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JDU MP opposes renewal of Farakka Treaty with B'desh, says Bihar's 'interests must be addressed'The Janata Dal (United) party has requested the central government not renew the Farakka water-sharing treaty. This 30-year agreement with ...
Gen Z gets into pest control: NEET protests cut across identity lines, and bypass mainstream media’s ‘manufactured consent’A spontaneous protest movement dubbed the “Cockroach Janta Party” emerged from an offhand remark by CJI Surya Kant, showing how a single wo...
After electrocution deaths, Mamata pins blame on CESC, DVC, Bihar & UPWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared compensation for the families of electrocution victims. She attributed the deaths to CE...
Bihar Business Connect-2023: MoUs worth 15,570 crore signed in general manufacturing sectorIOCL committed the largest amount of Rs 7,386.15 crore, while Indo-European Research and Healthcare Private Limited committed to an investm...
Private sector jumps to solve social challenges as govt resources fall shortThis model seems more effective since, unlike philanthropy, nudgsters contribute both time and money. The involvement by such self-motivate...
Budget gives push to micro-irrigation sectorThe water scarcity and droughts in some parts of the country has put the spotlight on water-saving technology over the past few years with ...
70-year-old Odisha tribal man carves canal to bring water to villagesMany villages in the forested, mountainous and tribal-dominated blocks of Banspal, Telkoi and Harichandanpur face acute water scarcity.
Centre warns of water shortageMaharashtra, Telangana, Bihar, UP, Haryana, MP, Himachal, U'khand and Chhattisgarh are identified as vulnerable states as some of them are ...
Sushil Kumar Modi dares Nitish Kumar to ban RSS in BiharModi's hardline assertions came hours after the Chief Minister today reiterated his pledge to work for making India a 'Sangh-Mukt' country ...
Scrap 52 GW thermal projects to avert water scarcity: GreenpeaceIndia's fresh water resources, already rapidly dwindling, could be further depleted if plans for 52 gigawatt of new coal power plants go ah...
Land scarcity: Reclaim land for industry from rivers, reservoirsSadly, the Ganga and its tributaries flow mostly through backward, misgoverned states where few people want to invest — UP, Bihar and West ...
Open for deal with JDU-RJD grouping if given more seats: Sharad PawarWhile the Congress and JD-U have got only two Lok Sabha members each in Bihar, RJD has four. The NCP has one MP.
UP, MP at war over sharing water from Bansagar dam across Sone riverUma Bharti has called a meeting of the CMs of both UP and MP to sort out the issue amicably, no government confirmed participation of the C...
Odisha reels under power crisis as water level in reservoirs fallsLow water-level in reservoirs and technical snags in certain thermal electricity generation station have led to power crisis in Odisha.
Israel plans to open centres on agri-horticulture in BiharIsrael plans to open 2 centres of excellence at Nalanda and Vaishali in Bihar in the field of vegetables & mango respectively to help culti...
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets Sharad Pawar to demand drought relief of Rs 12,000crKumar called on Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to discuss about the drought situation in the state and sought a relief package of ...
Rapid decline in commercially important fishes in GangaIt is ironical that Patnaites consume fishes imported from Andhra Pradesh despite the city situated on the bank of the Ganga.The number of ...
- Eastern Grid goes down, states impose power cuts till Sunday
The eastern Indian states are reeling under the power scarcity due to outage of 6 thermal power generating units under the central sectors ...
- States differ on linking rivers; SC quotes national interest
The ambitious project of the inter-linking of rivers is in national interests and the states opposed to it will not only harm their neighbo...
- Jharkhand, Bihar to get drought relief
The Centre is likely to declare Jharkhand and 30 of 38 Bihar districts as drought-hit. As a result, Jharkhand would receive Rs 850 crore an...