Bad year for Muzaffarpur’s litchi farmers? High temperature, hot westerly winds result in high fruit drop

Litchi farmers staring at crop loss planning to demand compensation 

Simply put: AES and clean water

First AES case of the year suspected in Muzaffarpur: Hospital source

An awareness campaign for AES was launched in the district

Several Bihar farmers stare at loss as wheat seeds fail to sprout

Farmers demand compensation; state agriculture department launches probe

AES fear grips Bihar ahead of scorching summers

At least three children have reportedly died of the disease this year  

AES outbreak: This is not the first time Harsh Vardhan promised Muzaffarpur virology lab

He made the same claim five years ago, but nothing has happened

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

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

Farmers increasing irrigation, harvesting before time to save from losses

COVID-19: Bihar beekeepers find it tough to relocate bee boxes amid lockdown

Bees are relocated to orchards in Jharkhand for them to get easy access to food sources

Bihar’s only litchi treatment plant defunct for 3 years

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

Bihar residents ‘getting COVID-19 second dose’ — months after their death

Residents of Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, Sheikhpura districts received text messages saying their kin — who died of COVID-19 months ago&…

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome strikes north Bihar again, 2 children dead

Children with AES symptoms visiting regularly: Supreintendent of SKMC Hospital, Muzaffarpur

Green action: Four arrested in Bihar for cutting down dozens of trees near major hospital

Trees were being felled and sold to timber traders for many months near Muzaffarpur’s SKMCH hospital, according to reports

Bihar health minister admits 57 children have died due to AES outbreak

Mangal Pandey, who had earlier denied AES as the cause of deaths, now admits it is responsible

AES in Bihar: Muzaffarpur officials focus on preventing outbreak rather than providing treatment later

The administration in Muzaffarpur and it neighbouring districts are rushing with last-minute efforts to prevent AES, as summer starts to peak

Hospitals in Bihar run out of space as hundreds of children admitted with fever

Most health experts have said the hundreds of children admitted to hospitals in Bihar not COVID-19 positive or infected with Acute Encephalitis …

‘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

Day after toddler’s death, AES fears keep Bihar doctors on toes

At least 2 more children show symptoms of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, are undergoing treatment at government-run hospital in Muzaffarpur

Reports of COVID-19 antigen tests sent to non-patients in Bihar districts

Other irregularities include details such as mobile numbers and age missing from the record, names entered wrongly and others

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