If India wants faster growth, it must first solve its female labour force participation problemIndia's female workforce participation lags behind peer nations. Boosting this rate could significantly increase GDP. Experts suggest focus...
20 May, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
Abhishek says TMC will return to power in Bengal with 225 seats, vows to uproot BJP from CentreTrinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has predicted a significant win for his party in the West Bengal assembly elections. He stated ...
25 Apr, 2026, 09.40 PM IST
Reports again raise spectre of 'demolition' of Patna's Sultan Palace, spark outcryThe Bihar Cabinet has greenlit plans for a luxurious five-star heritage hotel at the Sultan Palace, a remarkable edifice constructed in 192...
18 Apr, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
2,547 people died in disasters in Bihar in 2024-25, most due to drowning: Economic SurveyBihar witnessed 2,547 deaths from disasters in 2024-25, a rise from the previous year. Drowning caused the most fatalities. Lightning strik...
04 Feb, 2026, 01.44 PM IST
Bihar House raises quota for 'deprived caste' to 65%The Bihar assembly passed bills to increase reservation for 'deprived castes' in state government jobs and educational institutions from 50...
09 Nov, 2023, 11.06 PM IST
Congress govt issues order for caste survey in RajasthanRajasthan will be the second state in the country to conduct such a population count. The assembly polls in Rajasthan are due later this ye...
08 Oct, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
Survey's socio-eco data to be placed in Bihar assembly: CM Nitish KumarThe second part of Bihar's caste survey, which contains socio-economic data of the population, will be presented in the Bihar assembly duri...
04 Oct, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
"Caste census has revealed economic situation of everyone": Nitish KumarAccording to the data, Scheduled Castes make up 19.65 per cent and the Scheduled Tribes 1.68 per cent of the population of the state. The d...
02 Oct, 2023, 08.40 PM IST
Centre changes stance after opposing Bihar caste surveyPara 5 of the affidavit said: "It is submitted that no other body under the Constitution or otherwise is entitled to conduct the exercise o...
29 Aug, 2023, 11.46 PM IST
Patna High Court stays Bihar govt's caste surveyThe Patna High Court has placed a temporary hold on Bihar's enumeration of castes and economic survey after hearing a petition challenging ...
05 May, 2023, 03.53 PM IST
Bihar grew at 10.98% in FY22: Economic Survey"Bihar economy posted a strong recovery in 2021-22 as the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at constant prices recorded a robust growth o...
27 Feb, 2023, 09.28 PM IST
Bihar clocks 10.5% growth rate in FY 2019-20: Economic SurveyThe growth rate in Bihar in 2019-20 fiscal has been recorded at 10.5 per cent while it was 4.2 at the national level during the period, the...
19 Feb, 2021, 06.19 PM IST
Bihar is national topper in FY17 growth, with 10.3 pcThe state's growth rate is well above the national average of 7.0 per cent, the 12th Economic Survey of Bihar said.
26 Feb, 2018, 08.58 PM IST
Bihar Economic Survey report tabled in the houseThe 10th Bihar Economic Survey Report- 2015-16 (ESR) has termed the growth performance of the Bihar economy as “steady” in the recent decad...
25 Feb, 2016, 05.54 PM IST
Good economics becoming good politics: Arvind SubramanianCEA Arvind Subramanian today said one of the welcome changes the country had seen in recent years was that good economics practised by diff...
30 May, 2015, 05.42 AM IST
- Bihar approves investment worth over $10 bn
Bihar government has approved investment proposals worth over Rs 40,000 crore, including many by big corporate entities, but there are stil...
03 Mar, 2008, 12.00 PM IST
- Bihar approves investment worth over $ 10 bn
Bihar government has approved investment proposals worth over Rs 40,000 crore, including many by big corporate entities, but there are stil...
03 Mar, 2008, 11.48 AM IST