Bihar
- Bihar is expanding inland water transport through 21 water stations across 11 districts.
- Patna has five identified jetty locations, including Digha, Panapur, Nasiriganj, Barh, and Nakta Diara.
- The network is meant to improve passenger movement, local trade, and river tourism.
- Most locations are on the Ganga, while some development is also linked to the Gandak river.
- The project could give Bihar a new travel option beyond road, rail, and air.
- Bihar Semiconductor Policy 2026 aims to make the state a new electronics and chip manufacturing hub.
- The policy offers low-cost power and water support for 10 years to eligible semiconductor units.
- It also includes patent reimbursement and interest subsidy on term loans to lower investor costs.
- Bihar is targeting around ₹25,000 crore in investment and more than 2 lakh jobs by 2030.
- The policy fits into India’s wider semiconductor push through the India Semiconductor Mission.
- Bihar started the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 on April 17, 2026.
- Residents can submit their details online until May 1, 2026.
- House listing and housing census visits will take place from May 2 to May 31, 2026.
- This is part of India’s first fully digital census, but door-to-door verification will still happen.
- People who complete the form online should save their Self-Enumeration ID and share it with the enumerator.
- Bihar plans a fresh teacher recruitment drive for about 45,000 posts through BPSC.
- The state says teacher hiring has already crossed 2.58 lakh through BPSC since 2023.
- Total government teacher strength has now reached about 5.24 lakh, which shows the scale of Bihar teacher recruitment.
- Bihar will receive 25 lakh free LPG connections under PM Ujjwala Yojana.
- The aim is to move families from firewood and coal to clean cooking fuel.
- Bihar still has a big rural gap in clean fuel use.
- Clean cooking can cut harmful kitchen smoke and save women’s time.
- Fast rollout needs simple paperwork, quick checks, and safe use training.
- Long-term success depends on affordable LPG refills.
- Bihar has picked about 14,000 new spots for zebra crossings and fresh paint.
- The state already has about 9,500 zebra crossings, so the total could reach about 23,500.
- Most proposed spots come from the Rural Works Department (12,858), plus 342 from the Road Construction Department and 88 from NHAI.
- The focus areas include schools, hospitals, markets, busy junctions, and crash “black spots”.
- Official crash data shows pedestrians face very high risk, so better crossings can save lives.
- Bihar wants to grow as a Bihar tech hub in eastern India.
- It plans big projects, like a defence corridor and a fintech city.
- It also plans two Special Economic Zone (SEZ) sites of about 125 acres each.
- A second top group will track a “global back-end hub” plan.
- Better online approvals can make investment faster and simpler.
- Investors showed strong interest in the Bihar film city project in a key meeting in Patna.
- Chief Secretary Pratyay Amrit said the goal is a green film city with world-class facilities.
- The film city in Bihar will support studios, post-production, and media business centres.
- The project should boost jobs, tourism, and branding for the Bihar movie industry.
- The plan links with Bihar film policy and a push to build a film production hub in Bihar.
- Bihar has received investment proposals worth about ₹1.05 lakh crore.
- A total of 4,004 projects have come to the Industries Department.
- Around 3,291 proposals have got first-phase approval from SIPB Bihar.
- About 1,078 projects now have full financial approval.
- These plans may create nearly 38,488 direct jobs in the state.
- Current projects represent about ₹29,756 crore of Bihar industrial investment.
- Financially approved projects alone add ₹11,964 crore more in planned spending.
- The state has released about ₹2,085 crore in grants and incentives so far.
- 861 industrial units are already working on the ground.
- The government aims to make Bihar an innovation and industry hub with 1 crore jobs in five years.
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Bihar Water Stations: 21 Jetties in 11 Districts
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Bihar Semiconductor Policy 2026: Key Benefits
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Bihar Census 2027: Self-Enumeration Begins
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Bihar to Fill 45,000 Teacher Posts Through BPSC TRE-4 Exam
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Bihar to Get 25 Lakh Free LPG Connections Under Ujjwala
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Bihar to Build 14,000 Zebra Crossings Statewide by April 30
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ISRO to Install Doppler Weather Radars in West Champaran and Bhagalpur
ISRO is installing Doppler Weather Radars in West Champaran and Bhagalpur. Here’s what it changes for floods, lightning alerts, and Bihar’s readiness.
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Bihar Forms Committee for Green Tech Hub in Eastern India
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Bihar Film City Project Attracts Major Global Investors
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