Kala-azar 2.0

Complications and new disease connections are holding back eradication

Fish from Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal banned in Patna

Bihar heath department Monday imposed a 15-day ban after samples were found to be contaminated with formalin

South Bihar farmers say drought compensation too little too late

Compensation not extended to farmers in North Bihar where crop loss was significant too

Can Bihar combat child marriage?

Although a welcome move, Bihar government’s campaign to combat child marriage can be achieved only by ensuring girls complete higher …

Mad hatter's tea party

Some US-based environmental wisemen started out to debate Bihar's problems, sans field knowledge, and went back home foot-in-mouth

COVID-19: Bihar farmers suffer labour crunch, despite govt guidelines

Labourers fear getting punished for leaving homes to work

Bihar forest department recovers 155 skinned migratory birds from poacher

The man used to supply meat of migratory birds to various parts of north Bihar

Fall armyworm bane back in Bihar’s maize-growing eastern districts

More than 2,000 hectares of maize affected by FAW attacks in Madhepura district alone

Bihar to give subsidy to farmers who could not cultivate crops due to waterlogging

It has approved Rs 550 crore for farmers whose standing crop was damaged this monsoon season

How schoolchildren are 'seed-bombing' Bihar

A unique initiative by an NGO is helping the state increase its green cover while also spreading awareness

Sharp contrast: Bihar to face heatwave and heavy rainfall simultaneously, alerts IMD

Heatwaves are normal for May but volume of rainfall is not, say experts

Bihar bans over-the-counter sale of Oxytocin

Consumption of milk or food laced with Oxytocin can reduce heart rate, damage brain and cause seizures in foetus in humans

Rise in hospitalisations for breathlessness, allergies: How Bihar’s worsening air quality is affecting children, even infants

Prolonged exposure to unhealthy air may have made children more vulnerable to chronic illnesses, say doctors

Bihar’s dengue case count reaches 13,605 in puzzling post-monsoon surge despite mercury dip

Patna emerges as hotspot despite containment drives; cases will go down only after temperature dips further, say experts

Simply put: Bihar’s blue kharif

A 30-year saga

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Blinding concerns

Bihar farmers upbeat after monsoon reaches state on time in a decade

Bihar’s farmers are heavily dependent on monsoon rain for kharif crops, mainly paddy, a water-intensive crop

From Nalanda to nowhere: Will Bihar’s public libraries survive

State not granting funds, alleges Bihar MLA Sudama Prasad; only 51 of 540 libraries have survived since 1950s

Bihar to use drones to watch over embankments

At least 12 drones will be deployed in the first phase, according to state’s water resources department 

Farmers hit hard by changing rainfall pattern in Bihar

The state has recorded less-than-normal rainfall in the past seven years

Simply put: AES and clean water

Kosi, a wild prisoner

An engineering folly unfolds over a week-long journey along the Kosi river in Bihar

Tusker travails

A tale of fortitude

Tribal women in an obscure block in Bihar churn out a success story