Nepal radio plays saviour in Bihar floods

‘WONDER app can make the difference in improving maternal care’

Down To Earth speaks to gynaecologist and obstetrician Narmadha Kuppuswami about the WONDER app that she has developed

Bihar starts geo-mapping exercise to trace, identify thousands of water bodies

Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre is tasked with handling the exercise

Bihar government, WHO deny any new polio case

The two cases reported are of acute flaccid paralysis which can be caused by factors other than polio virus, say health officials

Activist to stand in Bihar river for two days to protest government inaction

Cites change in course of river as reason behind dual problem of flood and drought

Treating malnourished children at home yields better results, says study

Since uncomplicated cases do not need admission in rehabilitation centres, parents do not miss out on wages  

COVID-19: Bihar's healthcare workers threaten to leave, ask to be quarantined in absence of PPEs

Doctors in some cases, used polythenes, raincoats to protect themselves

Why alluvial flood plains of north Bihar need alternative sanitation system

Flood is a recurring threat to the sustainability of open defecation free status in Bihar. Unique toilets, built on elevation, can show the way ahead