Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
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 …
PATNA: Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA) will soon conduct a study on air, soil, water and noise pollution in Patna in order to find solutions for improving the overall environment in the state capital. The BSDMA officials will assess climate change and its impact in the region, recent changes …
The air Indians breathe is turning more toxic by the day and an average of two deaths take place daily due to air pollution, says a new study. According to medical journal The Lancet, over a million Indians die every year due to air pollution and some of the worst …
PATNA: The final proposal of Patna for smart city contest will focus on river-front development, improvement of amenities around the railway stations and installation of solar panels on government buildings. This was decided at a meeting chaired by Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) commissioner Abhishek Singh on Wednesday. At least 20 …
Patna: The air quality index (AQI) in the state capital on Tuesday stood at 476, the highest in the country and probably the highest-ever in the city. The AQI in Patna was the highest in the country even on Monday and the second highest on Sunday. Central Pollution Control Board …
Patna: Patna witnessed Delhi-like smog on Tuesday, triggering a pollution alarm in the state capital, which had been ranked the sixth most polluted city in the world and third most in the country by World Health Organisation (WHO) in May this year. Most factors behind the haze in Delhi are …
PATNA: The 'say-no-to-crackers' campaign by the district administration notwithstanding, the city skyline on Sunday was lit with myriad of colours emanating from the firecrackers with high decibels (dB) Diwali night, violating noise and pollution norms like previous years. A Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) report on Monday said the …
Patna: In a major embarrassment to the state government, the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has charged Bihar State Road Development Corporation Ltd (BSRDCL) -- an execution wing of Road Construction Department (RCD) -- with submitting a ‘fake’ environment impact assessment (EIA) report while applying for environmental clearance …
- Cloud over signature projects The slackness of the urban development and housing department in finalising the master plan for Patna has put a question mark over many ambitious projects of the state government, including a few signature ones of chief minister Nitish Kumar. The eastern zone of the National …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sanjay Sinha Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 16/09/2016 regarding Environmental Clearance for construction of buildings with built up area of 20,000 Sq. meter and above within the territorial jurisdiction of those ULBs (Urban Local …
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: 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 …
The government today termed as "inappropriate" the recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report which ranked several Indian cities, including Delhi, among top 20 most polluted ones globally, and said the data was based on "extrapolated and estimated values". "A report was brought out by the WHO in May 2016 ranking …
Patna: In the wake of a survey conducted by the World Health Organization in May last year, in which Patna ranked second after Delhi in the list of the most polluted cities, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has finally agreed to implement a rule prohibiting diesel vehicles that have been operational …
One of the first announcements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi pertained to cleaning the Ganga. But this is not the first time an attempt has been made to clean the river. River cleaning schemes initiated in 1974, 1985, 1993, 1996 and 2008-09 have been monumental failures. While the Prime Minister's …
In a bid to check the increasing air pollution in the Bihar capital, the government has banned 15-year-old diesel vehicles from the roads from Wednesday. "We have banned 15-year-old diesel vehicles from the roads from June 15 as announced by the state government to control air pollution," district transport official …
After a lot of soul-searching and odds and evens, Delhi has managed to remove itself from the dubious distinction of being the most polluted city in the world. But India has nothing to feel proud about. Four Indian cities – Gwalior (2), Allahabad (3), Patna (6) and Raipur (7) – …
Patna: The Patna Junction area now has the dubious distinction of being the most polluted part of the state capital, followed by Patna City and Gandhi Maidan. That said, it is not all doom and gloom for the city residents. The air is cleaner and has lesser noxious pollutants in …
Patna: In a recent report released by the World Health Organisation ( WHO ), Patna has been ranked at sixth place out of 795 cities in 67 countries across the globe in terms of air pollution . Four Indian cities have found a place in the top 10 list prepared …
