districts
Five model villages per district will train farmers from nine neighbouring villages each in crops and methods that cope with floods, drought and heat.
Read storyPaddy purchase at ₹2,441 MSP with payment to farmers within 48 hours
Procurement starts on 1 November in North Bihar and 15 November in the south, using AgriStack IDs and online registration.
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 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 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 storyNalanda University becomes an IIRS–ISRO nodal centre with free space-tech courses
Students can now take ISRO's remote sensing, GIS and space technology courses online at no cost.
Read storyAdani Power proposes doubling the Pirpainti plant to 4,800 MW
Three more 800 MW units are proposed at the Bhagalpur project, which is expected to employ 10,000–12,000 people during construction.
Read storyCabinet 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 story₹12,000 crore plan to replace old wires and transformers for 2.25 crore consumers
The Energy Department has drawn up a plan to replace 1.18 lakh km of poles and cables and 12,000 transformers to end low-voltage and tripping problems.
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 storyRecord 51 lakh pilgrims at Gaya's Pitru Paksha Mela
Footfall rose by about 16 lakh over last year, helped by a tent city, AI translation for foreign visitors and wristbands for children and the elderly.
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