Bihar’s only litchi treatment plant defunct for 3 years

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

They write the wrongs

Daughters of sex workers run a magazine to tell their mothers’ stories  

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

Litchi causing encephalitis deaths in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district: study

The study establishes relation between litchi consumption and encephalitis after conducting a hospital-based surveillance on 390 patients

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

Fever still a mystery

Authorities yet to identify cause of deadly disease prevalent in Muzaffarpur for a decade

Lawyer cum RTI activist who exposed MGNREGA scam in Bihar shot dead

Police accused of not providing protection to victim Ram Kumar Thakur and helping village mukhiya, the prime accused in the murder

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

Heat behind rise in mystery fever?

Yet to identify a pathogen, Bihar officials say fever cases rising because of high temperature

`Irresponsible reportage can harm business'

Vishal Nath, director, National Research Centre for Litchi (NRCL), says there is no scientific evidence to prove that acute encephalitis syndrome (…

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

Fruit scare

Encephalitis is not only threatening lives in Bihar, but also the livelihood of litchi farmers as unconfirmed reports link the disease to the fruit

42 kids die of brain fever in Bihar, Centre prepares action plan

Health ministry announces vaccination drive to curb AES; branch of National Institute of Virology to be established in Muzaffarpur district

Bihar all set to check encephalitis

Open defecation along the Gandak in Uttar Pradesh causes the disease in Bihar, says study

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

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

Bihar's mysterious child-killer disease yet to be identified

Till last year the disease was termed as Japanese Encephalitis. Seventy-two children have so far died of it

RTI activists’ murders: Jairam Ramesh demands prompt action, compensation to families

Rural development minister’s letter to Nitish Kumar includes four suggestions for better implementation of social welfare schemes

Asbestos Unit Disturbs Chainpur's Peace

An 18 hectare plot straddling lychees orchards and farms in Chainpur village of Muzaffarpur district is in the middle of a dispute. Balmukund …