Simply Put: AIIMS Darbhanga

Nepal radio plays saviour in Bihar floods

Pond ‘stolen’ in Bihar’s Darbhanga: No action so far, locals allege such encroachments rampant

Around 200 out of 350 ponds in town encroached, filled up in last three decades, says activist

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

Bihar Remote Sensing Application Centre is tasked with handling the exercise

Bihar pollution agency to check water quality of Ganga river, others to identify violation of idol immersion norms

Water checks before and after Durga Puja festivities in Patna, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Purnia, Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 4, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

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

Bihar’s first floating power plant in Darbhanga to be commissioned soon

The floating power plant will meet two goals at a time: Producing green energy from solar panels and promoting fish farming underwater

‘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

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 

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

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  

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