Should a drought in Bihar be declared? Experts say yes, govt says wait
Following central guidelines on declaring drought, good rainfall on Aug 4-5 predicted, say govt officials
Community-based review reveals shocking causes of maternal mortality in Bihar
Sex determination tests, lack of ambulance services major reasons for maternal deaths in Patna
Bihar to close open air schools to curb food poisoning incidents
Kitchens with storage facilities to be constructed on priority basis in all schools serving cooked meals, says education department
CPCB panel appointed to inspect Utkal Asbestos plant site in Bihar
Patna High Court pulls up state pollution control board for submitting affidavits that contradict each other
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 21, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
NTCA sounds alert for deadly virus stalking tigers
Tiger in Dudhwa park tested positive for canine distemper virus last month; four tigers died of it last year
A year on, no lessons learnt from Bihar mid day meal tragedy
Civil society calls for pesticide-free, organic food under government programmes for children while Bihar focuses on building new kitchens in …
Bihar initiates PPP model cancer treatment
Modern oncology centre with all treatment and diagnosis facilities envisaged in Patna Medical College in first phase
Day after mid-day meal deaths, vitamin A dose kills child in Bihar
Another incident of poisoning caused by mid-day meal reported from Bihar's Madhubani district
Midday meal tragedy still haunts them
Children who survived food poisoning develop side-effects; parents worry over lack of facilities in home town Chapra
Unsteady buildings
Frequency of building collapses a big concern. Authorities are trying to fix the mess by introducing newer complications
The unholy accrual
Pesticides pollution threatens the aquatic life of the Ganges, especially the Gangetic dolphins
Kanwar lake: birds' paradise lost
Researchers and activists call for urgent revival of Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake
COVID-19: How community platforms can help stem violence against women
Reduced availability of frontline healthcare workers is likely, since the entire health system is focused on the novel coronavirus disease (…
COVID-19: Nitish Kumar orders more testing amid numerous challenges for Bihar
Kumar wants 10,000 tests for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) per day against current 1,900-2,000 daily tests
Dengue threat looms large in Bihar as state witnesses 371 fresh cases in 24 hours
Last month, Bihar officially reported a distressing tally of a dozen deaths attributed to dengue
India’s first National Dolphin Research Centre finally a reality
Plan in works for a decade but faced several delays; institute in Patna to research the endangered freshwater mammals
Simply put: Patna in knee-deep water
Amid gloom of COVID-19, rhino breeding centre begins at Patna zoo
The first pair of one-horned rhinos named Ganesh and Lali have been released into the pen
Blazing India: Bihar’s poor slog and suffer the most
Daily wage labourers, roadside vendors and farmers in the state take the heat
Bihar bans tree-felling
Government cites increasing pollution and heatwave in the state as reason for the ban
Illegal sand mining: 20 arrested, 40 big boats seized in Bihar police operation on Sone river
Criminal syndicates have been unleashed terror in recent months by attacking & killing police officials who have cracked down upon them
How climate vulnerability in South Bihar takes a toll on its groundwater
Higher unpredictability in monsoon rainfall is evident from the 1990s onwards
Special alert, crackdown: How Bihar is handling COVID-19 surge
The state witnessed a surge in COVID-19 cases after assembly elections, festival season