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- Gyanendra Keshri
- February 20, 2021
Bihar posts 10.5% growth in 2019-20, more than double the growth rate of Indian economy
Bihar recorded a growth of 10.5 per cent in 2019-20, more than double the growth rate of the Indian economy that stood at 4.2 per cent, according to the Bihar Economic Survey 2020-21.
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- Gyanendra Keshri
- February 19, 2021
Tata Technologies to help develop 149 ITIs in Bihar as Centres of Excellence
All 149 government-owned Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Bihar will be upgraded as Centres of Excellence in partnership with Tata Technologies, a subsidiary of Tata Motors.
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- Gyanendra Keshri
- February 11, 2021
Bihar cabinet expansion: BJP brings in new faces, JD(U) sticks to old loyalists
Seventeen new ministers were inducted in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s cabinet on Tuesday taking the total number to 31. BJP, which is the largest party among the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state, got nine berths, while Janata Dal (United) got eight.
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- Team BiharConnect
- February 11, 2021
Tapovan barrage bore the brunt of the Uttarakhand natural calamity
The unfortunate flash flood in Uttarakhand – caused by unprecedented snowfall that triggered an avalanche – has led serious devastation in Uttarakhand.
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- Team BiharConnect
- February 2, 2021
How Nitish government is bridging Bihar’s political-economic divide through policy actions
Between 2011-12 and 2018-19, the level of Per Capita Development Expenditure (PCDE) in Bihar has grown at 14.2 per cent, compared to the national average of 13.3 per cent.