A tale of fortitude
Tribal women in an obscure block in Bihar churn out a success story
Enough's enough
Dreams in dust
Plans to develop Salim Ali's dream bird sanctuary lie unattended to
Green Bihar?
Congress manifesto implcitly acknowledges past mistakes and sets a new agenda
Indian scientists find a cure for dreaded Panama Disease
They have manufactured a biopesticide using a fungus to prevent the disease in banana plants
Maize crops falling victim to fall armyworm in Bihar
Reports of the pest attacking crops have been reported from a number of districts in the state, India’s third-largest maize producer
Is climate change to blame for Bihar’s bad litchi harvest?
Unusually high temperatures during the fruiting season in April and May could be the reason, say farmers and scientists
Bihar farmers block roads over fertiliser shortage
Agitating farmers September 12 stole 60 bags of urea from a truck in Nawada district; allege local agencies creating an artificial crisis
Localised phenomenon, trough behind Nepal storm?
Twenty-five people have died and 400 injured in the storm that struck southern Nepal on March 31
How accurate are exit polls? There's no easy answer
In the world's largest democracy, the science of poll forecasting is still struggling with the basics
Beware of the Ganga
A dip in the Ganga was meant to purify both body and soul. But devotees in Bihar have had a bad experience
Over 100 school children in Bihar hospitalised after eating ‘sour’ midday meal; 3rd incident in week
The incident occurred days after a dead snake and a dead lizard were found in midday meals served to children in Araria and Supaul districts
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
No way out
Officials are now promoting a new paradigm for flood control. They are pushing for a huge dam in Nepal. Does it provide scope for further …
State of despair
Criminals followed corrupt politicians into grabbing contracts related to earthworks. Today, they fund political parties and virtually run the …
The shifting sands
At first the rivers and the people were both unfettered. Then the politicians came between them
Bihar to pipe Ganga water to three cities
Gaya, Rajgir, Nawada suffer drinking water shortage
Health in news on June 8
Here's a round-up of today's news reports and debates in health
Flooded out
Choosing options
Barefoot doctors
Backward Bihar villagers receive healthcare from barefoot 'first aid physicians'
Shooting tradition
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Malignant bite
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