Question mark over Bihar kids’ future as mid-day meals in limbo due to pandemic
Malnutrition and stunting among Bihar’s children could rise due to mid-day meals being stopped ever since COVID-19 struck
Hundreds of gharial eggs destroyed by floods in north Bihar
Two back-to-back cyclones in May, followed by early floods in June caused officials to release water into the Gandak river, thus destroying the …
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
Day after toddler’s death, AES fears keep Bihar doctors on toes
At least 2 more children show symptoms of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, are undergoing treatment at government-run hospital in Muzaffarpur
Under-five and neonatal mortality: Variation between states offsets India’s achievement
68.2 per cent of all children deaths due to malnutrition, rates comparable to sub-Saharan Africa: Lancet paper
Indo-Gangetic Plain, Meghalaya will need to use flood protection for 1,000 years: DTE analysis
DTE analysed the need for flood protection measures in India in response to a study on the subject published in Nature
Bihar man dies of swine flu in Patna hospital
Bihar has been grappling with COVID-19 and viral fever; On September 10, a 58-year-old man died of swine flu in Patna
Odisha govt launches boat ambulance for remote villages
Waterborne diseases are common in the riverside villages, and villagers had to travel for 20 km to reach a health centre
62 booked in Bhagalpur for idol immersion in violation of NGT directives
According to reports, idols have been immersed in the Ganga and its tributaries across Bihar from Durga Puja till Chhath
Urban flooding: The case of drowning cities and rising vulnerability
Overburdened drainage, frenzied and unregulated construction, no regard to the natural topography and hydro-geomorphology all make urban floods a …
Climate change is real: Heatwave to hit Bihar litchi, mango farmers
Litchi and mango need special micro climates; but climate change has upset this in the last decade, say scientists
Why India must keep investing in health innovations
Only by committing ourselves to funding health innovation in the long term will India be able to realise today’s most urgently-needed solutions
Despite toilets in place, a quarter of rural population stuck to open defecation
New study on changes in open defecation in rural North India says pace of toilet construction increased under Swachh Bharat Mission, but there …
Warned, yet unprepared
States prone to floods have failed to implement management schemes, finds a performance audit of CAG
Monsoon progresses over Maharashtra, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir
More than three quarters of the country have experienced monsoon showers in the last four days
Destination Bihar
Migration trends in Bihar are changing, causing labour shortage in several states. A few studies investigate the reasons and patterns
Residents shifted out of villages within Kosi embankment denied shelter, food
They allege all space in relief camps and relief materials are cornered by those living outside the embankment
Bihar to conduct dolphin census
The initiative is a part of clean Ganga mission and will involve use of hi-tech machines
“Cooperative is not for profit but for benefit”
Arshad Ajmal, mentor and the first chairperson of Al-khair Co-operative Credit Society Ltd, is now working on replicating the model in different …
No justice for Bihar gang rape victim who exposed MGNREGS scam
Village gives up hope after police fail to arrest culprits, file cases against activists seeking justice
New rice varieties flourish in deep waters
New varieties of rice that can be grown in flood-hit areas are producing higher yields. Combined with other crops, they can give the farmer a …
Corridor of uncertainty
A village in Bihar looks to India for recognition—and to Nepal for water
Elderly abuse a growing concern in India, shows LASI
Bihar records highest share of elderly persons ill treated in India
Loan interest waiver for women-run SHGs in Bihar
Decision taken at a meeting chaired by CM Nitish Kumar