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Bihar's Wetland-Centric development

From Water to Wealth: Bihar’s Wetland-Centric Development

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Wetlands hold immense potential both in economic and ecological sense, but fragmented governance across departments and a lack of scientific monitoring create major challenges for the development of a wetland-centric economy. Without solving the governance issue, no wetland economy can take off.   Bihar has one of India’s richest networks of wetlands- oxbow lakes, floodplain […]

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The Makhana Paradox: Bihar Grows It, Others Gain

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Bihar still lacks a modern food-processing ecosystem; raw makhana is often sold to traders in states like West Bengal, Delhi, and Maharashtra, where private companies manage the stages of cleaning, roasting, flavouring, and packaging. These states then market the final product under premium brands, reaping profits that should have ideally strengthened Bihar’s local economy. Did

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Threads of Nepura: Reviving Bihar’s Handloom Heritage

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Their struggle is not with creativity, but with access. They can weave magic with their hands, but they lack a platform — a place to reach customers directly. Most of their earnings are eaten up by middlemen and wholesalers who buy at low prices and sell at high margins elsewhere. The handloom industry is one

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Bihar’s Anganwadi Sevikas: India’s Unsung Care Workers

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The Anganwadi Sevikas (AWWs) in Bihar, numbering over 1.12 lakh, are the frontline functionaries of the Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme, the Government of India’s flagship programme for early childhood care and nutrition. Yet, despite their vital role, these Anganwadi Sevikas are not recognised as government employees and are left without any access to job

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Why Bihar’s Hospitals Remain Half-Built Promises

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Across primary and secondary facilities, over 61% and 56% sanctioned posts were vacant. Tertiary and AYUSH facilities also suffer from alarmingly high vacancy rates, resulting in an overall personnel shortage of 60%. Such gaps are not just theoretical; they translate into overworked staff, unattended beds, and poor-quality healthcare. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inauguration of the

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Vanishing Wetlands of Bihar How Patna’s Urban Growth Is Choking the Ganga Floodplain

Vanishing Wetlands of Bihar: How Patna’s Urban Growth Is Choking the Ganga Floodplain

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Over the past two decades, Bihar has witnessed rapid growth in urbanization, mostly centred in and around the capital. Large tracts of low-lying land and “jalla” (wetlands) have been converted into residential and commercial areas, while “bagh” zones (orchards) have been urbanized. This transformation has led to the loss of the natural drainage system, worsening

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The Forgotten Custodians of Cleanliness: The Harsh Reality of Bihar’s Waste Pickers

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Apart from the poor economic condition, their social mobility is also an issue. Waste picking carries heavy caste and class stigma. Many waste pickers belong to marginalized communities and face daily verbal abuse. Their children are bullied in schools, reinforcing exclusion and a sense of inferiority. In the Ramchak Bairiya dumping yard on the outskirts

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How Bihar Is Turning Sports Into a Tourism Powerhouse

How Bihar Is Turning Sports Into a Tourism Powerhouse

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Bihar’s sporting revolution is more than new stadiums and glossy inaugurations; it is an effort to reconfigure the state’s economy where sport becomes an engine of travel, investment, and local entrepreneurship. Rajgir has just cut the ribbon on Bihar’s first world-class international cricket stadium — a 45,000-seat arena with gleaming pavilions and Olympic-grade facilities. But

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Crores Spent, Villages Submerged: The Untold Story of Bihar’s Broken Flood Promises

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The CAG audit and media reports found that hundreds of crores had been spent or marked as ‘completed,’ yet many embankment structures remained incomplete, poorly built, and offered little actual flood protection. Despite frequent claims by Bihar’s leaders that international rivers and inadequate central support are to blame, residents view this as a convenient deflection,

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