Remedy for kala-azar?

Spent force

Forewarning

Will another social activist in Bihar meet a gory end?

Nepal radio plays saviour in Bihar floods

Rotting potatoes

More losses for Bihar farmers

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Inspired by Marx

Fair business

Water is not for all

One man, 22 years, a road

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

Water of Ganga, 21 other rivers in Bihar unfit to even bathe in, finds state pollution control board

Six sewage treatment plants in Patna not fully functional, direct discharge of effluents in Ganga

Severe cold kills five in 24 hours in Bihar, including two kids

Doctors report uptick in heart attack, brain stroke cases in three government hospitals

Will Bihar farmers have to shift from paddy? Changing rainfall patterns hint at that

State agriculture department has advised farmers to opt for less water-intensive alternatives like maize

Centre, Bihar take stock as state edges towards drought

Last year, no steps were taken by the central government despite drought being declared in Bihar and Jharkhand  

Chilbil: A seed sprouts wings

The seeds of the Indian elm are nutritious and have multiple uses in traditional medicine

No diesel-run buses and auto rickshaws in Patna from April 1

State government in no mood to extend the deadline to ban diesel vehicles that had been extended for two years due to COVID-19

Acute urea shortage, black marketing upset farmers during ongoing rabi season in Bihar

Farmers blame powerful nexus of traders and government officials for fertiliser shortage

Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: India can beat them but that needs bold action

What we need to stress on this January 30: An integrated approach for better access to healthcare & WASH; Climate action, gender equity & …

Not just climate change, Farakka also to blame for 2021 Bihar floods

Farakka construction has caused siltation in Bihar and eastern UP, leading to a rise in the Ganga riverbed’s height, which caused floods in …

A study in green: Coaching centre in Bihar gives free classes to poor in exchange for saplings

The institute has helped plant 110,000 saplings since it was founded in 2008  

Illegal sand mining: 48 arrested in Bihar’s Bhojpur

Cops, however, have failed to arrest any of the chieftains of the region’s powerful sand mafia. 

Poor health infrastructure, high population density make UP a ‘COVID-19 hell’

Health infrastructure cannot be built overnight, experts say, as the state bleeds under the viral assault

COVID-19 second wave: Workers from Bihar return home fearing lockdown

They are wary of a repeat of last year’s situation when thousands of them had to walk back home

Girls' education after COVID-19: Expectations from Bihar Budget 2021-22

It remains to be seen how the state's education budget responds to the reduced outlay for the sector in the Union Budget

H5N8 detected in crows, bird flu alert in Bihar

Dozens of crows died in state’s West Champaran district in January 2021; the flu has been reported from at least 13 Indian states so far