Bihar

FILE PHOTO: The Wider Image: Death in the Himalayas: Poverty, fear, stretched resources propel India's COVID crisis

In Rural India, COVID-19 Outbreaks Have One Standout Feature: Speed

Murad Banaji, Aashish Gupta and Leena Kumarappan 17/06/2021

If the current data is anything to go by,...

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Bihar Revises COVID-19 Toll, Confirms 9,429 People Have Died

The Wire Staff 10/06/2021

Previously, the state had officially reported under 5,500 COVID-19...

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Rural Bihar in the Grip of COVID-19 – but Official Data Belies Ground Reality

Nalin Verma 14/05/2021

Several villages are severely short of firewood – but...

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NFHS-5 Throws a Bright Light on Bihar Women’s Double Burden of Inequality

Phalasha Nagpal 08/01/2021

While the success of family planning interventions has encouraged...

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Bihar Still Has a Way to Go in its Fight Against Acute Encephalitis Syndrome

Manoj Singh 08/11/2020

This year, the onslaught of AES has not been...

Wider Image: Last doctor standing: Pandemic pushes Indian hospital to brink

Bihar’s COVID-19 Epidemic Is Not Over – but Where Is It, Exactly?

Murad Banaji 27/10/2020

Bihar's COVID-19 epidemic is not over: it has risen...

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The Hidden Paradoxes in India’s Latest Life Expectancy Figures

Phalasha Nagpal 14/08/2020

Intuitively, as a person ages, their life expectancy also...