Bihar: Drinking water in over 30,000 rural wards unsafe; contains arsenic, fluoride, iron; expert sounds cancer warning
The affected wards are in Buxar, Bhojpur, Patna, Saran, Vaishali, Lakhisarai, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagara, ...
Odisha: Illegally stockpiled sand seized and auctioned by Tahasildar in Mayurbhanj
A massive amount of sand, illegally extracted and stockpiled near the Sonali River in Odisha's Kaptipada, was seized by a joint team of officials from the Mining Department, Tahasildar, and Police, ...
Severe groundwater contamination found in 30K rural wards in Bihar: Report
Bihar is grappling with severe groundwater contamination, with 30,207 rural wards exposed to "unsafe" drinking water that ...
Opinion | Sangam To Sagar: The Prominence of Ganga In PM Modi’s Mauritius Visit
In a significant gesture, PM Narendra Modi immersed the water from the Sangam in Prayagraj into the Ganga Talao, also known ...
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Nandini Das: Opium Inc. Opium Inc.
De Orta also tells stories, for example about the Persian opium enthusiast he met when serving as a physician at the court of ...
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Horse 'Caught' For Smuggling Alcohol In Bihar's Bettiah, Cops Now Stuck With Its Care
Nautan Station House Officer Rajesh Kumar stated that the horse was being used for liquor smuggling. The police seized the ...
Vijay Kumar Sinha Assures Crackdown On 'Mafia Raj' In Mining Dept
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha has taken a firm stand against 'Inspector Raj' and 'Mafia Raj' in the Mines and ...
Union Minister C.R. Patil chairs 14th ETF meeting on Ganga conservation
Union Minister of Jal Shakti C.R. Patil chaired the 14th meeting of the Empowered Task Force (ETF) on Ganga conservation, reaffirming the government's commitment to making the river cleaner and more ...
Geographical barrier, local factors add to rising pollution: Expert
Patna/Saran: Seven cities, including Patna, Bhagalpur, Araria, Chhapra, Saharsa, Hajipur, and Muzaffarpur, featured in the ...