Pearl farming is slowly catching the light in Bihar

Pearl farming is slowly catching the light in Bihar

With 76% of its population engaged in agriculture, principally in growing food crops (paddy, wheat, maize and pulses), with a small percentage of farmers are engaged in raising cash crops, including sugarcane, potato, tobacco, oilseeds, onion, chillies, and jute, farming is the main source of employment and wealth in Bihar. In the past few years, … Read more

Process to translate, publish original Buddhist manuscripts from Nalanda, Vikramshila underway: Bihar minister

Process to translate, publish original Buddhist manuscripts from Nalanda, Vikramshila underway: Bihar minister

“The state government has signed an MoU with CIHTS for the translation and publication of original Buddhist manuscripts that were saved during the burning of two great ancient universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila and taken to Tibet. A process is underway to translate and publish hundreds of original Buddhist manuscripts from Nalanda and Vikramshila, saved … Read more