Bihar government rolls back cut in MGNREGA minimum wage
The decision to reinstate Rs. 162 minimum daily wage follows protests and litigation
Cold storage
An age old principle comes in handy to provide the rural poor with low cost refrigerators
Switch on biomass
Power crisis spurs market for renewables in rural Bihar
Only 32 Indian cities had clean air this January, Delhi, Bhagalpur most polluted
15 cities recorded PM2.5 levels more than double the prescribed standard
Bihar to get its second tiger reserve in Kaimur soon
Officials have been working towards obtaining the National Tiger Reserve Conservation Authority’s approval for declaring Kaimur Wildlife …
North India Deluge 2023: Heavy rains in Nepal cause erosion downstream in Bihar; hundreds displaced
Soil erosion due to ascending water levels in the Koshi, Mahananda and Ganga has impacted hundreds in Bihar’s Supaul, Khagaria, Katihar, …
Development projects should look beyond low-hanging fruits to bring about actual change
Bihar needs to strengthen and enhance capacities of Gram Panchayats to realise the gains of a decentralised planning
Work on India’s first dolphin research centre to start in Patna post-monsoon
The National Dolphin Research Centre would boost conservation efforts for river dolphins and would provide an opportunity for in-depth research …
Conservation plan chalked out after 150 vultures spotted in Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve
A rescue centre for vultures will be set up in the reserve’s Ganauli range to increase the number of vultures
COVID-19: Vaccine shortage hits much-hyped vaccination drive in Bihar
At the current rate of vaccination, the state will take up to two years to inoculate all its 128 million people, experts say
Departure in rainfall across flood-affected districts this June very sharp: DTE analysis
A detailed study of data across districts and subdivisions reveals that such excess rainfall in June has rarely occurred otherwise
Cyclone Yaas: Heavy rains may spell doom for maize farmers of Bihar
Bihar is likely to witness moderate to heavy rains along with high-velocity winds May 27 and 28
Amid COVID-19 cases, Bihar faces black fungus challenge
Controversy in Bihar as opposition politicians claim state’s declining cases results of antigen tests, not RT-PCR
This mobile application saves expectant mothers in India
Designed by a Chennai-based gynaecologist, the technology gives medical details of pregnant women to doctors to enable timely treatment
Untimely rains wreak havoc on rabi crops in Bihar
Total rainfall recorded in April was 110 mm against the normal of 15-25 mm, according to an official
Communication gap: Bihar floods show why India, Nepal need to get their act together
The delay of sharing weather-related information is alarming because every time Nepal has received heavy rains, Bihar has recorded flash floods
‘CAG report on Bihar wildlife largely accurate but ground situation is evolving’
While CAG’s latest report on Bihar’s management of its wildlife sanctuaries and national parks is scathing in its indictment of the …
Scientists in Bihar identify bacteria that can naturally treat arsenic in groundwater
The two types of bacteria identified break down a toxic form of arsenic to a less hazardous form
Champaran Satyagraha continues
A century ago, Gandhi tested the idea of satyagraha to fight for indigo farmers. While the crop is seeing a revival in the south, Champaran is in …
Projects worth Rs 1,050 crore commissioned under Namami Gange in Patna
Union Minister Uma Bharti had pledged to speed-up the programme after recent criticism by the National Green Tribunal
Heavy rains in north India; rivers swell to dangerous levels
Heavy rainfall is expected in eastern Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and across the north-eastern states in the coming days
Thunderstorms to provide slight relief from heat
An upper air trough is set to bring rain in many states of India in this week
Bihar protests slashing of funds under Indira Awaas Yojana
State was allocated Rs 4,324 crore for IAY last year; the amount has been slashed to Rs 1,962 crore this year
Bihar faces shortage of HIV drug
Activists blame it on poor coordination between NACO and state; say 20,000 patients at risk
Homegrown experts offered for "sale" abroad
Chakriya Vikas Pranali, a rural organisation, has a unique approach to ecological regeneration based on informed agricultural practices. This …