Environment

NEW DELHI—The World Bank has enhanced its support for Indian government’s program to rejuvenate the Ganga River with a $400 million operation that will help stem pollution in the river, and strengthen the management of the river basin which…
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 PATNA—Indian Meteorological Department issued an alert for thunderstorms accompanied with lightning in the next five days in  Bihar a day after the deadliest-ever lightening strikes killed 95 people on Thursday. Media reports quoting…
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PATNA—A swarm of locusts were spotted in yet another district of Bihar on Friday evening a day after it had reached Rohtas district Authorities said locusts’ swarm reached Goplagnaj district on Friday evening after which they resorted to…
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PATNA—A small swarm of locusts hit Bihar on Wednesday night but was promptly sent back by the authorities who sprayed chemicals on them. Agriculture department officials said the locusts swam attacked Kochas block of Rohtas district on…
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PATNA—As many as 83 people were killed in the deadliest-ever lightning strikes in Bihar on Thursday as heavy rains lashed many parts of the states. A report of the Bihar government said the lightning struck in 23 out of 38 districts of…
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PATNA—At least 19 people were killed in lightning strike in Bihar on Thursday as heavy rains lashed many parts of the states. As per media reports, a maximum of nine people were killed in Gopalganj district. The villagers were working in…
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PATNA—Agriculture department in Bihar has ordered its officials to make night stay in the villages close to its western border with adequate amount of pesticides. The order was issued shortly after swarms of locusts were traced to…
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PATNA—Forest officials are ecstatic after a zoo elephant accepted a calf which had got separated from its mother which was part of a herd in Jharkhand jungle. Officials said Samrat, a baby elephant, had got separated from its mother in…
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Eklavya Prasad, Nirmalya Choudhury The state of Bihar is on the brink of witnessing overlapping hazards. The number of COVID-19 affected cases in the state is on the rise and shortly the state will move into those months where a…
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