Environment

PATNA—Angry flood victims blocked national highways in Bihar to protest lack of relief and other basic amenities at this critical times. Reports quoting local media said the traffic on the busy NH-57 remained disrupted for over four…
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PATNA—National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have rescued more than 11,000 people stuck in their flooded homes in Bihar so far. On Monday night, an NDRF team rescued a snakebite victim who was stuck in his flooded home at far-off…
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PATNA—Villagers are panicky after a big tiger got washed away in the floodwaters and reached the riverine areas of north Bihar. Witnesses said the tiger was seen loitering in the Ishapur village in Gopalganj district after getting washed…
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PATNA—The toll from the fresh lightning strikes in Bihar on Thursday climbed to 26 with the chief minister office confirming more deaths. This is the second major lightning strike in the past one week. A report received from the office o…
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PATNA—At least 22 people were killed when lightning struck Bihar on Thursday—the second major lightning strike in the past one week. A report of the state disaster management department said the lightning struck eight districts of the…
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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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