In the state of Bihar, pre-occupied with caste politics, are any of the political parties committed enough to address one of the hazardous issues -brick kilns’ adverse impact on environment? Bypassing the environmental norms, continuous emission from some six hundred brick kilns regularly mutltiply the density of air pollutants in the Bihar capital. The fuels used […]
The Narendra Modi government’s decision to do away with the Planning Commission and start a NITI Ayog had put the fate of a pioneering institution with over 2 lakh grassroots women members in a tizzy. The fate of the Mahila Samakhya programme, Bihar’s first and most effective movement for women’s empowerment linked to the state’s […]
Education is all about learning for life, isn’t it? That’s the reason why a Jesuit college in Patna chose to remain open on International Labour Day, and have the teachers do the menial tasks for a change. So, the Principal and the vice-principal when around the college cleaning toilets and restrooms, while other members of […]