Bihar

Simple Program Causes Plunge In Girls' School Dropout Rate

AP | NIRMALA GEORGE and INDRAJIT SINGH | Posted 05.21.2012

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RAMPUR SINGHARA, India -- The daily trip to high school was expensive, long and eventually, too much for Indian teenager Nahid Farzana, who decided sh...

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Help Me to Support Education and Orphan Care in Bihar, India

Jim Luce | Posted 03.19.2012

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Jim Luce

One of the highlights of my pilgrimage to India has been meeting Ranjan Kumar, founder and president of the Gyanjyoti Rural Development Welfare Trust.

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Touching the Untouchables in a Rural Indian Village

Jim Luce | Posted 03.17.2012

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Jim Luce

I have been privileged to visit two "Untouchable" villages while here on pilgrimage in India -- the first about four miles outside Bodh Gaya in Bihar province, and the other about four hours south of here, in the village of Dumri in Jharkhand province.

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PHOTOS: Cold Wave Hits India

Posted 02.21.2012

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While India is known for its blistering summer heat, a cold wave has swept through the north of the country in the past week. A thick fog cloud envelo...

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PHOTOS: India Celebrates Sonepur Cattle Fair

Posted 11.15.2011

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The Sonepur Fair in Bihar, India takes place annually on the holy river Ganges. The cattle fair, held in the Indian state of Bihar, has its origins du...

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Monsoon Rains Cause Havoc In India, Kill Dozens

AP | BISWAJEET BANERJEE | Posted 11.26.2011

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LUCKNOW, India — Monsoon rains destroyed mud huts and flooded wide swaths of northern and eastern India, killing at least 48 people in recent da...

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Rural Women Turn Solar Energy Entrepreneurs in Indian Village

Betwa Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

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Betwa Sharma

The Jal Sakra village in India has never gotten electricity. Now, it has become the launching pad for a new scheme to boost women's earnings through solar power.

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Weary Travelers Offer Fixes for Massive Corruption in India

Betwa Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

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Betwa Sharma

The Rajdhani Express was running late by seven hours. So when asked about the recent explosion of corruption scandals in the nation, travelers were eager to blast the "system" and its failures.

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Good Governance Matters, In India

Marie-Lou Fernandes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marie-Lou Fernandes

There is a new reason to feel vindicated, and hopeful, about India. Last month the Indian state of Bihar - situated to the north of the country with...

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India's Civil Wars

Mira Kamdar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mira Kamdar

The Maoists have flourished in areas where the government of India has virtually abandoned the rural poor. These populations are completely cut off from the economically vibrant, rapidly growing India.

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India's Poorest State Defies Economic Slump

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

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This country's path out of the global economic turmoil may start here, among a community of outcastes who dine on rats. In Bihar, India's poorest and...

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