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 …
Nilgai, in India, comes under Schedule III of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Over a month ago, Maneka Gandhi had expressed anger for the Environment Ministry’s move of declaring some wild animals as a vermin in a few states for a period of one year. While in Bihar, two wild …
Patna: Dengue and chikungunya are fast spreading in the state capital. According to Patna civil surgeon office, two cases of chikungunya and three cases of dengue were reported on Wednesday. With this, total 158 cases of dengue have been reported in Patna district so far. However, 103 are confirmed cases …
An Act to provide for facilitating the promotion and development of investment in Bihar and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Whereas establishment of new enterprises by leveraging the abundant natural and human resources available in the state will lead to the generation of employment and improvement of the …
The Government of Bihar is committed for the inclusive economic development of the State. Though the state is primarily an agrarian state but contribution of secondary sector i.e. industries, in inclusive economic development of the state is of equal importance and therefore can't be ignored. The State Government has taken …
Women and children in India’s flood-hit eastern region are at risk of being preyed upon by human traffickers and sold into slavery in middle class homes, restaurants and shops, and even brothels, aid workers warned on Friday. Heavy monsoon rains have caused rivers including the Ganges and its tributaries to …
Almost 5.56 lakh people have been rescued so far from the 12 flood-affected districts With three more deaths reported on Sunday, the toll in Bihar rose to 156 as there was no let up in the flood situation in the State while in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh the Ganga continues to …
BHUBANESWAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Authorities in eastern India are struggling to evacuate more than 100,000 people stranded in villages after floods intensified, killing more than 300 and driving hundreds of thousands from their homes, officials said on Thursday. The heavy monsoon rains have caused rivers including the Ganges and …
Patna: If you are using power generators at your home or commercial complex, either follow the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act or be ready to be booked under Section 188 of IPC (disobeying government orders). The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) seized 57 generator sets during the four-day drive from August …
Patna: With five more deaths reported from Samastipur district on Wednesday, the toll in the Ganga floods in 12 affected districts has mounted to 28. The state Disaster Management Department (DMD) said two more deaths reported from Begusarai district were subject to verification. Bhojpur has the maximum number of deaths …
Bihar has been battling floods despite receiving less than normal rains this year. Long at the receiving end due to release of water from Nepal, this time though the blame lies squarely on mismanagement of a dam and a barrage in neighbouring states of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. The …
PATNA: It's called a cruel irony. Despite the major parts of its 12 districts being inundated by flood waters, Bihar still has 16% deficit rainfall this year. Revealing this here on Monday, CM Nitish Kumar said in the last 10 years Bihar received more than 1,000 mm rainfall in only …
Patna: Despite all efforts being made by the state government to check noise pollution in the state capital, little success has been achieved and the city continues to be bracketed as the 'excessively noisy' one. All norms mentioned in the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 under the Environment …
It will be introduced in five districts of Bihar and Gujarat first. A first-of-its-kind leprosy vaccine developed in India is to be launched on a pilot basis in five districts in Bihar and Gujarat. If it shows good results, the vaccine programme will be extended to other high-prevalence districts in …
CM Nitish Kumar undertakes aerial survey; boats evacuate people With the water level in the Ganga rising, the flood situation in Bihar was grim on Sunday. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed apprehension that the situation could worsen by Monday in view of the release of water from Bansagar dam. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Aman Kumar Singh Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 22/08/2016 regarding Environmental Clearances (ECs) dated 04/03/2016 granted by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Bihar, (SEIAA) for 19 Sand Mining Projects in favour of M/S …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Veterans Forum for Transparency in Public Life Vs. Chapra Nagar Parishad, Chapra, Bihar & Ors. dated 12/08/2016. The Applicant states that Khanua Nala in Chhapra as it existed before was for irrigational purposes and eventually it turned out to be …
PATNA: The flood situation in Bihar remained critical today with four more deaths reported from Katihar district, taking the toll to 95. The State disaster management department said 33 lakh people have been hit by the flood in 14 districts. Purnia district accounts for the highest number of deaths at …
33 lakh people spread across 13 districts affected by the deluge The death toll in Bihar floods on Thursday mounted to 64 with over 33 lakh people spread across 13 districts affected by the deluge. Purnia district has witnessed 26 fatalities, followed by 15 in Katihar and eight in Supaul, …
Farm produce on 1.61 lakh hectares of land has been damaged so far as per a survey. With one fresh death reported from Gopalganj, the toll in Bihar floods on Wednesday increased to 61 with many areas in 13 districts still under water in the state. The floods have affected …
The flood situation aggravated further in Bihar today with 22 fresh deaths even as flash- floods killed five persons in Gujarat while the deluge situation in Assam improved marginally. In Bihar, where floods have affected 29 lakh people in 12 districts, 60 people have died so far with Purnea recording …
