• According to a recent study by the Pune-based National AIDS Research Institute, measures to control the malady have proved futile in India. The report states 10.2 per cent of those who tested

The Visthapit Mukti Vahini (VMV) had its origins in protests against the adverse environmental and social impact of the Ichha and Chandil dams in Bihar, in 1978. The latest attack mounted on its

Improved chulhas (stoves) named Anganbandhu and Anganmitra, with power ratings of 1.0 and 1.4 kw and a thermal efficiency of 40 per cent have been designed by the Central Fuel Research

millions of children crippled by polio may be able to walk without crutches. A herbal medication developed by a resident from Haripur Dak - a remote village in Purnea district of Bihar - holds

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

Among various art forms, from the state of Bihar that India is proud of, the already famous Mithila painting has now beckoned the Star TV. This intricate art form will be used as

The tribal world view that humans can regenerate forests, but not create them, may resolve problems and failures which stalk forest management policies of the government

Local initiatives in regenerating forests

The dying art of the Santhal craftsman miniature Chadar Badar wooden puppets, tucked into their thatched roof in Dumka, Bihar, caught the eye of photojournalist and filmmaker Ravi Kant Dwivedi. In

SOUTH Bihar is reeling under the attack of mosquitoes. A malignant and drugresistant malaria has struck on an epidemic scale, particularly in the tribal areas. According to unofficial

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