50 villages flooded in Muzaffarpur
MUZAFFARPUR: Tirhut divisional commissioner Narmadeshwar Lal on Sunday asked officials concerned to keep a close watch on embankments in the region amid rise in water level in several rivers. The Bagmati
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Pollution control board issues advisory to govt
PATNA: In a bid to provide some relief to Patnaites choking in the very poor quality ambient air, the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) seems to have taken a cue from the recent Paris climate
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Patna breathes most polluted air on many days
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
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Make renewable energy a poll pledge: Students
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
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Public manifesto for renewable energy released
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
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Kahalgaon thermal plant faces shutdown
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
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Experts discuss climate change
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
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50% residents of Patna sans safe drinking water
Patna: More than half the population in Patna has no access to safe drinking water. It ranks 6th in the descending order among 14 large capital cities of India as far as open defecation is concerned, said
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Encephalitis toll rises to 15 in Bihar
Muzaffarpur: Two more children have died due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) at Muzaffarpur hospitals during the last 24 hours, according to civil surgeon, Dr Gyanbhushan. The CS informed on Wednesday
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45% infant deaths take place within 24 hours of birth, says study
Patna: Early neonatal mortality (deaths within 24 hours of birth) still makes the highest contribution to Bihar's infant mortality rate. A study in the state's ten districts has found 45% infant deaths
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58,000 TB cases recorded in Bihar last year
PATNA: TB causes two deaths every three minutes in India. In Bihar, as many as 58,814 new TB cases surfaced in 2014. However, what is more worrisome is the fact that 1,010 cases are of multi-drug resistant