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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sanjay Sinha Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 01/09/2014 regarding construction activities going on, on the flood plain of Ganga in Patna city. Previous Orders
"Patna has a huge potential to tap solar energy on the rooftop of houses and each house can convert into a power house, which will ultimately end the power crisis in the state capital," said Ramapati Kumar, CEO of the newly-launched Centre for Environment and Energy Development (CEED), at a …
- Bar on PMC in construction orders The National Green Tribunal, New Delhi, on Wednesday asked Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) not to issue construction order or completion certificate to buildings having built-up area of more than 20,000sqm. The intention is to tighten the noose on construction activities that violate environment …
PATNA: Urban development and housing department minister Samrat Chaudhury informed the state assembly on Thursday that due to leakage in water supply pipelines, Patnaites occasionally get polluted drinking water. Replying to a starred question of Nitin Navin (BJP), the minister said the pipelines in the state capital had become worn …
PATNA: Come summer and the city gets almost parched. With the water supply taps remaining dry for several hours every day, the residents of different localities clamour for water for their household chores. Central Groundwater Board scientists point out that excessive exploitation of groundwater resources in some localities has resulted …
Even as Durga Puja brings with it happiness, joy and celebrations, it also causes great environmental concerns to the enlightened citizens of the city as immersion of hundreds of idols in the Ganga does not only pollute the river but also cause several diseases to the people using its water. …
About 62% of metropolitans in the high-income-group bracket buy organic, an increase of 95% in the last five years. There has been a major shift towards organic products, especially fruit and vegetables in the metropolitan cities as about 62 per cent of metropolitans in the high-income-group bracket buy organic, an …
The state government has decided to build almost 27,000 flats in three cities of Bihar, including Patna. These flats will be constructed through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and will be available at less than market rates. A decision to this effect was taken at the state cabinet meeting on Tuesday presided …
After getting overwhelming response from the private sector in major rail infrastructure public private partnership (PPP) projects, Indian railways is now eyeing to attract an investment of around R1,000 crore from private sector for building toilets at 600 railway stations under PPP mode. The much-needed step to provide basic amenity …
The Patna high court on Wednesday restrained the state government from taking any coercive action against two gutka manufacturing companies - Rajat Industries and R K Industries - in the wake of its ban on gutka. A single bench presided by Justice R K Datta passed the order while referring …
The Union Urban Development Ministry wants cities to do more than just express intent to have a metro railway system. The Ministry is annoyed that cities have been limiting their role to submitting a detailed project report and attaching an application for the Centre to approve and fund their metro …
As governments grapple with mounting quantities of waste and draft policies to tackle it, waste pickers who earn their livelihood from collection, segregation and disposal of waste still remain neglected, reveals a new study by a non-government organisation. Accessing the welfare programmes and the prevalent rules for waste management in …
The Bihar government confirmed on Tuesday that 100 children aged below 13 have died because of suspected encephalitis this season, mostly in Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Motihari, Sitamarhi and also in peripheral Patna. Health Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey said: “We confirm 100 deaths in last two months but are yet to know …
The water may be supplied to the consumers either- (1) by continuous system or (ii) intermittent system. In the continuous system, water is available to the consumers for all 24 hours a day. Whereas, the intermittent system supplies water only during the peak hours of water demand, which is fixed …
The Delhi government has invested over Rs 5,000 crore to develop three state-of-the-art industrial parks to promote non-polluting industries in the city. The move follows concerns expressed by a section of the government that Delhi was losing out on industries to satelite townships in the vicinity.
The chill is spreading its wings in Bihar. Till Thursday, four places were under the grip of the cold wave. The number went up to 13 today, with Gaya being the coldest with a minimum temperature of 2.5°C. The capital, under a thick blanket of fog, recorded a minimum temperature …
Quality assured, weight perfect. For complaints or bulk order, dial 9334412648. These are not the claims of a retail giant, but a handful of street vendors selling vegetables in brightly-painted yellow and orange carts on Patna’s busy streets. People queue up to these refrigerated carts to buy what the vendors …
Everyday at half-past-nine, Father Mathew settles down at the workshop in the St. Mary's Church campus of Phulwarisharif, Patna, where he stays till 5.30 p.m. His day is spent not dealing directly with the divine but monitoring and fine-tuning the manufacturing process of solar appliances. A Jesuit priest based in …
Pratim Ranjan Bose Kolkata, June 28 The RPG Enterprises flagship CESC Ltd, Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Infrastructure Ltd and Mumbai-based Glodyne Technoserve Ltd are in the race to be franchise power distributor in Patna. The technical bids for power distribution were opened earlier this month. Financial bids are expected to be …
