Mandla Brimful of thirst

Average rainfall: 1,300 mm Irrigation: 2% of gross cropped area

Tribals' trauma

INDIA

Floods blacked out but real

Ignorance and arrogance make for good floods

CAG indicts Bihar for irregularities in rural job scheme implementation

Only 35 per cent beneficiaries got jobs; half of civil work undertaken left incomplete

Convalescent plasma therapy may go off Indian protocol for COVID-19: ICMR

PM Modi urges citizens to follow precautions during upcoming festive season

Empty posts in Uttar Pradesh’s Pollution Control Board are affecting implementation of green laws in state

UP one of the most industrialised states, has about 14.2% of the total MSMEs in country

Bihar deputy CM stirs up a storm with remarks on asbestos

Minister misquotes court ruling; gives views that contradict party stand

MGNREGA funds scam in Bihar could have been prevented

Initiative to make wage payment to workers transparent was stalled by officialdom

Bihar bans gutkha on World No Tobacco Day

The ban is already successful in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala

Bihar lowers wage under MGNREGA

State blames poor financial condition for the move

Food authority backtracks

Says milk adulterated but not unsafe for consumption

SC bans endosulfan, for now

Committee to submit report on the pesticide's toxicity in eight weeks

COVID-19 lockdown reduces Patna waste by more than half

An unfortunate side-affect is hundreds of stray dogs left to starve

Gutkha sympathiser

Enforcement agencies had a busy year. They were tough at times, lenient at others

COVID-19: 11 big questions as India exits lockdown

How did the country use the time off to prepare for the road that lies ahead

Floods in north and east India kill 120 people

Release of flood waters from Nepal affect large parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

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Prolonged cold, fog spell in Bihar hits Rabi crops, but wheat yield may benefit

Farmers report damage to potato, mustard and lentil crops, wheat unaffected  

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