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Kerala again tops NITI Aayog's SDG ranking; Bihar worst performer

Both Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu took the second spot with a score of 74

Kerala retains top rank in NITI Aayog's SDG Index, Bihar worst performer

Kerala has retained the top rank in NITI Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer

Bihar: Covaxin clinical trials on children begin at Patna's AIIMS

Patna's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has started the paediatric trials for the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Bharat Biotech, Covaxin

Coronavirus outbreak to delay panchayat polls in Bihar: State govt

The Bihar government has decided to delay the Panchayat elections in the state due to the Covid outbreak. The tenure of Panchayat representatives in Bihar ended on June 15 this year

Bihar, Chhattisgarh extend lockdowns; Covid curfew to continue in Andhra

Bihar, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh on Monday extended Covid-induced lockdown or curfew though there would be some relaxation in curbs

Health centre or a cattle shelter? Rural Bihar's health reality in Covid times

Bihar extends lockdown till June 8, curbs eased to facilitate business

The Bihar government on Monday extended the lockdown by another week, till June 8, but eased some of the restrictions in order to facilitate business activities.

4 kids, including Covid-positive baby, die at Bihar's DMCH hospital

Four children have died in Bihar's Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) over the last few days. Among those who died was an infant who had tested positive for Covid-19

Covid surge slows down in Bihar; more than 5,000 dead, 700,000 infected

Till now, 1.59 million people in the age group have received the jabs

Cyclone Yass: Depression weakens to low-pressure area over Bihar, east UP

The remnant of cyclone Yaas has weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area over Bihar and adjoining east Uttar Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Friday."Depression (Remnant of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm "YAAS") over Bihar & adjoining Jharkhand has weakened into a well-marked low pressure area lay over Bihar adjoining East UP at 0530 hrs IST of today the 28th May 2021," the IMD tweeted.The cyclone made landfall in Odisha on Wednesday morning and has raged over West Bengal and Jharkhand over the last few. Severe flooding and significant damage has been witnessed in many parts.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha and West Bengal today to assess the impact of the cyclone which made landfall on the two coastal states.He will first land in Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar, where he will hold a review meeting. The Prime Minister will then proceed for an aerial survey in the affected areas of Odisha's Balasore and Bhadrak and also ...

Lockdown extended in Bihar till June 1; ministers told not to travel

The Nitish Kumar government asked its ministers to refrain from hitting the streets while the state was under lockdown

India's 8 poorest states may spend 30% health budget on Covid vaccination

India's most socioeconomically backward states may have to spend as much as 30% of their health budgets to procure Covid-19 vaccines for their populations, an IndiaSpend analysis.

Bihar rattled by 103 Covid-19 deaths in a day; vaccination slows down

Bihar was rattled by 100 plus Covid fatalities in a day, notwithstanding a continually falling positivity rate and active caseload which have also resulted in a markedly improved recovery rate

Bihar's second-largest hospital battles big odds to save Covid-19 patients

The facilities at the Darbhanga Medical College Hospital (DMCH), one of the oldest medical colleges in Bihar after the Patna Medical College Hospital, are in a sorry state

Panic in Muzaffarpur village of Bihar after 36 deaths reported in 27 days

While villagers expressed apprehension that the deaths could be due to Covid-19, the local administration has denied the claims

Covid-19 kills 73 more in Bihar, positivity rate nearly halves in 10 days

The death toll in the state has reached 3743, even as the government has asserted that the situation is improving rapidly and the positivity rate has dipped by more than half in just 10 days

Best of BS Opinion: Central Vista project, Covid-19 crisis, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Floating bodies, sinking states

Politics and economics are at the heart of the Covid tragedy in UP and Bihar. The misery is a result of voting in the name of religion, caste and nationalism

71 bodies fished out from Ganges, all floated downstream from UP: Bihar min

State Water Resources Minister Sanjay Kumar, a key aide of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, in a series of tweets, asserted that the bodies had flown downstream from neighbouring UP

Bodies of suspected Covid victims found floating in Ganges in Bihar

Several bodies, decomposed, bloated and suspected to be of people who succumbed to COVID 19, were on Monday found floating in the river Ganga in a Bihar district. Officials in Chausa block of Buxar, which borders Uttar Pradesh, rushed to the spot of the unseemly sight upon hearing the news. "We were alerted by the local chowkidar that many bodies have been spotted floating from upstream. We have so far recovered 15 of these. None of the deceased happens to be a resident of the district," Chausa BDO Ashok Kumar told PTI over phone. He said "many Uttar Pradesh districts are situated right across the river and the bodies may have been dumped in the Ganges for reasons not known to us. We cannot confirm whether the deceased were indeed COVID 19 positive. The bodies have started decomposing. But we are taking all precautions while ensuring that these are disposed of in a decent manner". Some news channels claimed the number of bodies to be as high as 100, which the BDO ...