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World Wetlands Day 2026: Flood-prone Bihar's sponges are drying up

India, Feb. 2 -- Sakhichand Sada, a middle-aged landless farm labourer, recalls that Kanwar Lake in Bihar remained dry this year (2025) till July 18 and reported water only after it rained on July 202... Read More


Is illegal electric fencing by farmers posing a new threat to big cats in Bihar's lone tiger reserve?

India, Jan. 31 -- On the chilly morning of January 27, 2026, a two-and-a-half-year-old male tiger was killed after coming in contact with illegal electric fencing installed by farmers near the Valmiki... Read More


Ban on plastic in premises of Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya

India, Jan. 23 -- The Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee (BMTC) banned the use of plastic on the premises of the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya in Bihar from January 23, 2026. The step has been tak... Read More


From Bihar's plains to Tibet's high plateau: First tracking study of bar-headed goose reveals new insights

India, Dec. 11 -- In a first-of-its kind study in eastern India, a bar-headed goose fitted with a GSM-GPS transmitter has revealed its migration route and flying pattern. The bird, named 'Gagan', suc... Read More


Air quality in Patna worse than Delhi on December 10: Data

India, Dec. 10 -- Air quality in Patna was worse than Delhi on December 10, according to official figures of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The Bihar capital recorded an air quality inde... Read More


Once Asia's largest cattle fair, Bihar's Sonepur Pashu Mela now hardly has anything to do with livestock

India, Dec. 1 -- "It is no more a Pashu Mela (livestock fair). Things have changed here. Now it is a cattle fair only in name," said Guddu Singh, who owns a shop on the main road close to the Sonepur ... Read More


Bihar Verdict 2025: Not just 'Dus Hazari', slew of other schemes by Nitish Kumar made state's women his solid vote bank

India, Nov. 14 -- The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has won the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections and a large part of the credit, according to observers, goes to women voters who opted for the Allian... Read More