Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
PATNA: A year-and-a-half after a WHO survey declared Patna as the second most polluted city in the world next to Delhi, Patnaites are choking in even worse ambient air with respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) levels being the maximum across the country. A comparison of the daily reports of the …
The tribunal said time has come for it to issue appropriate directions in connection with cleaning of the river In a clear disapproval of the pace at which the clean Ganga project is being executed, the National Green Tribunal today wondered why any deficiency should be there when Prime Minister …
For an election that can make or break the main contenders for power in Bihar, no one seems bothered about environmental issues. The ever increasing pollution in the Ganges, people hit hard by arsenic, fluoride and iron content in drinking water, rising air pollution and falling rainfall -- issues that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ratneshwar Prasad Singh Vs. Banka Municipality & Ors. dated 28/09/2015 regarding faulty construction of sewerage system, Banka Municipality, Bihar. Previous Order
Artificial recharge to groundwater is steadily assuming importance in the wake of the decline in water level in several parts of the country. Recharge through an injection well is the most suitable option of artificial recharge for semi-confined and confined aquifers, especially in urban and industrial areas as it requires …
Punjab and Haryana figure on the list of major states in the country that are set to miss the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) by three-fourths till the September 2015 global deadline for targets. As per the commitment on MDGs made in 1990 by all …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/S Tata Steel Ltd. Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 24/09/2015 regarding transfer of land by the State of Bihar to Tata Steel Ltd. measuring 350 acres at Adityapur, Bihar for a period of 99 years. It appears …
Students from 30 schools of Bihar have reached out to more than 50,000 people seeking their support for renewable energy. The students and their parents have urged all the political parties to include renewable energy in their manifestoes. They feel this is the right time to reflect not just on …
PATNA: 'Raanjhanaa' and 'Tanu Weds Manu' series fame Bollywood actor Swara Bhaskar lent some glamour to the state assembly polls on Thursday by releasing a public manifesto for 100% renewable energy in Bihar for consideration by all major political parties here. The nine-point manifesto is a part of an awareness …
Bhagalpur: The Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Plant (KhSTPP) is likely to face operational difficulty if it fails to build a new lagoon in six to nine months for dumping waste ash slurry. The plant management is unable to construct an additional 'ash dyke lagoon' due to encroachment on its land …
Patna: Eminent environmentalists and experts on climate change on Wednesday held a brainstorming session at the Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) campus on major issues relating to climate change and its impact on Bihar. Members of the Climate Change Innovation Programme (CCIP) and Department for International Development (DFID) of …
The government has identified 305 cities and towns across nine states for implementation of its ambitious ‘Housing for All’ scheme. As many as 305 cities and towns have been identified in nine states for beginning of construction of houses for the urban poor under the scheme, said a senior housing …
Concerted efforts are on in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to bring ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in the government policy after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s homestate, Gujarat, initiated the proposal of introducing it as a viable solution for treating children from the worst form of malnutrition. Sources say while the …
‘Not a single unit is generated by State govt-owned power plants’.In the poll-bound Bihar when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was inaugurating projects worth Rs 19,499 crore, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday punctured his tall claims of power development saying power production in Bihar was “zero”. He also asked …
Tremors were felt in several parts of India after an earthquake hit Nepal on Sunday. The fresh quake struck 89 km east of Kathmandu. According to The National Seismological Centre in Kathmandu, the quake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale with the epicentre at Dolakha was recorded at 2.47 pm …
Bihar's public distribution system used to be one of the worst in India, but the system has improved significantly from 2011 onwards. The National Food Security Act, backed early on by the political leadership, enabled the state to include the bulk of the rural population in this improved system. However, …
Union Minister of State for Forest and Environment Prakash Javadekar on Thursday declared that he would leave no stone unturned in removing hurdles, small or large, which held up inter-State North Koel Irrigation project for last 40 years. Admitting that several serious issues are involved in making Mandal Dam operational, …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced an Rs 3,094 crore package for rejuvenation of agriculture in poll-bound Bihar, which is part of his overall package of Rs 125,000 crore for the state. Funds for the sector will be spent on up gradation of Rajendra Prasad Agriculture University to Central …
The primates are causing such a menace that even PM Narendra Modi's plan of making his parliamentary constituency Varanasi wi-fi enabled has been cancelled. Monkeys are causing greater menace in India dna Research & Archives Monkey menace in the country has reached "epic" proportions and even derailed Prime Minister Narendra …
Sub-par rainfall across India for more than two weeks has pushed the monsoon deficit to 10% below normal, increasing worries of a second successive drought year in the country . Average all-India rainfall was 5% below normal on August 1 but the deficit doubled by Independence Day .August so far …
