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Engineer’s forum bats for long-term strategy to overcome power crisis
A northeast India based graduate engineers’ forum has advocated for a long-term strategy to overcome the probable electricity crisis due to the shortage of coal supply to various power plants in the coming days, suggesting for setting up…
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Amid concrete jungles, Bihar plans to develop ‘green zones’ in 395 locations
PATNA—Amid the rapidly-going urbanisation resulting in fast shrinking green cover, the Bihar government is planning to develop “green zones” in at least 395 locations across the state to meet the environmental challenges being faced by the…
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India’s policies and programmes on electric vehicles a case of missed opportunities: CSE report
NEW DELHI—India’s progress in electrification of its vehicular fleet remains extremely tardy and slow, despite a policy intent which asks for 30 per cent of all new vehicles to be electric ones by the year 2030, says Centre for Science and…
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Bihar seeks Rs3,763 crore from Centre for flood damages
By SYED MOHAMMAD SHAHBAZ
PATNA—The Bihar government has sought a financial assistance of Rs3,763 (Rs37.63 billion) from the Centre for the massive devastation caused by floods as a central team arrived in the state capital on Monday.…
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Indian model uses rubbish as ramp to highlight health hazard
PATNA-- A young model cat-walked on mounds of rotting garbage in the Indian state of Jharkhand to draw the attention of the government towards serious health and environment hazards it had been posing to humanity.
The model identified as…
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Jumbo conflict: Herds of elephants that invaded Indian villages during lockdown refuse to leave
PATNA—Herds of elephants which ventured into human settlements in Jharkhand during the COVID-19 lockdown are now refusing to return to jungles despite all efforts by the villagers and forest officials. This has resulted in human-elephant…
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Half of India’s freshwater-based coal-fired power plants fail to meet water use standards, says CSE…
NEW DELHI—India’s coal-fired power plants have been rampantly flouting the country’s 2015 water consumption norms–this had been reported in the survey findings of the recent study done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). A webinar…
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Second mosque in Bihar washed away by Ganga within a week
PATNA—A mosque was washed away by strong currents of the River Ganga in Bihar on Friday—the second time such incident has taken place in a week.
The mosque located at at Babla Banna village in Katihar district faced the soil erosion and…
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Bihar on Flood Alert With Multiple Rivers Flowing at Severe Levels; Heavy Rains from August 7-9 May…
Parts of East India, especially the state of Bihar, are once again in for some intense monsoon activity, as heavy rains have been forecast over the region for the next four days.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD),…
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World Bank Signs $250 Million Project to Make Existing Dams Safe and Resilient across India
NEW DELHI—The Government of India, the Central Water Commission, government representatives from 10 participating states and the World Bank have signed a $250 million project, to support the Government of India’s long-term dam safety…
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