Kala-azar 2.0
Complications and new disease connections are holding back eradication
Fish from Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal banned in Patna
Bihar heath department Monday imposed a 15-day ban after samples were found to be contaminated with formalin
South Bihar farmers say drought compensation too little too late
Compensation not extended to farmers in North Bihar where crop loss was significant too
Can Bihar combat child marriage?
Although a welcome move, Bihar government’s campaign to combat child marriage can be achieved only by ensuring girls complete higher …
Mad hatter's tea party
Some US-based environmental wisemen started out to debate Bihar's problems, sans field knowledge, and went back home foot-in-mouth
COVID-19: Bihar farmers suffer labour crunch, despite govt guidelines
Labourers fear getting punished for leaving homes to work
Bihar forest department recovers 155 skinned migratory birds from poacher
The man used to supply meat of migratory birds to various parts of north Bihar
Fall armyworm bane back in Bihar’s maize-growing eastern districts
More than 2,000 hectares of maize affected by FAW attacks in Madhepura district alone
Bihar to give subsidy to farmers who could not cultivate crops due to waterlogging
It has approved Rs 550 crore for farmers whose standing crop was damaged this monsoon season
How schoolchildren are 'seed-bombing' Bihar
A unique initiative by an NGO is helping the state increase its green cover while also spreading awareness
Sharp contrast: Bihar to face heatwave and heavy rainfall simultaneously, alerts IMD
Heatwaves are normal for May but volume of rainfall is not, say experts
Bihar bans over-the-counter sale of Oxytocin
Consumption of milk or food laced with Oxytocin can reduce heart rate, damage brain and cause seizures in foetus in humans
Rise in hospitalisations for breathlessness, allergies: How Bihar’s worsening air quality is affecting children, even infants
Prolonged exposure to unhealthy air may have made children more vulnerable to chronic illnesses, say doctors
Simply put: Bihar’s blue kharif
Bihar’s dengue case count reaches 13,605 in puzzling post-monsoon surge despite mercury dip
Patna emerges as hotspot despite containment drives; cases will go down only after temperature dips further, say experts
A 30-year saga
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Blinding concerns
Bihar farmers upbeat after monsoon reaches state on time in a decade
Bihar’s farmers are heavily dependent on monsoon rain for kharif crops, mainly paddy, a water-intensive crop
From Nalanda to nowhere: Will Bihar’s public libraries survive
State not granting funds, alleges Bihar MLA Sudama Prasad; only 51 of 540 libraries have survived since 1950s
Bihar to use drones to watch over embankments
At least 12 drones will be deployed in the first phase, according to state’s water resources department
Farmers hit hard by changing rainfall pattern in Bihar
The state has recorded less-than-normal rainfall in the past seven years
Simply put: AES and clean water
Kosi, a wild prisoner
An engineering folly unfolds over a week-long journey along the Kosi river in Bihar
Tusker travails
A tale of fortitude
Tribal women in an obscure block in Bihar churn out a success story