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…
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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…
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…
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…
Climate Change & EnvironmentReport
Bihar’s Killer Heat Wave: Deaths Toll Rises to 142, Over a Thousand Hospitalised – The Wire Science
Climate Change & EnvironmentReport
Bihar: Already Beset by Uneven Weather, What Does Climate Change Have in Store? – The Wire Science
MigrationReport
Bihar Migrants and the Kashmir Killings
MigrationReport
No Jobs In Villages, Bihar’s Migrants Are Returning To Cities
Patna: Balmiki Kumar’s previous and current jobs are vastly different. For five years, Kumar, 33, taught geography at a private school in…