PATNA: Only 227 posts under the National Health Mission in Bihar have roster clearance even though 393 employees are working under the mission in the state.

PATNA: The state transport department has decided to form a three-member team to inspect the vehicle pollution check centres and verify if they have proper infrastructure to test vehicles before gr

PATNA: The rising pollution level in the city has led to increase in the sales of air purifiers.

PATNA: Winter is normally an enjoyable season, but it has lately turned into the most polluted time of the year in Patna.

PATNA: Patna's air quality may worsen over the next weeks with the winds getting calm even as the winter has arrived.

GAYA: A workshop on 'Renewable energy and its growth potential', jointly organised by the Centre for Environment and Energy Development (CEED) and Vikalp Foundation, a non-profit organisation, work

PATNA: Reasserting his commitment to executing the schemes under 'Saat Nischay' (seven resolves) programme, CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday said he always believed in work and never in publicity.

PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar, who held a review meeting with senior officials of state environment and forests department on Thursday, discussed the proposal of commencing operations of CNG-p

PATNA: With 51 fresh deaths in seven of the 20 affected districts in the last 24 hours, the flood toll in the state rose to 253 on Sunday.

Patna: The death toll in the floods in the state increased to 72, but the situation slightly eased on Wednesday.