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 …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Voluntary Health Association of Punjab Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/02/2015 regarding reduction of sex ratio in various States of India.
The eleven member states of World Health Organization South-East Asia Region committed to eliminate measles by 2020. In phased manner, Government of India is working on this goal, and has introduced two-dose strategy for measles vaccine in the routine immunization. Molecular epidemiology of measles in India has been considerably growing …
A division bench of chief justice L Narasimha Reddy and Justice Vikas Jain on Monday asked the Gaya DM to appear in person on February 13, 2015. The order was issued on a PIL filed by one Pratijnya on the issue of pollution of Falgu river. He stated that people …
Patna: BMW, this word brings out the picture of a high-end lurxury car. But today, this also means biomedical wastes, which can cost one's life. The wastes generated from hospitals like syringes, drug bottles, removed plaster and human anatomical parts are termed biomedical wastes (BMW), which are being disposed of …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has threatened to shut down the industrial units causing pollution in Bihar if they do not act urgently to prevent the pollution of the Ganga. The tribunal, which looks into protection of the environment in general and the Ganga and its tributaries in particular, has sought …
Union water resources minister Uma Bharti on Monday said the Centre has allocated Rs900 crore for the three intra-river linking projects received from Bihar, maintaining that their successful implementation would also serve as a model for other states. Of the sum, Rs500 crore has been released and the remaining Rs400 …
Arsenic is known to be one of the causative factors of gall bladder cancer in Bihar. However, a recent research by city's Mahavir Cancer Sansthan (MCS), which has been sent to a journal for publication, says arsenic has been found in tissues of patients suffering from other cancers as well. …
Gairaha is not a place that usually attracts media attention. But something unusual was under way as the new year entered its second week. On January 8, the village in Bangra in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district saw more than 10,000 farmers protesting at the local intermediate college. Incensed over the …
Whereas, the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, situated in the then Shahabad district, and presently in Rohtas and Kaimur District, lying between Latitudes 24°3’ and 25°0’ N and Longitude 83°25’ and 85°0’ E, in the State of Bihar, spread over an area of 1504.96 sq. km was notified as wildlife sanctuary vide …
The state capital can generate 277MW of solar energy by 2025. Patna can start producing solar energy up to 35MW in the initial phase by using the roofs on government and industrial buildings. This can bridge the ever-increasing gap between demand and supply of energy, says a report of the …
Fly ash brick industry is necessary for promoting cleaner brick production technology and waste. Since bricks form the backbone of the construction sector, its demand for quality buildings will increase manifold, say experts. "Fired clay bricks consume around 2-4 million tonne of coal per year leading to emissions of 4-6 …
GAYA: There is some ray of hope for the victims of physical deformity caused by excessive fluoride content in ground water as the state-level conference of orthopaedic surgeons is being organized in Gaya. The conference is scheduled to be held at Bodh Gaya between February 13-15 and according to Dr …
Noting that a large number of children affected by Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) are becoming disabled with physical, mental and neurological disorder, the Centre has asked the States to make District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRC) fully functional. Union Health Minister JP Nadda, at a meeting with …
Groundwater is the most preferred source of water in various user sectors in India on account of its near universal availability, dependability and low capital cost. The present study mainly focus on the drinking water quality index of one of the fast growing city of India, Patna. The city has …
Sasaram: IG, Patna zone, AK Ambedkar, while reviewing the law and order situation with the SPs of Patna zone, on Tuesday directed Rohtas SP to redeploy police armed force at the 'exit point' of stone quarrying area of Kaimur hills. In a meeting held at the office of divisional commissioner, …
This IWMI review documents impacts of arsenic contamination on the food chain and human health in Eastern Ganges basin and calls for urgent new research and long-term monitoring of data to understand and tackle arsenic contamination in the region. Arsenic (As) is one of the hazardous elements found in the …
The state cabinet gave its nod to the “Bihar Building Byelaws 2014” to regulate construction activities in the state, paving the way for clearance of maps of multi-storied structures pending for the past two years. Sharing the details of the state’s first building byelaws, cabinet secretariat department’s principal secretary B. …
Participatory technological Innovations for drinking water security in alluvial flood plains of North Bihar presentation by by Eklavya Prasad, Megh Pyne Abhiyan, Bihar at Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) book launch of Rising to the Call - Good Practices of Climate Change Adaptation in India at IHC, New Delhi.
BHAGALPUR: With a view to checking air-pollution vis-a-vis vehicle emission, the district transport office (DTO) has launched a 'Go green campaign' in Bhagalpur district. The transport department's endeavor is to ensure that all the vehicles running on the roads adhere to pollution norms and do not add to air pollution. …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Voluntary Health Association of Punjab Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/11/2014 regarding female foeticide. The Court also stated that "we would require the States to give suggestions by a separate affidavit, if some incentives can be given …
