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 in the matter of Hariram Singh & Others Vs State of Bihar dated 14/01/2019 regarding old model vehicles being converted to new model vehicles by giving Nagaland numbers with the connivance of Bharat Petroleum Company Limited (BPCL) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and …
According to Jaideep Mukherji, CEO, Smart Power India, there has been a lot of progress in Bihar both in terms of connection and hours of electricity supply to households At Lokhariya, an interior village in Araria district, at Sajida Begum’s house is heard the wailing of her 16-day-old grandson, who …
PATNA: The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) has issued ‘proposed closure direction’ to 395 medical establishments in seven districts across the state for violating the norms of scientific storage, transportation and treatment of medical waste at Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment Facilities (CBWTF) in December last. According to the Central …
Patna: The New Year has brought even more toxic air for the residents of the state capital as the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Patna was recorded the highest in the country on the second consecutive day on Wednesday. The city AQI on Wednesday stood at 468, which was higher …
PATNA: The residents of the state capital will user in 2019 while breathing toxic air as the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Patna was measured over 400 mark for the second consecutive day on Monday, putting it in ‘severe’ category. As per the AQI bulletin issued by the Central Pollution …
PATNA: Fresh cases of suspected avian influenza (bird flu) were reported in the city on Monday as six crows and one dove were found dead at College of Arts and Crafts (COAC), near Gandhi Maidan and Patna Women’s College. The places are within 5km from Patna zoo where the H5N1 …
Air pollution is a major planetary health risk, with India estimated to have some of the worst levels globally. To inform action at subnational levels in India, we estimated the exposure to air pollution and its impact on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy in every state of India in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaurav Govind Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 04/12/2018. This application seeks direction to stop construction work of Mithpur leg and Patna Junction leg of the Mithapur Road Over Bridge Project and to resume construction only after obtaining Environmental …
This Report comprises of three Chapters. The first Chapter contains the financial profile of the State, planning and conduct of audit and follow-up on Audit Reports. Second Chapter of this Report deals with the findings of one Performance Audit review and third Chapter deals with transaction of Government departments, their …
PATNA: The state transport department will launch a campaign from Monday to seize vehicles that emit excessive smoke in a bid to curb air pollution in Patna. City residents have been urged to make videos or take photographs of such vehicles and send a WhatsApp message on 6202751158 and 9572506129 …
PATNA: Air quality in Patna continued to deteriorate for the third consecutive day on Wednesday. The air quality index (AQI) of the city, as per a bulletin issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), surged from 402 on Tuesday to 423 on Wednesday, the third highest in the country. …
PATNA: Even though Diwali is nearly a fortnight away, air quality in city slipped to “very poor” category on Thursday following rise in concentration of harmful pollutants in the atmosphere with the gradual plunge in temperature. The air quality index (AQI) of Patna released by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) …
PATNA/GAYA: Dengue has assumed alarming proportions in the state with the number of people suffering from the mosquito-borne disease reaching 671 on Tuesday. At least 33 of 38 districts are reeling under massive dengue outbreak. Government health facilities in the state capital are struggling to cope with rush of dengue …
PATNA: Thanks to the state government’s move to ban polythene carry bags anytime this month, thongas (paper bags) of different shapes and sizes have resurfaced in the city markets after a gap of nearly four decades. Most general stores and vegetable vendors have already started keeping thongas and discouraging the …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Bihar government to constitute a team to check illegal sand mining being carried out during the Monsoon season in Son and Ganga rivers at Koilwar and Patna. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the Secretary, Mines and Mineral, …
PATNA: The Patna high court has directed the Bihar government to formulate a law to ban the use of plastic bags across the state. A division bench of Chief Justice M R Shah and Justice Ravi Ranjan on Monday told the state government to come up with a law along …
Patna: The agriculture department has sanctioned Rs 23 crore to be spent over three years to help 10,000 farmers adopt practices in line with a decision to develop 100 climate smart villages. Minister Prem Kumar said on Wednesday that in the current year, Rs 6.79 crore has been released under …
PATNA: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) for replacement of existing conventional lights with energy efficient LED lights at Jaya Prakash Narayan International Airport (JPNI) here. Senior EESL officials said the company would make an investment of …
According to Census 2011, Bihar reported 11.67 million urban population i.e. 11.25% of total population of state, dwelling in 199 urban centers (which accounts 3.14% of total urban population of country). The state has 143 statutory towns and 56 census towns. The state has 143 urban local bodies (ULBs) including …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/07/2018 regarding illegal mining in Rohtas region of Bihar. The State of Bihar has been directed by the Supreme Court to file an affidavit with respect …
