NITI Aayog's May 2026 report 'School Education System in India' flagged approximately 8,000 ghost schools across India with zero student enrolment, highlighting structural inefficiencies in the public education system.

As per the NITI Aayog report released in May 2026, India's school system comprises approximately 14.71 lakh (1.471 million) schools, making it one of the largest school education networks in the world.

Bihar's Rajya Fasal Sahayata Yojana is a state-funded crop loss compensation scheme managed by the Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, providing financial support to farmers for crop damage due to natural calamities.

In May 2026, CM Nitish Kumar's son was sworn in as a minister in the Bihar cabinet, widely seen as a generational transition and preparation for political succession within the JD(U)-led NDA government.

According to NCRB's 'Crime in India 2024', Bengaluru recorded a suicide rate of approximately 20 per lakh population, one of the highest among major Indian cities, linked to occupational stress in the IT sector.

The ruins of Vikramshila University, founded by Pala king Dharmapala in the 8th century, are located in Antichak village in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. It was one of the greatest centres of Buddhist learning in ancient India.

The BPSC 72nd Combined Competitive Examination 2026 is conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) for recruitment to Group A and Group B state service posts, with applications exclusively from Bihar.

NITI Aayog's May 2026 report 'School Education System in India' covered 14.71 lakh schools serving over 24.69 crore students, providing a comprehensive temporal analysis of India's school education from 2014 to 2025.

As per NCRB's 'Crime in India 2024', Delhi topped the list of cognisable offences among 19 metropolitan cities in India, continuing its trend of recording the highest number of reported crimes among metros.

Chhath Puja is observed on the Shashti (sixth day) of Shukla Paksha in the Hindu month of Kartik (October–November). It involves worship of the Sun God and is Bihar's most widely celebrated folk festival.

Following MoS&PI's May 2026 notification updating the national base year to 2022-23, Bihar and all states are required to recompile their GSDP/GSVA data using the new 2022-23 base year, replacing the old 2011-12 series.

Sharada Sinha, renowned Bihar folk singer famous for her Chhath Puja songs and Maithili-Bhojpuri music, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 2025, after her demise in November 2024.

Nitish Kumar had joined the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) with RJD and Congress in 2022, but broke away and returned to the BJP-led NDA in January 2024 ahead of the general elections.

Former Indian football player Mohan Singh, who passed away on 7 May 2026, was born in 1948. He was a decorated footballer who represented India in international competitions during the 1960s and 1970s.

The Bihar cabinet approved developing Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary as the state's second tiger reserve, after Valmiki Tiger Reserve, to expand tiger conservation efforts in the Vindhya hill range region.

Rajgir Nature Safari is located in Nalanda district of Bihar. Rajgir is a historically significant Buddhist and Jain pilgrimage site, and the nature safari is a key eco-tourism attraction in the region.