Bihar

Farakka behind Bihar flood: CM

One of the worst floods in Assam and Bihar

Provide potable water to villages: NGT asks UP government 

“When I was a boy, a family and their livestock could feed on just one crop for three years,” says Jugal Mandal of Sakhwar village in Darbhanga district. “For the last five years though, the village fields have been fallow because we have not had water,” he adds.

Kishan Yadav has a lot in common with the popular flute-playing god whose namesake he is. They share a name, a caste, a profession, and the land they live on.

Environmentalists unhappy with the draft of new Wetland Rules 2016

CPCB finds Coca Cola plant in Hapur pumping toxic water into a pond

Inadequate separation of excreta from human contact can lead to a number of health problems. This is a cause for concern in India because as many as 600 million

In the last 26 years, polluted river stretches rise from 22 to over 300

Since 1999, Bihar has borne the brunt of four droughts. Rainfall scarcity has affected farmers, depleted groundwater levels significantly, and led to an increase in the number of poor people in the state. What measures has the government taken to mitigate the impact?