Patna-based freelance journalist
Reports of COVID-19 antigen tests sent to non-patients in Bihar districts
Other irregularities include details such as mobile numbers and age missing from the record, names entered wrongly and others
Cyclone Yaas: Heavy rains may spell doom for maize farmers of Bihar
Bihar is likely to witness moderate to heavy rains along with high-velocity winds May 27 and 28
After black fungus, white fungus cases reported in Bihar amid COVID-19
White fungus, also known as ‘candidiasis’ has been found in 4 patients in Patna; it is considered deadlier than black fungus
Amid COVID-19 cases, Bihar faces black fungus challenge
Controversy in Bihar as opposition politicians claim state’s declining cases results of antigen tests, not RT-PCR
Families of 120 of 121 doctors who died of COVID-19 in Bihar yet to get compensation
The delay in compensation have demoralised doctors who are living in fear after the recent spate of deaths in the state
‘Unfavourable weather’ adds to worries of Bihar’s litchi farmers recovering from 2020 losses
High temperatures throughout March and heatwaves and hailstorms predicted for April and May might hit yield
How historical methods helped landless farmers earn a living
Farmers revive traditional retention ponds that drain water during floods and retain moisture in droughts
Nearly 3 years since campaign, only 5% public ponds free of encroachment in Bihar
State government was supposed to make 9,044 public ponds free of encroachment under its Jal Jeevan Hariyali Mission launched in 2018
Bihar government bans sand mining near river bridges
Move to check illegal sand mining that is destroying foundations of bridges, disturbing water flow of rivers
Seven new cases of Kala-azar reported in one week in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur
Eighteen cases have now been reported in the district this year, casting serious doubt on the government’s plan to eradicate it next year
Bihar may introduce licences for borewells
The state is planning to introduce several measures, including making prior permission mandatory to fetch groundwater from borewells
Dead dolphin thrown back into Ganga in Bihar without autopsy
Locals in Patna district threw carcass back into the river out of fear even as officials failed to reach spot in time
Migration crisis wasn’t handled well by Nitish government: Shaibal Gupta
Shaibal Gupta, social scientist at Asian Development Research Institute, spoke to DTE on Bihar polls and its national importance
COVID-19: Bihar fails to ramp up testing despite Nitish saying so
Efforts to ramp up testing seem to be losing steam; daily and monthly testing both decline
Surplus rainfall a respite, but now Bihar wary of floods
The state received 305.9 mm rainfall in June — 82% more than normal rainfall in June 2019
Bihar farmers upbeat after monsoon reaches state on time in a decade
Bihar’s farmers are heavily dependent on monsoon rain for kharif crops, mainly paddy, a water-intensive crop
Locust attack: Bihar conducts mock drills, launches awareness campaign
Locusts around 500 km away from districts. Experts say little possibility of them entering state
Litchi harvest in Bihar affected due to unusual weather, say scientists
Several of the state’s farmers and scientists said there was reportedly a loss in sweetness and fragrance in this year’s harvest.
India’s first dolphin observatory coming up in Bihar
Being built on a bridge on the Ganga, it will be completed by year end or early next year
Locust fears haunt Bihar’s farmers, experts downplay potential threat
There is a likely threat, but the possibility of locusts reaching the state are very less, say experts
COVID-19: Nitish Kumar orders more testing amid numerous challenges for Bihar
Kumar wants 10,000 tests for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) per day against current 1,900-2,000 daily tests
COVID-19: Why Gujarat is a worry for Bihar
Workers claim not receiving salaries from employers, not given any food by state government
Bihar plans policy change to push urbanisation
The state government has prepared a draft seeking changes to ‘old criteria’ for notifying semi-urban or rural area as urban
Untimely rains wreak havoc on rabi crops in Bihar
Total rainfall recorded in April was 110 mm against the normal of 15-25 mm, according to an official
COVID-19: Bihar govt cancels licences of 36 PDS shops
Lodges FIRs against 144 shop dealers over alleged irregularities in food grain distribution and black marketing