Bihar Current Affairs One-liners — Last 3 months

Yesterday

• On 2 October 2026 a tigress translocated from Valmiki Tiger Reserve (Bihar) was released in Buxa Tiger Reserve (West Bengal), the first phase of a Tiger Reintroduction Programme, marking the start of Wildlife Week 2026.

Wed, 30 Sept 2026

• On 30 September 2026 the Bihar Cabinet, led by CM Samrat Choudhary, approved the draft Bihar Green Hydrogen Policy, 2026 to promote renewable energy, reduce dependence on imported natural gas and cut carbon emissions.

Tue, 22 Sept 2026

• On 22 September 2026, World Rhino Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Assam holds nearly 80% of the world's rhino population and shared that Project Rhino has been initiated to support rhino range states.

Wed, 16 Sept 2026

• On 16 September 2026, Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited flood-affected areas of Bihar on the Prime Minister's directions, along with Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

• On 14 September 2026, the Ministry of Power announced approval for exporting electricity to the Nepal Electricity Authority for 18 hours a day from 13 September to 31 December 2026, after floods damaged Nepal's hydropower plants.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

• A flash flood triggered by a glacier collapse on the Nepal–Tibet border devastated central Nepal on 26 August 2026; PM Modi offered all possible help and the Centre put Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on alert.

Sun, 23 Aug 2026

• Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced in Patna on 23 August 2026 that a Mati Kala (clay art) Board will be set up within three months to support the Kumhar (Prajapati) community.

Thu, 20 Aug 2026

• Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 20 August 2026 announced approval of 11,18,937 pucca houses for Bihar under PMAY-G with an allocation of ₹13,427 crore.

Wed, 19 Aug 2026

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 19 August 2026 approved four-laning of the 82.578-km Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa section of NH-22 in Bihar at ₹3,590.73 crore on Hybrid Annuity Mode.

Mon, 17 Aug 2026

• A stampede at the Ashok Dham temple in Lakhisarai, Bihar, on 17 August 2026, the third Monday of Shravan, killed at least seven women devotees.

Sat, 08 Aug 2026

• APEDA facilitated the first-ever commercial sea shipment of 18 tonnes of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana from Bihta, Bihar, to Australia, the Commerce Ministry said on 8 August 2026.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026

• Educationist and former Governor of Tripura, Bihar and West Bengal D.Y. Patil died in Kolhapur on 4 August 2026, aged 90.

Wed, 29 Jul 2026

• On 29 July 2026 the Bihar Cabinet chaired by CM Samrat Choudhary approved selection guidelines to fill 22,891 anganwadi worker and helper posts and cleared the Bihar Sports Policy 2026.

Thu, 23 Jul 2026

• Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Union Skill Development MoS (Independent Charge) Jayant Chaudhary on 23 July 2026 announced a permanent campus for the National Skill Training Institute for Women (NSTI-W), Patna, and the MSDE and Bihar exchanged an MoU for a Skill India International Centre (SIIC).

Sun, 19 Jul 2026

• Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the 68.80-km Belwa–Minapur Link Channel in Sheohar on 19 July 2026, Bihar's first river-linking project, linking the Bagmati with the Burhi Gandak.

Sun, 12 Jul 2026

• Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 982 development projects worth ₹1,047.09 crore in Muzaffarpur on 12 July 2026 and opened the Sikandarpur Lake Front.

Sat, 11 Jul 2026

• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated a two-day orientation-cum-training programme for members of the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly at BIPARD, Gaya Ji, on 11 July 2026.

Mon, 06 Jul 2026

• The Election Commission issued notifications on 6 July 2026 for bye-elections to 22-Datia (Madhya Pradesh), 145-Manjalpur (Gujarat) and 182-Bankipur (Bihar); polling is on 30 July and counting on 3 August.

Sun, 05 Jul 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on his birth anniversary on 5 July 2026, recalling his contribution to the upliftment of deprived and weaker sections.