InvestBihar

12/04/2012

Bihar big leap towards power Production

“Bihar has attempted a big leap today towards self-sufficiency in power generation,” said chief minister Nitish Kumar recently after laying stone of a 1980MW thermal power project at Shivanpur ...

11/04/2012

CM seeks four-fold jump in state dairy production

Expressing happiness over the increase in production by Bihar Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd (COMFED)’s in the past six years, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today set an ambitious tar...

14/02/2012

Bihar gears up to attract industrial investment

As part of the exercise, it will launch a survey of existing industrial units to form policies for industrial development Bihar will begin in March its first survey of industrial units to asses...

14/02/2012

ASSOCHAM roadmap to tap growth potential of Bihar

According to a study undertaken by apex industry body ASSOCHAM, growing at a compound annual growth rate of over 26%, the trade, hotel and restaurant with about 32% share are the highest contributo...

20/01/2012

Manufacturing growth: Bihar on top

Bihar had the highest manufacturing growth in 2010-11, despite some deceleration in the previous two years. Manufacturing growth in Bihar stood at 15 per cent in 2010-11 against 15.2 per cent a ...

20/01/2012

Rs 90000 Crore Agri Roadmap in Bihar

PATNA: Bihar will implement an agriculture roadmap for development with a plan size of Rs 90,000 crores for five years starting from financial year 2012-13. The plan size may even cross Rs 1 lakh c...

20/01/2012

Bihar Government initiates bidding for 3 new thermal power plants

Bihar Government has started the process of developing three Coal Based Power Plants with the total capacity of 4000 Megawatts. Bihar Power Infrastructure Company has invited bids for this purpose....

25/08/2011

It proposes to make all state government offices paperless by 2016 by connecting all departments, blocks and districts to statewide area network Patna: The State Cabinet on Tuesday approved the ne...

25/08/2011

Alok K N Mishra, TNN PATNA: Bihar has to play a significant role in fulfilling the ever-growing need for skilled manpower across sectors and narrowing the existing gap between the demand and sup...

13/08/2011

By M Shabnam Farmers are being equipped with online soil health cards and the officials with laptops and peripherals to keep pace with the time Patna: The Bihar’s Agriculture Department is...

08/08/2011

Government move to promote organic farming

The state government has embarked on a major vegetable initiative to provide subsidies to farmers for taking up organic farming of vegetables and to check rampant use of chemical fertilizers and pe...

08/08/2011

Govt providing 50% subsidy on captive power units: Minister

Bihar industries minister Renu Kumari Kushwaha has lashed out at the Centre for disregarding the states plea for coal linkage for establishment of thermal power units. Had the Centre provided co...