Patna (D)

DDT-based indoor residual spraying suboptimal for visceral leishmaniasis elimination in India

Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is used to control visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in India, but it is poorly quality assured. Quality assurance was performed in eight VL endemic districts in Bihar State, India, in 2014. Residual dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was sampled from walls using Bostik tape discs, and DDT concentrations [grams of active ingredient per square meter (g ai/m2)] were determined using HPLC. Pre-IRS surveys were performed in three districts, and post-IRS surveys were performed in eight districts.

Publication Date:

01/07/2015

Author(s): Michael Coleman, Geraldine M. Foster, Rinki Deb & et al

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

pp:

1-6

Tags:

Kala Azar, Vector Borne Diseases, DDT, Bihar, India, Vector Control, Insecticide, Begusarai (D), Gopalganj (D), Khagaria (D), Paschim Champaran, Patna (D), Purba Champaran, Saharsa (D), Samastipur (D)

Agriculture

Farmer suicide triggers protests

The Opposition BJP on Wednesday extended all support to the farmers holding protest demanding adequate compensation for the kin of the farmer who committed suicide on Tuesday night.

Publication Date:

21/05/2015

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Farmers, Debt, Bihar, Patna (D), Gaya (D)

Natural Disasters

Earthquake: Quake kills 16 in Bihar

Within a span of just 18 days, another spate of tremors sent waves of fear across the state forcing people to leave their houses Tuesday afternoon.

Publication Date:

13/05/2015

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Bihar, Earthquakes, Bhagalpur (D), Patna (D), Hypertension (Blood Pressure), Natural Disasters

Health

45% infant deaths take place within 24 hours of birth, says study

Patna: Early neonatal mortality (deaths within 24 hours of birth) still makes the highest contribution to Bihar's infant mortality rate.

Publication Date:

24/03/2015

Source: Times Of India (Patna)

Tags:

Bihar, Infant mortality, Patna (D), Gaya (D), Nawada (D), Samastipur (D), Darbhanga (D), Bhagalpur (D), Sitamarhi (D), Kishanganj (D)

Air Pollution

Particulate pollution and its health impacts from brick kiln clusters in South Asian cities

Presentation by Dr. Sarath Guttikunda of UrbanEmissions.Info at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.

Author(s): Sarath Guttikunda

Tags:

Bricks, South Asia, India, Air Pollution, PM 2.5, Urban Air Quality, Anil Agarwal Dialogue, Coal, Farm Residues, Crop Residues, Firewood, Animal Dung, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Dhaka, Patna (D), Air Quality and Health

Air Pollution

Air in Delhi is worlds worst

NEW DELHI: China’s dirty air often grabs global headlines with photos of its cities swathed in smog.

Publication Date:

04/03/2015

Source: Daily Sun (Bangladesh)

Tags:

Air Pollution, India, Delhi, CSE, WHO, Sunita Narain, PM 2.5, Air Quality Monitoring, Green House Gases, Patna (D), Raipur (D), Gwalior (D), Lucknow (D), Kanpur (D)

Natural Disasters

Nine districts, four lakh people affected in Bihar

Nine districts of Bihar have been hit by flood which has claimed two lives so far and affected around four lakh people.

Publication Date:

18/08/2014

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Bihar, Floods, Darbhanga (D), Nalanda, Patna (D), Natural Disasters

Habitat And Urbanisation

23,850km of rural roads under construction

PATNA: Bihar government has planned to construct 37,908km of rural roads under Mukhyamantri Gram Sampark Yojna (MMGSY) to link all the habitats having a population of over 250 with all-weather road

Publication Date:

17/07/2014

Source: Times Of India (Patna)

Tags:

Bihar, Rural Roads, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Population, Gaya (D), Paschim Champaran, Patna (D), Habitat And Urbanisation

Water Supply