Burden of birth

Maternal deaths in Bihar go unreported, while state claims maternal mortality ratio has decreased

Voice cracked

A radio-mechanic-turned-entrepreneur who made it to NCERT textbooksÔÇöand penury

One man, 22 years, a road

Fed up of state’s highway fixation, villagers connect themselves to the world

Scare tactics

Violence mars Bihar’s efforts to empower women, promote self-governance

Left to quacks

Unauthorized medical practitioners find business where Bihar’s health machinery deserts polio victims

Smart farming

Two IITians explore ways to make farming profitable for Bihar farmers

Dam in check

In an atmosphere of deepening mistrust on the India-Nepal border, Bihar farmers find it difficult to build check dam

Blood, sweat and tears

For RTI activists of Bihar the cost of exposing corruption is life

Look at the sun

Government has made half-baked efforts to promote solar pumps, a cost-effective irrigation tool