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 National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Umesh Prasad Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/09/2017 regarding constitution of SEIAA, Bihar. NGT notes that the term of the SEIAA (State Level Environment IMPACT Assessment Authority) had expired on 2.7.2017. NGT questions …
PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar, who held a review meeting with senior officials of state environment and forests department on Thursday, discussed the proposal of commencing operations of CNG-propelled vehicles in Patna as Jagadishpur-Haldia gas pipeline is in the final stages. In 2007, the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) …
The 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), the fourth in the NFHS series, provides information on population, health, and nutrition for India and each state and union territory. For the first time, NFHS-4 provides district-level estimates for many important indicators. All four NFHS surveys have been conducted under the stewardship …
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh continued to reel under floods, which have left a trail of death and destruction in the two States, where 21 more people lost their lives on Thursday and over two crore people are still affected. The toll in Bihar floods, which have affected 1.61 crore people …
Flooding in Bihar claimed 26 more lives today, though the situation in deluge- battered Assam and West Bengal inched closer to normal with water receding in most of the affected parts of the two states. Officials said the flood toll mounted to 367 in Bihar, where 1.58 crore people are …
PM to do aerial survey in Bihar; flood fury abates in Assam The flood situation in Uttar Pradesh remained alarming on Tuesday with reports of 10 more deaths, taking the toll to 82 in the current wave of floods in the State. “As many as 2,855 villages in 25 districts …
PATNA/LUCKNOW: The death toll in Bihar floods has crossed the 300 mark with 51 people losing their lives since Sunday. The figure of flood fatalities stood at 253 till Sunday. 1.38 crore people are battling the deluge in 18 districts of the state. The figure of flood fatalities rose by …
As news reports pour in, over 1.26 crore people in 20 districts of Bihar are affected by the floods. The surging floodwaters have already killed 253 people. In Assam, 33.45 lakh people across 25 districts are affected by the floods and the death toll has crossed 148. West Bengal is …
PATNA: With 51 fresh deaths in seven of the 20 affected districts in the last 24 hours, the flood toll in the state rose to 253 on Sunday. While 15 persons died in the worst-affected Araria district, 16 others lost their lives in Katihar district during the day. The right …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Manjhi Parganas Abhen Baisi Vs Aligarh Muslim University, Kishanganj, Bihar & Others dated 21/08/2017 regarding illegal works of construction of embankment and boundary wall on the river bed of Mahananda and the flood plains as well …
Heavy rains, inundation, and floods continue to wreak havoc in India, with the death toll rising in Assam, Bihar and West Bengal this week. Train and rail services of the Eastern Railway have also taken a hit, with many lines damaged in the rains. Heavy rains, inundation, and floods continue …
Nitish Kumar undertakes aerial survey The flood situation affecting 70 lakh people in Bihar’s 14 inundated northern districts continued to be grim on Wednesday, with the death toll up rising to 72. The State government has commenced relief and rescue operations with the help of the Army, Air Force, 27 …
Patna: The death toll in the floods in the state increased to 72, but the situation slightly eased on Wednesday. Water resources department officials claimed the rivers, except the Ganga and Burhi Gandak, were showing receding trend across the state. State disaster management department said around 69.42 lakh people in …
13 districts submerged; situation improves in north Bengal; 14 trains cancelled The flood situation continued to be grim in Bihar and Assam on Tuesday while a break in the rains offered respite for the northern districts of Bengal. The toll in Bihar rose to 56 with 69.81 lakh people affected …
PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has sought the help of Army and every possible assistance from the Centre as the flood situation in Kishanganj, Araria, Purnia and Katihar districts worsened on Sunday. Reports said water level in rivers Mahananda, Kosi, Kamla Balan, Burhi Gandak and Gandak — all originating …
PATNA: The Patna high court on Wednesday ordered the state government to submit within four weeks its plan and time frame to make the 4,095 non-functional tubewells for irrigation purposes operational in the state. During the hearing of a PIL filed by social worker Vikash Chandra alias Guddu Baba in …
Chief minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday the state government has almost achieved its target of 15% green cover in the state by end of 2017. The CM had launched Hariyali Mission in 2011 to increase the green cover in the state. Addressing a gathering at Veer Kuer Singh Park …
India was estimated to have the largest numbers of stillbirths globally in 2015, and the Indian government has adopted a target of <10 stillbirths per 1,000 births by 2030 through the India Newborn Action Plan (INAP). The objective of this study was to use verbal autopsy interviews to examine factors …
Monsoon has not only brought with it a deluge of civic woes but also a deadlier bite - of the Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes - that spread dengue fever, chikungunya and Zika fever during this time of the year. Three suspected cases of dengue have been reported at Rajendra Memorial Research …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Manjhi Parganas Abhen Baisi Vs Aligarh Muslim University, Kishanganj, Bihar & Others dated 21/07/2017 regarding the proposed construction of a centre of Aligarh Muslim University on the bank of river Mahananda in Kishanganj District in the …
