Environment

PATNA/NEW DELHI—Scores of bodies, believed to be of COVID-19 victims, found floating in Ganga have not polluted the river water, according to a report of Jal Shakti Ministry. The water quality was tested after several bodies were found…
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PATNA—Farmers in Bihar went ecstatic when the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted about “normal to above normal” rainfall in most part of the country this year. They, however, have suffered the first major setback when the…
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PATNA—A forest department team has finally caught the straying Royal Bengal Tiger after three days of constant efforts. The tiger is healthy and has been released in the division two of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR), Battiah, the lone…
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PATNA—The Bihar government on Saturday launched an ambitious plan to plan to at least 50 million saplings in a year in order to boost greenery and conserve environment. The pan was launched by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar to mark…
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NEW DELHI/PATNA—The Centre has ruled out much variation in river water quality owing to disposal of dead bodies into the river. Dozens of bodies, suspected to be of COVID-19 victims, were found to be floating in the river Ganges and its…
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Prominent environmentalist Sundarlal Bahuguna who led the famous 'Chipko movement' died of COVID-19 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Rishikesh on Friday. He was undergoing treatment for the past about a fortnight. Bahuguna…
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PATNA—Hapless villagers in Bihar are frequently dumping the bodies, suspected to be of Covid victims, in various rivers in Bihar, perhaps unable to meet the rising cost of cremation or wait longer to their turn to perform last rites at the…
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NEW DELHI—The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the government after taking cognizance of a complaint over several dead bodies floating in river Ganga in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh over the past few days. The…
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PATNA—The Bihar government fished out a total of 71 bodies from river Ganges a day after dozens of them were found floating in the river. All the bodies were cremated as per COVID-19 protocols after postmortem were conducted on them.…
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PATNA—A tigress which was caught by a team of forest department officials from the West Champaran district of Bihar after she killed three villagers has died. She was caught by team of forest department on Thursday afternoon after much…
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