Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Order of the High Court of Judicature at Patna in the matter of Shivai Kaushik & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/05/2021. The matter related to steps taken by the government of Bihar to address COVID-19. The HC said that the affidavit filed by the Chief Secretary, …
The Bihar government plans to make available 5000 MW of power by the end of this year required by the state. The information was given by Energy minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav gave while replying to a question of BJP member Rajnish Kumar in the state Legislative Council. At present, the …
Arsenic is known to be one of the causative factors of gall bladder cancer in Bihar. However, a recent research by city's Mahavir Cancer Sansthan (MCS), which has been sent to a journal for publication, says arsenic has been found in tissues of patients suffering from other cancers as well. …
The flood situation in 20 of the 38 Bihar districts remained grim on Wednesday with the toll rising to 176, including five persons - three in Munger and two in Bhagalpur district - drowning in the floodwaters during the last 24 hours. The flood fury is unlikely to relent over …
Around 5.5 million people have been affected due to floods in 20 districts of Bihar , with the death toll going up to 160, official figures showed. With the flood situation remaining critical, thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and struggle for survival under the open …
There was no let up in the fury of floods in over a dozen Bihar districts Sunday with major swollen rivers, including the Ganga, affecting more than five million people, officials said. According to the state government, the toll in floods this year has gone up to 132. "Major rivers, …
The Bihar Government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding for a 1,320-MW coal-based thermal power project at Chausa in Buxar district. The State expects to procure 85 per cent of the total power generated or 1,054 MW from two units of 660 MW each. The MoU for the joint …
Stage is set for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here on Thursday for setting up a 1320MW (2x660MW) thermal power plant at Chausa in Buxar district. The signatories for the joint venture project would be Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL), Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited …
Work has started on the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded project of Rs 650 crore in seven towns of power-starved Bihar for upgrading electricity transmission lines to cut down losses. The project will be completed by June 2016, said sources in the Power Ministry, which facilitated the loan. The seven towns …
An aerial survey of the Ganga river in Bihar on Saturday brought Union water resources minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar closer to the alarming severity of the siltation and pollution in the river and need for more urgent remedies. “I saw it (growing siltation) a …
In a bid to introduce greater transparency in the road sector, the transport ministry on Tuesday said it has fixed the monthly monitorable targets for road building and will bid out all projects beginning August through the e-tendering process.
Innovation To Bring Electricity Solutions To 50,000 Villages In Bihar, UP, Bengal & Orissa LIKE the rest of Bihar, villages of West Champaran district used to remain bereft of power-supply for most parts of the day. As night fell, the area used to be enveloped in darkness. In poor families, …
Alto gether 18 children were born blind in the arsenic affected blocks of Bhojpur district during the past three months, Bihar health minis- ter Nand Kishore Yadav confirmed on Wednesday. The cause of the blindness was not yet known, but health department officials were in touch with ophthal- mologists, he …
PATNA: Altogether 18 children were born blind in the arsenic affected blocks of Bhojpur district during the past three months, Bihar Health Minister Nand Kishore Yadav confirmed. The cause of the blindness was not yet known, but health department officials were in touch with ophthalmologists, he said. The arsenic affected …
The middle and upper Ganga plains covering the upstream part from Rajmahal Hills, were earlier considered to be free from arsenic groundwater contamination. Initially, the contamination (>0.05 mg/l) was reported in 2002 from two villages, Bariswan and Simaria Ojhapatti of Bhojpur district of Bihar. Studies by the Central Ground Water …
