Climate Change & EnvironmentReport
In the name of development, Bihar is slowly losing its dense forests
The Bihar Economic Survey claims that in the last five years, a total of 1603.8 hectares of forest land were diverted for several projects.
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Liquor BanReport
‘If we stop making liquor, we will die’
Poverty, social stigma and lack of job opportunities push the Musahar community in Bihar to earn an income by distilling mahua liquor, despite a ban on its manufacture and sale…
Climate Change & EnvironmentReport
As Kosi river keeps changing, ownership of land on its embankments under question
As per the Bihar Special Survey Settlement Rules 2012, any farmland submerged in the Kosi river will become the property of the state government and the original owner will have…
GovernanceReport
Three months after Namami Gange manual-scavenging deaths, no compensation or cases filed
Two Muslim workers died after being forced to clean a sewer as part of the Namami Gange project in Bihar. No cases have been filed against those who forced them.
GovernanceReport
We’re targeted for exposing government mismanagement: Journalists on Bihar media crackdown
The Bihar government and the BJP in the state have conducted a widespread crackdown of reporters in the state who documented their failures during the pandemic.
HealthReport
Bihar: Illicit Liquor and Blindness
HealthReport
COVID-19 deaths in Bihar: 2,579 last rites held in Patna between 1 April-13 May, but govt reports just 2,092 deaths for state
Official accounts from various crematoriums and burial grounds point towards underreporting of COVID-19 deaths in Bhagalpur district, as well. A total 672 COVID-19 victims were cremated from 1 April to…
HealthReport
In Bihar’s Gaya, one COVID-19 bed for every 7,700 persons: Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur worst-affected districts
Out of 38 districts of Bihar, four are badly affected - Patna, Bhagalpur, Gaya and Muzaffarpur. Since the pandemic broke out last year, Gaya has recorded 28,897 positive cases and…
HealthReport
Unseen Warriors of COVID: Patna’s hearse drivers, crematorium workers live in fear of infection, social stigma
A crematorium worker gets only Rs 375 per body while a hearse driver is retained at a monthly pay of Rs 10,000 and is expected to be available at any…
Climate Change & EnvironmentReport
Bihar’s Killer Heat Wave: Deaths Toll Rises to 142, Over a Thousand Hospitalised – The Wire Science
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