Heavy rains in Bihar, starting from June, waterlogged litchi orchards, killing trees

Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district along with its neighbours, accounts for nearly 40% of India’s litchi production

Climate change is real: Heatwave to hit Bihar litchi, mango farmers

Litchi and mango need special micro climates; but climate change has upset this in the last decade, say scientists

Litchi harvest in Bihar affected due to unusual weather, say scientists

Several of the state’s farmers and scientists said there was reportedly a loss in sweetness and fragrance in this year’s harvest.

‘Unfavourable weather’ adds to worries of Bihar’s litchi farmers recovering from 2020 losses

High temperatures throughout March and heatwaves and hailstorms predicted for April and May might hit yield

COVID-19 lockdown spells trouble for Bihar’s litchi growers

Farmers expect to sell a quarter of this year’s litchi output

Bihar’s only litchi treatment plant defunct for 3 years

Farmers blame official apathy; National Research Centre for Litchi cite acute shortage of scientists

Horticulture boost: Litchi cultivation has expanded to 19 Indian states, according to officials

Muzaffarpur-based National Research Centre on Litchi is providing technical help, plants and training to farmers with the sole aim of …

Sudden rains damage Bihar’s rabi crops

Farmers expected a decline in the production of fruits — including mangoes and litchis

Not-so-sweet climate impact: Heatwave in Bihar affecting litchi, mango harvest

Farmers increasing irrigation, harvesting before time to save from losses

Lessons from Muzaffarpur

The AES outbreak in North Bihar must be taken as another opportunity for India to reflect and brainstorm to decide a way ahead for future health …

Brain disease plaguing Muzaffarpur children is not encephalitis

Encephalopathy is a biochemical disease, while encephalitis results from a viral infection 

Seven new cases of Kala-azar reported in one week in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur

Eighteen cases have now been reported in the district this year, casting serious doubt on the government’s plan to eradicate it next year

Bihar initiates steps to obtain GI tag for shahi litchi

Farmers from Bihar set to benefit from protection as the fruit has a huge market globally

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