Bihar scrapped APMC Act, mandi system 14 years ago; here’s what it did to farmers

Why are farmers protesting the government’s ’reforms’, ask many. A look at how Bihar’s farmers have fared may explain&…

Bihar plans migratory bird festival to raise awareness about them

The festival organisers hope the event will help in keeping a check on bird poaching incidents by making citizens value them

Special alert, crackdown: How Bihar is handling COVID-19 surge

The state witnessed a surge in COVID-19 cases after assembly elections, festival season

Bihar elections 2020: Issues of the common man the real winner

Unemployment, migration, health, education headlined India’s first election amid COVID-19 pandemic

Lost childhood: COVID-19, floods trigger child trafficking in Bihar

State’s battered economy provides fertile ground to human traffickers

No distancing, masks at Bihar poll rallies: Experts warn of spike in COVID-19 cases

Health experts warn of rallies turning into ‘super-spreader’ events 

Bihar doctors worried as more healthcare workers fall prey to COVID-19

At least 150 healthcare professionals, including 100 doctors, have tested positive for COVID-19 so far in the state

In flood-prone Bihar, govt asks villagers to tweet potential threats

The state’s major rivers are all above danger levels and pose severe risks to flood-prone areas

Bihar govt teams carrying out operations against locust swarms

The insects have spread to 11 districts of the state in the past four days

Locust attack: Bihar sounds alarm, asks officials to stay nights in areas under threat

The agriculture department suspects locusts will enter through state’s western border

COVID-19, floods: Bihar stares at twin challenge with onset of monsoon

Bihar Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar held a meeting with top officials on June 10 to review preparedness measures

Bihar policeman arrested for allegedly poaching blackbuck, chopping off horns

Blackbucks are found in abundance in Bihar’s Rohtas, Buxar, Kaimur and Bhojpur districts

COVID-19: Why the surge in Bihar's cases

Rise in cases in the state puts spotlight on worrying trend of migrant workers reportedly crossing border without telling authorities

COVID-19 lockdown reduces Patna waste by more than half

An unfortunate side-affect is hundreds of stray dogs left to starve

COVID-19: Thousands pushed to starvation due to faulty biometric system in Bihar

Poor, elderly not able to match fingerprints on system, not getting food grain as a result

‘Hands tied’: Why non-profits aren’t part of Bihar’s COVID-19 response

Organisations say state govt wants them to hand over relief material

COVID-19 lockdown spells trouble for Bihar’s litchi growers

Farmers expect to sell a quarter of this year’s litchi output

COVID-19: Bihar government battles fake news linking meat consumption to virus

Advertisements by state government say meat consumption cannot cause infection

COVID-19: Delayed wheat harvest has Bihar worried over seeds

The delay due to lockdown can result in 25-30% fall in seed production, according to agricultural scientists

Groundwater in 10 Bihar districts contaminated by uranium: Study

Researchers yet to find the source of uranium in groundwater

Bihar’s advice to villagers — cook lunch early morning to avoid fire incidents

Spike in fire incidents coupled with losses due to COVID-19 lockdown has become cause of worry for farmers 

COVID-19: Bihar farmers suffer labour crunch, despite govt guidelines

Labourers fear getting punished for leaving homes to work

COVID-19 lockdown: Wild animals freely roam Bihar’s forests and fields

Leopards, nilgai and tigers, all have appeared in human-dominated areas

COVID-19: Social tension in Bihar over returning migrants

Villagers fear contagion, want to keep out workers heading back

Coronavirus outbreak: Bihar increases surveillance across porous Nepal border

A person showing symptoms of carrying the virus was identified at one of the border’s 49 transit points