Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar” appearing in ‘ The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025.

Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025.

Birth Rate is a crude measure of fertility of a population and is a crucial determinant of population growth. It gives the number of live births per thousand population in a given region and year. The Birth Rate at all India level has declined drastically over the last five decades from 36.9 in 1971 to 19.3 in 2021.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of In Re : Pollution level is increasing in the City due to dumping of garbage in Dardha River of Jehanabad Bihar dated 07/04/2025.

The Application was taken up suo motu in view of a news published in newspaper ‘Hindustan’ on 26.11.2023, mentioning that pollution level is increasing in the city of Jehanabad, Bihar, due to dumping of garbage in Dardha River.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Devavrat Kumar Sahani Vs State of Bihar dated 07/04/2025.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satyanand Ray Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 27/03/2025.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Satyanand Ray Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 27/03/2025.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ras Mohan Thakur Vs State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Bihar & Others dated 27/03/2025.

The Appellant is seeking quashing of the Common Environmental Clearance dated January 17, 2025 granted by State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Bihar, in favor Sandeep Chandak for Sand Blocks 3, 4 and 5 namely sand mining project units-II on the Cheer river, district Banka, Bihar, covering an area of 67 hectares.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ram Kumar Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 24/03/2025.

An application was filed before the NGT based on a newspaper article published in the Dainik Bhaskar, December 10, 2024. The article talked about illegal construction and encroachment of a waterbody (pokhara) which is being used as a waste disposal place creating environmental hazards. The applicant said that the site should be developed under the Jal Jeevan Hariyali scheme.

Counter affidavit on behalf of Bihar State Pollution Control Board in the matter of news item titled "Ganga water unsafe even for bathing says Bihar government on river pollution" appearing in Hindustan Times, February 26, 2024. As per the news item, almost all major rivers passing through Bihar are unsafe even for bathing and the information is on the basis of the annual survey report on health of rivers tabled by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB).

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