The current attitude of BCCL, according to Jharia Bachao Abhiyan Samiti, is contrary to its declared Rs 10,000 crore rehabilitation plan which it had proudiy announced in 1984. Sources within the

a mysterious disease has struck thousands of sesam trees in the plains of north Bihar. The trees, which provide timber worth several crores, are drying up fast. The disease may also affect

to combat the spurious medicines that have flooded the tribal belts of south Bihar, the health department has planned to launch a massive hunt for the manufacturers responsible for marketing these

Tribal women in an obscure block in Bihar churn out a success story

In the the first survey of its kind in the country, the Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Agency (nrsa) has prepared detailed maps of the underground fires that have raged in the Jharia

To villagers in Bihar, the Dunkel Draft and GATT are not proposals or agreements but a couple of angrez out to play havoc with their lives.

In its bid to get out of poverty, the Bihar government has finalised a plan to drain out lakes and convert them to farmlands. But it seems to be unaware of the ecological consequences of such moves.

A significant proportion of food products in India, especially infant food products, has been found to be contaminated by poisonous substances

Allegations by Bihar minister Sonadhari Singh of illegal mining in Chotanagpur has stirred up a hornets' nest.

NO OTHER region of India has paid a heavier price for India's industrialisation than the Damodar valley, which traverses the poor states of Bihar and West Bengal. Rich in coal resources, the region

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