Dreams in dust

Plans to develop Salim Ali's dream bird sanctuary lie unattended to

Green Bihar?

Congress manifesto implcitly acknowledges past mistakes and sets a new agenda

Is climate change to blame for Bihar’s bad litchi harvest?

Unusually high temperatures during the fruiting season in April and May could be the reason, say farmers and scientists

Bihar farmers block roads over fertiliser shortage

Agitating farmers September 12 stole 60 bags of urea from a truck in Nawada district; allege local agencies creating an artificial crisis 

Indian scientists find a cure for dreaded Panama Disease

They have manufactured a biopesticide using a fungus to prevent the disease in banana plants

Maize crops falling victim to fall armyworm in Bihar

Reports of the pest attacking crops have been reported from a number of districts in the state, India’s third-largest maize producer

Localised phenomenon, trough behind Nepal storm?

Twenty-five people have died and 400 injured in the storm that struck southern Nepal on March 31

How accurate are exit polls? There's no easy answer

In the world's largest democracy, the science of poll forecasting is still struggling with the basics

Beware of the Ganga

A dip in the Ganga was meant to purify both body and soul. But devotees in Bihar have had a bad experience

Over 100 school children in Bihar hospitalised after eating ‘sour’ midday meal; 3rd incident in week

The incident occurred days after a dead snake and a dead lizard were found in midday meals served to children in Araria and Supaul districts  

Bihar government bans sand mining near river bridges

Move to check illegal sand mining that is destroying foundations of bridges, disturbing water flow of rivers

No way out

Officials are now promoting a new paradigm for flood control. They are pushing for a huge dam in Nepal. Does it provide scope for further …

State of despair

Criminals followed corrupt politicians into grabbing contracts related to earthworks. Today, they fund political parties and virtually run the …

The shifting sands

At first the rivers and the people were both unfettered. Then the politicians came between them

Bihar to pipe Ganga water to three cities

Gaya, Rajgir, Nawada suffer drinking water shortage

Health in news on June 8

Here's a round-up of today's news reports and debates in health

Flooded out

Choosing options

Barefoot doctors

Backward Bihar villagers receive healthcare from barefoot 'first aid physicians'

Shooting tradition

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Malignant bite

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No dukes No deluge

Floods are bad. But embarkments only make matters worse

Mango tree insurance

Orchards shelter Dharhara’s daughters from discrimination