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: Dermatologists on Sunday stressed on the need to create awareness about leprosy and disintegrate it from other public health programmes. In 2005, India had officially declared to have eliminated leprosy when new cases fell to less than one per 10,000 population. But as per WHO's Global Health Observatory data …
PATNA: The sand crisis in the state is likely to be eased shortly as the mines and geology department is to commence e-auction for sand mining rights of around 170 ghats in 12 districts from next week. The move comes after directive by chief minister Nitish Kumar on December 20 …
BHAGALPUR: The Bhagalpur Municipal Corporation (BMC) now plans to segregate wastes into two categories - biodegradable wastes and non-biodegradable wastes-before disposing them off at dumping grounds. The civic body also intends to utilize the biodegradable wastes for composting and making organic manure. While four places needs to be identified for …
The promotion of cooperatives is widely viewed as the most important institutional arrangement for spurring dairy development in India and much of the success of the White Revolution in India is attributed to the cooperative framework of the country's dairy development strategies. However, empirical evidences on impact of dairy cooperatives …
PATNA: The Patna high court on Tuesday ordered the Patna district magistrate (DM) to take action against the unauthorized iron chest manufacturing small-scale industries in Alamganj and Sultanganj area of the city. Hearing two different PILs field by Salimullah and Saroj Kumar, the division bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon …
PATNA: Only 227 posts under the National Health Mission in Bihar have roster clearance even though 393 employees are working under the mission in the state. The fact came to light at a videoconferencing organised for state health minister Mangal Pandey on Tuesday evening to review the progress of the …
The demand for compliance with food safety measures (FSM) at farm level, an integral component of food security, is increasing. Yet, literature on the assessment of FSM at the farm level is scarce, especially for developing countries. To bridge the gap, this study investigates the status, estimates the cost, identifies …
PATNA: The state transport department has decided to form a three-member team to inspect the vehicle pollution check centres and verify if they have proper infrastructure to test vehicles before granting them 'pollution under control' (PuC) certificates. The transport department move comes close on the heels of this newspaper reporting …
PATNA: The rising pollution level in the city has led to increase in the sales of air purifiers. People in the trade revealed that an air purifier, which was unheard of till a few years ago, is much in demand these days. The air quality index (AQI) in the state …
PATNA: Winter is normally an enjoyable season, but it has lately turned into the most polluted time of the year in Patna. With the air quality index (AQI) crossing 400- mark in the state capital, the pollution level in the city is posing serious health risks to residents, especially children …
PATNA: Patna's air quality may worsen over the next weeks with the winds getting calm even as the winter has arrived. Calm winds and moist air allow suspended particulate matters or dust particles to settle down and thus aggravate air pollution. Patna's Air Quality Index (AQI), released by the Central …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/11/2017 regarding illegal mining in Rohtas region of Bihar filed by Dr. Ghanshyam Narain Singh. The Applicant (Dr. Ghanshyam Narain Singh) has been informed that a a site …
The Rockfeller Foundation, which has committed USD 50 million for mini power grids in India, is looking for public private partnerships to facilitate setting up of such projects, according to a senior official. So far, the foundation has facilitated setting up of 106 mini power grids in as many villages …
In another five years, the number of obese children in the world will outnumber the malnourished ones. A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Imperial College London, published in medical journal 'The Lancet', stated on Wednesday that obesity rates among the world's children and adolescents increased from less …
GAYA: A workshop on 'Renewable energy and its growth potential', jointly organised by the Centre for Environment and Energy Development (CEED) and Vikalp Foundation, a non-profit organisation, working in the field of alternative development strategy, was held here on Wednesday. The workshop highlighted the efficacies of the new energy policy …
India ranks the highest among the world's most disaster-prone countries for displacement of residents, with 23 lakh, on average, uprooted due to calamities such as floods, cyclones and earthquakes. A UN study , to be released on the International Day for Disaster Reduction on Friday , forecast a continued rise …
PATNA: Reasserting his commitment to executing the schemes under 'Saat Nischay' (seven resolves) programme, CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday said he always believed in work and never in publicity. "Our schemes fulfil the basic requirements of people. We are working on all components of the 'Saat Nischay' programme, which is …
In last 10 years, 4,000 people and more than 42,000 cattle have died due to the floods in Bihar, says deputy CM Bihar government has allocated Rs 68,500 crore for climate change sensitive departments in the current fiscal. The state government said that the money spent would protect its people …
Stillbirth, which is defined as a baby born without life at or after 28 weeks gestation, is one of the major problems facing the health sector across the world. It is estimated that about 26 lakh stillbirths occurred globally every year and India accounted for the largest proportion with 5.9 …
The review meeting to take stock of progress of schemes under "seven resolves" of good governance was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh, state police chief P K Thakur and senior officials of all the departments. As part of Nitish Kumar government’s resolve …
