Seeds of justice in Bihar

DIG Jehangir

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Monsoon 2022: Rain deficit leaves Bihar’s fields dry, paddy farmers worried

Farmers blame the government for failing to provide adequate power supply and water in canals

Bihar school children suffer as mid-day meal cooks strike

The cooks, demanding minimum wages and social security, have been on strike for a month now

Preparing for the deluge in Bihar

Despite excellent information from across the border from Nepal, and much preparation Bihar remains flood prone, with problems of communication …

Stop displaying elephants at the Sonepur fair

The elephant is India’s National Heritage Animal and displaying it at Sonepur only encourages the brutal and illegal trade in wild …

Diesel-run auto-rickshaws to go off Patna roads from January 31, 2021

Bihar government move comes after Patna recorded worst air quality of the season on November 5

Embankments are temporary, not permanent solutions to floods: Experts

In the wake of floods in Assam and Bihar, experts question the practice of only using embankments for flood mitigation

The pitfalls of protection

To save their forests from degradation, villagers will have to deal tactfully with the host of conflicts that sprout out of the field of good …

Saving to survive

Impending doom has prompted villagers in Bihar and Orissa to protect their forests from natural calamities. And humans

Cycle of change

A new development programme in Palamau in Bihar, a rich land with poor people, can set the pace for a reversal of fortune

Saving Buddha's tree

Located on the banks of river Niranjana in Bodhgaya, south Bihar, the holy mahabodhi tree under which Buddha sat and meditated is infested with …

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.

At least 25 dead in Bihar in wake of Nepal earthquake

Districts in Kosi belt, closest to Nepal, bear the brunt of tremors arising from Himalayan nation

Breach of trust

This is not a story about floods in Bihar. This is a story about how an entire society has been corrupted by money meant to build embankments for …

Why Bihar serves poor quality meals to school kids

There are no guidelines for hygienic preparation and handling of mid-day meals for children; monitoring at local level virtually non-existent

Schools in Bihar's flood-prone districts to have monsoon vacation

Decision to hold classes in summers prompted by loss of working days owing to floods

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

Early, repeated floods wreaked havoc on north Bihar farms

Large tracts of standing crops in villages across the Gandak basin destroyed in successive deluges over 50 days since mid-June

Koilwar residents approach Bihar human rights agency to stall waste incineration plant near their homes

State pollution control board to hold public hearing for the Ramky project on October 16

DTE Coverage: Voting without voters

Down To Earth reports from four states on migrant voters and the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

Good monsoon pushes up Bihar groundwater level

All 38 districts in the state recorded an increase

Green fodder shortage hits milk production in Bihar, farmers affected

Unable to feed them, farmers resort to distress sale of cattle