Collective efforts can combat challenges faced by ultra-poor in Jharkhand

The intersection of caste, gender & occupational identities impacts their lives

Groundwater in 10 Bihar districts contaminated by uranium: Study

Researchers yet to find the source of uranium in groundwater

Jharkhand’s voices crushed

Naxalite fear prevents community radio stations

Koel Karo firing

Six protesters are killed

Chronicling resistance

Disparate narratives

Environmental history writing is beginning to look beyond colonial forestry

Monsoon 2022: Jharkhand farmers give up on paddy harvest due to scanty rains

Lowest amount of rainfall in the last decade; climate change to blame, says Met

Paddy sowing takes a hit as Jharkand reports 47% less rain

Over 1.7 million hectares of farmlands left unsown

Wild elephant kills 2 in Bihar

Officials say the elephant likely strayed out of forest in Jharkhand in search of food

Missing links

Bottlenecks

Chaibasa villagers wary of Essar's rehab hype

Corporate social irresponsibility

Reserved for no one

Many reserved seats remained uncontested in first-ever panchayat elections in Jharkhand

Jharkhand: Water scarcity in Birsa Munda’s village exacerbates due to poor monsoon

Security personnel bring water in tankers to struggling villagers

Inherent faith runs deep

In Jharkhand, sacred groves define social and cultural consciousness of tribal people

Islamic banking with a twist

A cooperative in Bihar offers interest-free loans, but only to its poor members

Reclaiming retail democracy

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Smouldering row

Plan to evacuate Jharia residents: more to it than underground fires?

Power plant with zero emission

Unfit for office

Jharkhand Pollution Control Board chief in eligibility row

Cleansing solution

Next phase of India's clean coal initiative in the pipeline

Road not taken

Spark in the soot

Conflict kindles among states of India's iron ore belt

Indian villages refuse telephone connections due to naxal problem