May 2018

BIHAR Anti-pollution plans inadequate   The Centre for Environment and Energy Development (CEED) questioned the credibility of the National Clean Air Programme’s (NCAP) concept note that was released by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change last month.   The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) — the country’s apex pollution monitoring and control body — … Read more

BIHAR Patna air not poisonous, only PM 2.5 level poor: Report   Days after a report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Greenpeace included Patna in the list of worst polluted 20 cities across the globe, Patnaites can breathe a sigh of relief as a new report says that the air quality of … Read more

BIHAR NTPC signs MoU with Government of Bihar   With an aim to improve the performance of Power Sector in Bihar, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Government of Bihar (GoB) and NTPC Limited at Patna in the presence of the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New & … Read more

BIHAR Ultimatum to 2,206 govt schools, colleges in state   The state education department has given an ultimatum to at least 2,206 government schools and colleges which did not upload their details to the website of the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) for admission of students to Class XI and graduation courses. The state government had recently … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Netherlands joins Solar Alliance The Netherlands has become the 64th signatory member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).   The joint statement issued hailed the Netherlands as India’s “Gateway to Europe”.   India also welcomed the Netherlands as the Partner Country for the TechSummit in 2019.     Barbados elects Mia Mottley as … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Hamburg to host 2018 Global Wind Summit   The first edition of the Global Wind Summit will be held in Hamburg from September 25-28, 2018. The organisers of the four-day event are expecting speakers from about 100 countries, including India, China, the US, Spain and Denmark.   The conference on wind is the … Read more