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 …
The Patna high court has directed the environment and forest department to file its reply by March 3 on a PIL regarding increasing air pollution in the state. Hearing the PIL, a division bench of acting Chief Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari and Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh questioned, "Is there any …
Patna: In probably a first in recent years, a Patna district administration team on Sunday night intercepted a wedding procession on Sinha Library Road and ordered it to stop playing the band as it was well past 10pm, the deadline after which playing loud music at public places has been …
PATNA: Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) chairman Subhash Prasad Singh on Wednesday asked Patnaites to lend their support in controlling the noise pollution levels in the state capital. While launching the first phase of an extensive awareness campaign against noise pollution, Singh stuck stickers reading 'Don't Honk - Noise …
Patna: The Centre for Environment and Energy Development (CEED), which on Sunday released its report 'Towards Healthy Air for Patna', claimed that vehicles contributed to about 12% of air pollution in Patna and government should provide effective public transport to curb this alarming situation. CEED's programme manager Ankiya Jyoti said …
People in Patna are forced to inhale air containing Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) much above the permissible limit, an environment body has said, urging the Bihar government to take immediate action to check the pollution. A report titled "Toward Healthy Air for Patna", released on Sunday by the Centre …
Patna: More than 400 students of St Xavier's High School (SXHS) took out a road show outside the school campus on Tuesday in association with Patna traffic police to create awareness about ill effects of noise pollution. The event, organised by Students' Oxygen Movement, saw the Xaverians telling passers-by the …
Patna: At a time when poor air quality has become a matter of concern in major cities of the country and efforts are being made the overcome the situation, residents of Patna are forced to inhale probably the worse ambient air with no solution in sight. One major source of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 06/01/2016 regarding diseases as a result of pollution majorly generated by air pollution. Gujarat, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Chhatisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Jharkhand would file a comprehensive affidavit stating …
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday proposed banning sirens in vehicles barring those of the Governor, Patna High Court Chief Justice, fire engines and ambulances to check increasing sound pollution. Presiding over a Home Department review meeting, Mr Kumar stressed on measures to contain noise pollution by blaring …
Patna: Unhappy with the state government's reply on "excessive noise pollution" in major towns of Bihar, the Patna high court on Monday sought a detailed report from it. Acting on a PIL filed by one Samir Kumar, a division bench of acting chief Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari and Justice Chakradhari …
PATNA: In a bid to provide some relief to Patnaites choking in the very poor quality ambient air, the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) seems to have taken a cue from the recent Paris climate accord and issued a five-point advisory to the state's chief secretary. The advisory includes …
PATNA: A year-and-a-half after a WHO survey declared Patna as the second most polluted city in the world next to Delhi, Patnaites are choking in even worse ambient air with respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) levels being the maximum across the country. A comparison of the daily reports of the …
Artificial recharge to groundwater is steadily assuming importance in the wake of the decline in water level in several parts of the country. Recharge through an injection well is the most suitable option of artificial recharge for semi-confined and confined aquifers, especially in urban and industrial areas as it requires …
Patna: More than half the population in Patna has no access to safe drinking water. It ranks 6th in the descending order among 14 large capital cities of India as far as open defecation is concerned, said Bhim Reddy, associate fellow, Institute for Human Development (IHD), at a daylong workshop …
Patna: BMW, this word brings out the picture of a high-end lurxury car. But today, this also means biomedical wastes, which can cost one's life. The wastes generated from hospitals like syringes, drug bottles, removed plaster and human anatomical parts are termed biomedical wastes (BMW), which are being disposed of …
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 state capital can generate 277MW of solar energy by 2025. Patna can start producing solar energy up to 35MW in the initial phase by using the roofs on government and industrial buildings. This can bridge the ever-increasing gap between demand and supply of energy, says a report of the …
Groundwater is the most preferred source of water in various user sectors in India on account of its near universal availability, dependability and low capital cost. The present study mainly focus on the drinking water quality index of one of the fast growing city of India, Patna. The city has …
PATNA: In a fresh move to bring government officials under the ambit of norms formulated for common people, the state government has now come up with a plan to catch and fine government vehicles that do not possess the compulsory pollution under control (PUC) certificates. State transport department has now …
Concerned over frequent mishaps at unmanned gates under the East Central Railway (ECR), railways has decided to further improve safety measures at both manned and unmanned railway crossing gates under the five divisions of the zone. According to ECR GM Madhuresh Kumar, railways would tap solar energy for adequate lights …
